Plus, in Arizona, voter intimidation alleged as tensions run high ahead of Election Day
Canada said no to spending billions to host the 2030 Winter Games. Here’s what makes Utah’s Olympic bid different |
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| | Vancouver, Canada is officially out of the running to host the 2030 Winter Games after the country's officials withdrew their bid citing concerns of cost to taxpayers. As of now, Canada's withdrawal leaves Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, still in the running to be the venue for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Although the cost to taxpayers is what ultimately motivated Canada's decision, supporters of Utah's Olympic bid have said that this will not be a concern for the Beehive State. “With our bid, there is no requirement for state or local taxpayer funding,” said Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games. The proposed budget is $2.2 billion, and Bullock says all of the funds needed to cover the hefty total would come from private sources. The chances that Utah taxpayers will have to cough up some cash for another Winter Games is “extremely low. I would never say zero, because nothing’s zero,” Utah Senate President Stuart Adams said. | As midterm elections approach, officials have their eye on Arizona, which ranks among the states with the highest number of threats to election workers. Just last week, so-called ballot box observers showed up armed at a drop box in Mesa. Local leaders have asked them to allow people to vote in peace and the Maricopa Sheriff's department is devoting serious manpower to ensure they listen. Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said at a press conference Monday that his officers are "focused on this versus burglaries and crimes against children and robberies and all the stuff we should be doing, but we’ll come and we’ll babysit polling sites because people have to misbehave, if that’s what we have to do to protect democracy.” Still, voters are concerned about their safety at polling locations due to the presence of these observers. Read more on how the closely divided state is gearing up for midterms. More in Politics: Perspective: The CDC’s gift to the GOP (Deseret News) Debate between Burgess Owens, Darlene McDonald might be a first for Utah. Here’s why (Deseret News) Legislative elections to watch in the 2022 midterms (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH EDUCATION ELECTION Ensuring You Are Ready to Vote in the Upcoming Election Be ready for the voting process so you can show off your sticker without the stress this November. Check out the Utah Election website. Learn how to vote, track your ballot, find candidate information, find voter registration info and update your registration preferences or address. | Health New study points the way toward relief from frequent nightmares (Deseret News) U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to fall, according to a new report (Deseret News) Faith Perspective: I thought a lot about America’s religious diversity. Then I heard a Muslim call to prayer in the blue notes of jazz (Deseret News) A memorable return to Baptism Beach, site of Ghana’s first mass Latter-day Saint baptism in 1978 (Deseret News) Economy Housing market seeing ‘serious correction’: These 6 cities see year-over-year price drops (Deseret News) Gephardt: Want to bust inflation? Avoid pumpkin spice! (KSL-TV) Northern Utah Owner, employees reflect on 39-year run as Bountiful video rental store prepares to close (KSL.com) Hill Air Force Base golfer assault case picked up by federal prosecutors (Standard-Examiner) Wasatch Front Will the popular State Street taco cart be impacted by Sears building redevelopment? (KSL.com) A perfect storm: Utah skiers could see even more traffic in Big, Little Cottonwood canyons this winter (The Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) Southern Utah Feds may reduce downstream releases from Lake Powell as drought persists (KSL.com) 3-year-old located after overnight search in rugged Beaver County terrain (KUTV) The West California man who spent 38 years in prison for murder is freed after DNA evidence points to different person (CBS News) Navajo Nation planning to investigate missing tribal members (KUER) The Nation A brief look at the history of the Espionage Act (Deseret News) Suspect in Pelosi attack's online activity: What we know (Axios) The World Nearly 150 dead in Seoul, South Korea Halloween incident (Deseret News) Russia halts grain deal after 'massive attack' (BBC News) Trending The first rule of Halloween night candy fight club is we don’t talk about Halloween night candy fight club (Deseret News) Will Chad Daybell still be tried in January? Judge’s decision on request to postpone (Deseret News) Sports No rest for 4-5 BYU now preparing for streaking Boise State (Deseret News) What is going on with the Utes' running game? (Deseret News) |
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