The Hinckley Report, PBS Utah’s weekly political roundtable, airs Fridays at 7PM. Hosted by Jason Perry and produced in partnership with the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus, the program provides insight and analysis of the most pressing political issues facing our state.

Utah Headlines

General

• Utah founder of Vivint donating $35M to Primary Children’s Hospital (KSL)
• Reality check: New report finds 3 in 5 U.S. consumers now living paycheck to paycheck amid ongoing, record inflation (Deseret News)
• Salt Lake City police have a new plan to reduce violent crime: Flood the zone with officers (Salt Lake Tribune)
• This Utah farmer is on a mission to rescue Utah’s abused farm animals (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Washington County deputies investigating possible homicide near Anasazi trailhead (KSL)
• Group rallies for sexual assault victims ahead of accused rapist's court hearing (KUTV)

Elections

• Evan McMullin, Sen. Mike Lee locked in nasty battle for Senate. What does the latest poll show? (Deseret News)
• Inflation, economy get top billing during Utah's 1st Congressional District debate (KSL)
• Incumbent Garfield County Sheriff Danny Perkins faces challenge from former Deputy Eric Houston (St. George News)

Education

• A Utah man gave a public prayer about ‘evil’ in schools. The state superintendent calls it ‘a dagger to my heart.' Superintendent Sydnee Dickson says Utah public schools ‘are places of joy, care, goodness and learning’ (Deseret News)

Environment

• What makes the Great Salt Lake experience different but alike to California’s Owens Lake: Five things you need to know (Deseret News)
• A dusty tale in California and words of wisdom for Utah as the Great Salt Lake shrinks (Deseret News/Salt Lake Tribune)
• At water's edge: Owens Lake. Searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake's sister lakes across the Great Basin (Salt Lake Tribune)
• What Utah can learn from the monumental effort to reduce dust at Owens Lake. Keeping emissions at bay on the Great Salt Lake’s exposed bed will take a mosaic of solutions. And it will be very, very expensive (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Is this northern Utah’s future? ‘You taste salt in your throat, in your mouth and in your nose.’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Utah’s Great Salt Lake could learn from Iran’s Lake Urmia (KUER)

Health

• Nonprofit unveils new speech therapy to combat Parkinson’s disease (Deseret News)
• There's a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it's not just COVID (NPR)

Housing

•  The repairs that will help sell your house in a cooling market (Wall Street Journal)

National Headlines

General

• Signed. Sealed. Not delivered. When the Postal Service fails rural America (Deseret News)
• Valerie Hudson: PayPal’s antics show why we need the Fair Access to Banking Act. Access to the financial system regardless of one’s views is a human-rights issue for our time (Deseret News)
• Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no (NPR)
• Retailers’ stockpiles mean deep holiday discounts starting now (Washington Post)
• Kevin Locke, who brought traditional Native American culture to audiences all over the world through flute songs, hoop dances and stories, helping to preserve both the art forms and the Lakota language, died on Sept. 30. He was 68. (New York Times)

Politics

• Why the midterms are nearly impossible to predict this year (Deseret News)
• Poll: Majority in US see relations with adversaries souring (AP)
• Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races (AP)
• Alabama Sen. Tuberville equates descendants of enslaved people to criminals (NPR)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• With civilian attacks on Ukraine, Putin gives hard-liners what they wanted (New York Times)
• Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine (AP)
• Analysts: Russian missiles seek to levy pain, could backfire (AP)
• Russian military ‘exhausted,’ Putin’s judgment ‘flawed,’ U.K. spy chief says (Washington Post)
• Ukraine war at a turning point with rapid escalation of conflict (Washington Post)

World News

• Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries (Reuters)

News Releases

Infill development can yield new housing, more efficient land use

Today, the Utah Foundation releases Filling in the Blanks: How Utah Communities Can Deploy Infill Development to Advance Quality of Life. The report addresses infill – the development of vacant or underutilized land within existing communities. It examines trends, the potential benefits of additional infill, obstacles standing in the way, and policy options to support infill development.

Utah Foundation President Peter Reichard said that, despite the tremendous growth in recent years, opportunities for high-quality infill development abound. “From small towns to big cities to suburbs, Utah’s communities can use infill to improve quality of life,” Reichard said. “Infill holds the promise of new housing, more attractive streetscapes, an improved tax base and reduced pressure on development at the suburban fringe.” (Read More)

Smith’s invites prospective associates to come for the holidays and discover a career

Smith’s Food & Drug Stores today announced it is seeking to hire new associates as they ready for the holiday season and beyond. The grocer is searching for talent across many roles, both in stores and across multiple business units. 

“Discover a fresh opportunity ahead of the holidays at Smith’s and join our team of associates,” said Aubriana Martindale, Smith’s Corporate Affairs Manager. “Whether you are seeking a part-time job or a new career, we strive to empower our associates to feed their future by providing all the right ingredients they need to succeed.”   

Smith’s offers resources, benefits, and training, to support and develop associates. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• One Utah Summit — Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here
• Breakfast Briefing: The New Look of Transportation in the 2020s with the Utah Foundation — Oct. 13, 8:30 am, Zions Bank Founders' Room, Register here
• Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin — Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU
• Interim Days — Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov
• Effecting Societal Change for Child Sexual Abuse — Oct. 26, 8:00am-11:30am; Virtual and in-person at Saprea in Lehi, UT, Register here
• General election â€“ Nov 8
• Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses —Nov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, Register here
• UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith —Oct. 6 & Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register here
• Biases, Barriers, & Barricades for Utah Women: A Solutions-Based Workshop with UWLP and the Policy Project, Nov. 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sandy, Register here
• Utah Foundation’s 2022 Annual Luncheon â€” Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here
• Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber — Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here

On This Day In History

• 1809 - Meriweather Lewis dies of gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances at age 35.
• 1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt is born. A civil rights advocate, feminist, author, and world diplomat, she was also the First Lady from 1933-45.
• 1890 - Daughters of the American Revolution is founded
• 1906 - San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children, sparking diplomatic crises
• 1939 - Albert Einstein informs FDR of the possibilities of an atomic bomb
• 1950 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color
• 1984 - Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan is the first U.S. woman astronaut to “walk” in space during Challenger flight
• 1986 - Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
• 2000 - NASA launches the 100th space shuttle mission
• 2002 - Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Wise Words

"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect."

—Eleanor Roosevelt

The Punny Side

Want to hear some skeleton puns?

They’re very humerus! 

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