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Situational Analysis | Aug. 23, 2024 It's Friday and Cheap Flight Day. âï¸ Happy birthday to Rep. Mike Petersen! ð ð ð What you need to know - Kamala Harris officially accepted the nomination for president on the last night of the Democratic National Convention. She pledged to be a president for all Americans and urged Americans to reject political division. âOur nation with this election has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past,â Harris said. âA chance to chart a new way forward. Not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.â Now, she will make her case to voters. There are 74 days until Election Day. And, in spite of hype all day long, no "surprise guest" made an appearance.
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 | The Hinckley Report Returns Friday, September 6 on PBS Utah In partnership with the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, PBS Utah's The Hinckley Report provides insight and analysis into Utah politics, covering the most pressing political issues facing our state. Hosted by Jason Perry, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, each weekâs guests feature Utahâs top journalists, lawmakers, and policy experts. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news - Lawsuit could delay Little Cottonwood Canyon plan by âa couple of years,â UDOT says (KSL)
- Gov. Cox inks 2 ballot-initiative bills, stays quiet on proposed constitutional amendment (KSL)
- Campaigning begins on Utah's constitutional amendment on citizen ballot initiatives (Fox13)
- When is it OK for leaders to change their minds? (Deseret News)
Election news - Trump fundraiser in Utah postponed (Deseret News)
- Trump to benefit if RFK drops out, Utah and national polls show (Deseret News)
- Utah launches new website to help voters with judge elections (KSL TV)
Utah - Utah studying idea of drones, air taxis being part of old prison site (Deseret News)
- Utah's Salt Lake City International Airport prepares for record Labor Day crowds (Deseret News)
- What Utahns think about raising taxes to help pay for downtown Salt Lake City project. New poll shows majority oppose proposed sales tax increase (Deseret News)
- Utah rugby star Alex 'Spiff' Sedrick's 'pivotal' match-winning role in Olympics a lesson of persistence (KSL)
Business/Tech - Utah real estate disruptor Homie files federal antitrust action against NAR (Deseret News)
Crime/Courts - Anti-trafficking group founder pleads no contest to fraud, theft in fraudulent donation use (KSL TV)
Education - Utah lawmakers set aside $190 million to reduce class sizes this year. What happened to the money? (Deseret News)
- Park City schools implement no phones in classrooms policy (KSL TV)
- Small school in a small town is a way of life in remote Utah (Fox13)
- Odyssey Elementaryâs family center makes sure back to school leaves no one behind (KUER)
Environment - The Bureau of Land Management spent how much on toilet paper in Moab? (Deseret News)
- Residents asked to suspend irrigation as storms continue to pummel Utah (KSL)
Family - Utah diaper drive aims to collect 1 million diapers for those in need (Deseret News)
- On love and loss and my dad (Deseret News)
Health - Nearly 60% of supermarket baby foods donât meet nutritional guidelines, study says (Deseret News)
- 'Singin' in the Rain' is therapy for Cache Valley residents with dementia (UPR)
Housing - Utah's homeless are dying at 10 times the rate of the rest of the population and younger (Fox13)
- The 30-year mortgage rate in the U.S. dropped to its lowest point since 2023, and existing-home sales rebounded in July. (New York Times)
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National Headlines General - California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief (AP)
- Atlanta hospital is accused of losing part of patient's skull following brain surgery (NPR)
- Peter Dykstra, pioneering CNN climate journalist, dies at 67 (New York Times)
Political news - USPS proposes changes to save $3 billion per year, starting in 2025 (NPR)
Election news - Donald Trump tells the Deseret News how heâd implement plans for mass deportation during a second term (Deseret News)
- The bipartisan moment at the Democratic convention that everyone is talking about (Deseret News)
- Supreme Court grants GOP bid to require citizenship proof for some Arizona voters (NPR)
- Ann Coulter criticized for now-deleted post mocking Tim Walzâs son (The Hill)
- Central Park 5 members hit Trump at Democratic convention: âHe wanted us deadâ (The Hill)
- The âjoyfulâ Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harrisâ campaign now begins (AP)
- Democratic pollsters have a warning about Kamala Harrisâ lead: Don't get overconfident (Politico)
Ukraine ðºð¦ - Ferry loaded with fuel sinks at Russian port after Ukrainian attack (Reuters)
- Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there (AP)
Israel and Gaza - Baby paralyzed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says (Reuters)
- Riddled with bullet wounds, recovered hostages' bodies are laid to rest (New York Times)
World news - The Taliban publish vice laws that ban womenâs voices and bare faces in public (AP)
- The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana â a whopping 2,492 carats (AP)
- Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement (Reuters)
- Final body found in Sicily yacht wreckage (Washington Post)
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 | News Releases Utah Democrats fighting for freedom with joy Utah Democratic Party Chair Diane Lewis released the following statement today: âVice-President Kamala Harrisâ Convention Address showed that she is poised to usher our country into a new era: one where Americans of all parties put aside our differences and defend Freedom, joyously looking ahead to the future we will achieve for our children and grandchildren. (Read More)
The Point selects world-renowned team to study air taxis and drone delivery The Point of the Mountain State Land Authority (Land Authority) has announced the selection of a world-renowned team of experts, NEXA Advisors, to study the feasibility of advanced air mobility (AAM) at The Point. AAM is a new form of transportation that uses electric aircraft to safely and seamlessly move people and packages. NEXA is a premier financial advisory firm in the aerospace industry that has been tasked with conducting an in-depth study to assess the market demand, financial feasibility, regulatory framework and infrastructure needs for potential vertiports, air taxi service and drone deliveries at The Point. (Read More) | | |
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Upcoming - September 17-18 â Interim Days
- October 4 â Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
- October 4 â Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here
- October 7-9 â One Utah Summit, SUU, Register here
- October 15-16 â Interim Day
- November 15 â Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here
- November 19-20 â Interim Days
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On This Day In History - 1305 - William Wallace is executed in gruesome fashion. Freedom!
- 1500 - Governor Francisco De Bobadilla arrives in the Indies, sends former Governor Christopher Columbus back to Spain in chains
- 1784 - State of Franklin declares independence (four counties in western North Carolina)
- 1814 - First lady Dolley Madison saves a portrait from being looted by British troops during the War of 1812.
- 1859 - The Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City opens and is the first American hotel to include a passenger elevator.
- 1929 - Anne Morrow flies solo for the first time, only months after marrying Charles Lindbergh.
- 1939 - Germany, Soviet Union sign non-aggression pact and secretly divide Poland between themselves. The audacity of thinking Poland had no sayâ¦.
- 1989 - The Baltic Way - two million people form a human chain across Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in a peaceful pro-independence demonstration against Soviet occupation
- 2021 - FDA fully approves the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Quote of the Day "I promise to be a president for all Americans. You can always trust me to put country above party and self. To hold sacred Americaâs fundamental principles, from the rule of law, to free and fair elections, to the peaceful transfer of power." âKamala Harris, accepting the DNC nomination for president
On the Punny Side My husband had terrible headaches whenever I cooked with wheat, barley or rice. He was really suffering from my grains. | | |
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