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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Gary Herbert: We the people have a problem — and a tremendous responsibility (Deseret News)
• Does chaos in the House make a shutdown more likely? Rep. Blake Moore said the Republicans who ousted McCarthy tried to ‘manipulate the narrative to make it seem substantive’ (Deseret News)
• Sen. Mitt Romney on McCarthy removal: 'It's a pathway to chaos' (Deseret News)
• Utahns celebrate bipartisan bill allowing immigrant children to be eligible for health benefits (KSL)

Election news

• Salt Lake City mayoral candidates spar over their visions on homelessness and housing (KUER)

General Utah news

• Autumn, not winter, is Utah’s most accident-prone season (KSL TV)
• $300 processing fee for a check? A Utah senior living facility is going there (KSL TV)
• Central Utah braces for traffic issues, crowds with annular solar eclipse expected to draw thousands (KUTV)
• 1 Utahn is among the Top 400 richest people in America: Gail Miller (ABC4)

Business

• Former CIA employee now runs a Spy School outside Cedar City, teaching survival, surveillance, and evasive driving skills (KSL TV)
• Utah Valley Chamber leader says more tech layoffs 'would not surprise me' (KUTV)
• Science and technology center planned for Thanksgiving Point; 2026 opening eyed (Daily Herald)

Crime

• Attorney for Lori Vallow Daybell seeks transcripts in appeal questioning her mental competency (Deseret News)
• Nearly $40,000 in supplies stolen from roofer recovered at Sandy home (KSL TV)
• Ruby Franke’s arrest prompted a search for her older children, report shows (KSL Newsradio)

Culture

• If we drain Lake Powell, what will happen to the hot people and dads? (Deseret News)
• Why Travis Kelce wore a BYU jersey during a ‘New Heights’ episode — and how social media reacted (Deseret News)
• I asked ChatGPT to give me the top 10 must-try taco places in Salt Lake City. Here’s what it said (Deseret News)

Education

• Survey results give insight into Utah teen thoughts on suicide, school shootings (Fox13)
• Jordan High focuses on tradition to help students succeed for Cool School of the Week (Fox13)
• Davis School District to open residential center for high school students facing housing challenges (Standard-Examiner)

Environment

• The costs of wildlife vehicle collisions in the West are astounding. These crossings could help (Deseret News)
• Talk of a legal challenge looms over the Little Cottonwood gondola proposal (Deseret News)
• ‘Our state is up to the task': New initiative seeks to solve Great Salt Lake’s woes (KSL)
• Great Salt Lake brine shrimp fishermen ‘optimistic’ as yearly harvest begins (KSL Newsradio)
• State leaders don’t want Utah’s wet year to slow momentum for water conservation (KUER)

Family

• On building families. Why sliding into marriage doesn’t work (Deseret News)

Health

• What’s the magical number for the perfect amount of sleep? (Deseret News)
• A rush for COVID-19 shots in Utah? Why a county health department filled vaccine appointments fast (Deseret News)
• The misconceptions around hospice care (Deseret News)
• Why is asbestos still killing 12,000 Americans a year? (Deseret News)
• Recent genetics study finds additional risk factors for suicide (KSL Newsradio)
• Scientists discover how dozens of genes may contribute to autism (Washington Post)

Housing

• Will fall housing market spook sellers, bring ‘sweet spot’ for homebuyers? Zillow economist thinks so (Deseret News)
• Utah man battles homelessness by serving up oatmeal and handshakes (KSL TV)
• Utah homebuyers face challenge as mortgage rates hit record high since 2000 (KUTV)

National Headlines

General

• Remembering Dianne Feinstein’s trailblazing impact on the nation and my family (Deseret News)
• Houses on the moon? NASA’s plans for a travel destination that is out of this world (Deseret News)
• A timeline of the missing 9-year-old who was found in 47-year-old man’s camper (Deseret News)
• She was called the ‘Mother of the Atomic Bomb’ — but she wanted nothing to do with a bomb (Deseret News)
• Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire (AP)
• Gun deaths rising sharply among children, study finds. Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death among young children and teenagers in the United States. (New York Times)
• America’s food giants confront the Ozempic era (Wall Street Journal)

Politics

• The House can't work without a speaker. How will it choose McCarthy's successor? (NPR)
• Vote to oust McCarthy is a warning sign for democracy, scholars say (Washington Post)
• As McCarthy tumbled toward defeat, Trump did not defend his speakership (Washington Post)
• GOP aims fire at Gaetz after McCarthy ouster (The Hill)
• House GOP takes revenge on Democrats after McCarthy ousting (The Hill)
• Menendez’s wife struck and killed a man while driving in 2018, reports indicate (Politico)

Election news

• Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election (AP)
• DeSantis campaign moves staff to Iowa, announces $15 million in fundraising (Washington Post)
• McCarthy drama causes headaches for front-line Republicans (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Church helps open new health clinic in Ukraine (Church News)
• US public support declines for arming Ukraine, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows (Reuters)
• Zelenskyy's first term is almost up. No one's sure what happens next (New York Times)
• Amid concerns over U.S. aid, Zelenskyy meets with European leaders (New York Times)

World

• ‘Nones’ are on the rise globally. Who are they? (AP)
• In a first for Canada, a First Nations member has been elected premier to lead a Canadian province (AP)
• How government neglect, misguided policies doomed Libya to deadly floods (Washington Post)

Number of the Day 

Guest opinion: Thank you, Sen. Romney

by Frances Floresca

All good things must come to an end, and Sen. Mitt Romney’s announcement saying he will retire from the U.S. Senate and not run again is a reminder of that. When Romney shared this news, many people knew his imminent departure would be a great loss for the state of Utah and this nation. 

Romney has served in the U.S. Senate with distinction and integrity, and whether or not you agree with him, his fight for Utah and the American people has been admirable. While I have disagreed with him on a few occasions, I have overall agreed with him more often than not. Whether it was fighting against Big Pharma, for making sure Utah’s public lands are returned to the people, and for education and school choice, Romney has championed conservative ideas and policies for Utah and our nation. (Read More)

News Releases

Popular UVU professor takes historical storytelling to millions

Popular Utah Valley University (UVU) professor Greg Jackson has taken his passion for teaching history to the next level by creating and producing a live-on-stage production called The Unlikely Union that is being performed to sold out audiences across the country. The show will make its only Utah appearance Nov. 10-11 in the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts on UVU’s Orem Campus.

Adapted from his top-ranked podcast, History That Doesn’t Suck ^®, the apolitical show weaves defining moments in American history (1754–1865) into a thrilling narrative of the struggle and triumph of a young nation to form, define, and reform itself. Jackson’s podcast routinely tops the Apple^® and Spotify^® history charts, with over 150 episodes published and more than a million downloads each month. (Read More)

National podcaster Sharon McMahon to speak at UVU’s fall Civics Educators Conference

Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso), nationally known as “America’s government teacher” and host of the podcast “Here’s Where It Gets Interesting,” will keynote Utah Valley University’s 2023 Fall Civics Educator Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in the UCCU Center on UVU’s Orem Campus.

Prior to McMahon’s speech on the same day, the educator conference will run from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and is sponsored by the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative (CTLI) of Utah Valley University’s Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS). It is themed “Home Cooking with Schoolhouse Spice: Teachers and Parents Partnering on Civics” and is intended for K-12 teachers and parents. Workshops and speeches will address how everyone can cultivate civics knowledge in the younger generation. (Read More)

Schools across Utah celebrate state’s first ever American Founders and Constitution Month

During the month of September, schools across the state recognized and celebrated Utah’s first ever American Founders and Constitution Month with Constitution-themed programs, guest speakers, classroom discussions, creative projects, field trips, assemblies, and other activities honoring the Constitution and the founding of the United States of America. (Read More)

Sen. Lee, Rep. Roy team up to repeal the FACE Act

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) introduced legislation to repeal the unconstitutional and easily weaponized Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act or FACE Act.

The FACE Act is a federal law designed to protect access to abortion facilities. While FACE also includes protections for churches, these are duplicative of other federal and state laws and have never been enforced. (Read More)

Romney leads Senate hearing examining security on Korean Peninsula

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, today led a hearing with the Subcommittee’s Chairman, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) examining security on the Korean Peninsula. The hearing covered a range of issues, including reinforcing our extended deterrence commitment to South Korea, China’s growing aggression in the region, and U.S. relations with Japan and the Republic of Korea. (Read/Watch More)

Tweet of the Day 

Upcoming

• Understanding Sexism in Utah with the Utah Women and Leadership Project— Oct. 10, 12:00-1:15 pm, Register here
• Civics Educator Conference with "Sharon Says So" — Oct. 10, UVU, More information and registration here
• Interim Day — Oct 10-11, le.utah.gov
• Martha Hughes Cannon Award with Utah Women Run — Nov 2, 6:00-8:00 pm, Nominate someone here
• Interim Day — Nov 14-15, le.utah.gov
• Celebrating 30 years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation — Nov 16, 10 am, MST, Register here
  
• General election — Nov. 21
  

On This Day In History 

• 1789 - Nearly seven thousand women march on Versailles in one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution
• 1818 - Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, dies at 34
• 1829 - Chester Arthur is born. He became the 21st president of the US
• 1942 - 5,000 Jews of Dubno, Russia massacred
• 1947 - Harry Truman delivers first-ever presidential speech on TV
• 1959 - Maya Lin is born. An artist, she was the architect of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. and other public sculptures.
• 1970 - PBS begins broadcasting
• 1989 - Dalai Lama wins Nobel Peace Prize
• 2011 - Apple founder Steve Jobs dies of pancreatic cancer
• 2017 - "The New York Times" publishes an investigation into sexual harassment behavior by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
• 2018 - Mormon Tabernacle Choir name changed to The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square 

Quote of the Day

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."

—Dalai Lama

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