Utah Headlines

Political news

• Poll: Voters trust Trump over Biden to navigate Israel-Hamas war (Deseret News)
• The art and science of campaigning (Hinckley Report)
• Sunday Edition: Rabbi Avremi Zippel (KSL TV)

Utah news

• Utahn recounts how attempted arson at the birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. was prevented (KSL)

• Utah's fastest lift opens at Brighton Resort (KSL)

• Southern Utah man pleads guilty in New York following bitcoin murder-for-hire scheme (St. George News)

Weather

• See which Utah spots got the most snow in the latest storm (Salt Lake Tribune)
• 19 counties in Utah in ‘Code Blue’ due to freezing temperatures (ABC4)

Science & Technology

• Brad Wilcox, Michael Toscano and Elizabeth Self:How to make smartphones and apps safer for kids (Deseret News)
• Saving the Great Salt Lake is important for a critical international industry — harvesting brine shrimp (Deseret News)

Education

• Here's what you need to know about this year's FAFSA application delay (KSL)
• Penn President Liz Magill resigns after Jon Huntsman Jr., others call for her ouster over antisemitism remarks (Deseret News)
  

Family

• Utah family gives onesies to NICU babies this holiday season (Fox13)
• How a Utah family grows poinsettias using natural hot springs (Fox13)

Housing

• Does Utah's first-time homebuyer program really need another $50 million? (KUTV)

National Headlines

General

• Once they were pets. Now giant Goldfish are menacing the Great Lakes (New York Times)
• Penn president’s resignation stirs debate about limits of free speech (Washington Post)
• The other explosive theory for the demise of dinosaurs (Washington Post)
• Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize (BBC)

Political news

• White House to intensify push for Ukraine aid and border security deal (Reuters)
• Giuliani spread lies about Georgia election workers. A jury will decide what he owes them (Politico)

Election news

• Biden mocks Trump during California fundraising trip (Reuters)
• Progressives face growing primary threats over Gaza stance (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Laura Kuenssberg: Ukraine in 'mortal danger' without aid, Olena Zelenska warns (BBC)
• Frontline troops in Ukraine feel bite of Polish truckers’ protest (New York Times)

Israel and Gaza

• U.N. officials warn of ‘dire’ situation at overcrowded Egypt-Gaza border (New York Times)
• Israel detains hundreds of Palestinian men in search for Hamas (Wall Street Journal)

News Releases

The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators installs Rep. Angela Romero as President

The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) held its 21^st Annual Summit in Philadelphia last weekend and elected new leadership to serve alongside Rep. Romero for the 2024-2025 period. Rep. Angela Romero grew up in Tooele, Utah, and was elected to the Utah State Legislature in 2012. In 2016, she was elected by her colleagues to be the House Democratic Assistant Whip, and in 2023, assumed the role of House Minority Leader. Currently, she represents H.D. 25, encompassing Salt Lake City and West Valley City. Throughout her tenure in the House of Representatives, Rep. Romero has spearheaded legislation to protect sexual assault survivors and successfully eliminated the state’s backlog on rape kit testing; sponsored legislation to improve relations between the police force and BIPOC communities; and passed legislation creating the state’s Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force to combat violence against the indigenous community. Rep. Romero holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Utah. (Read More)

Utah Consumer Sentiment rose in November

Utah’s consumer sentiment rose 6.4% in November (from 69.1 in October to 73.6), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 4.0% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 63.8 to 61.3). (Read More)

Orrin G. Hatch Foundation celebrates the dedication of the Hatch Center in Washington D.C.

Thursday, the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation celebrated the dedication of the Hatch Center in Washington, D.C., marking a continuation of Senator Hatch’s commitment to fostering the next generation of leaders.
Made possible by the support of the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation and the Kem and Carolyn Gardner family, the Hatch Center will be a place where students develop professionally and grow personally, learning the values of civility, leadership, and public service. (Read More)

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• Jan. 2 — Candidate filing period opens
• Jan. 16 — Legislative session begins
• Mar. 1 — Legislative session ends 

On This Day In History 

• 1620 - Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay
• 1892 - Harriet Adams is born. After the death of her father who syndicated the publishing of juvenile books, she and her sister continued his practice with many titles in the Nancy Drew series, among others
• 1936 - Edward VIII abdicates the throne to marry Wallis Simpson.
• 1941 - Germany declares war on the United States
• 1946 - UNICEF founded
• 1978 - Millions stolen from JFK Airport in infamous 'Lufthansa heist'
• 1997 - Kyoto Protocol first adopted in Japan
• 2008 - Billionaire conman Bernie Madoff arrested
• 2020 - US Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by Texas to overturn Joe Biden's election in four battleground states, endorsed by 17 Republican attorney generals

Quote of the Day

"You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love."

—Edward VIII, in is abdication speech

On the Punny Side

What do Christmas trees and bad knitters have in common?

They keep losing their needles.

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