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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Sen. Lincoln Fillmore: ‘You’d be surprised.’ The power of Utah’s citizen legislature (Deseret News)
• Sen. Mike Lee doesn’t want a shutdown, but wants ‘out-of-control’ spending to stop (Deseret News)
• Sunday Edition: Dr. Jacqueline C. Rivers & Reverend Eugene F. Rivers III (KSL TV)

Election News

• Replacing Mitt Romney (Hinckley Report)
• Utah County clerk reprimanded for not properly following state election law (KUTV)

General Utah news

• ‘The impossible became possible’: 4 billion miles later, NASA successfully lands asteroid sample capsule in Utah (Deseret News)
• Utah's Hogle Zoo says farewell to mother-daughter elephant duo (Fox13)
• Expansion of this immigration program could help thousands of Venezuelans in Utah (KSL)
• Data shows Utah has welcomed over 8,500 refugees since 2012 (KSL)
• ‘We didn’t know he was home’: Parents of 19-year-old killed in house explosion remember their son (KSL TV)
• At least 57 cases of scabies reported at Utah state prison amid outbreak (Fox13)

Business

• Amazon bulks up in A.I. by investing up to $4 billion in start-up Anthropic (New York Times)

Crime

• Salt Lake City bookstore cleared after receiving bomb threat (Fox13)

Culture

• This interactive map details Native American boarding schools in Utah and beyond (KSL)
• Self-preservation is trending. In troubled times, home canning makes a comeback (Deseret News)

Education

• Utah Tech University celebrates designation as a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (St. George News)
• ‘Good energy’: Two Rivers HS opens center for homeless kids, others in need (Standard-Examiner)
• SLC elementary school gets $12.5k donation (ABC4)
• Family of Black teens leading fight against racism in St. George-area schools (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Value proposition. How higher education can provide more bang for the buck (Deseret News)
• Eagle Mountain high school 1st in Utah to foster innovative farming with grow container (KSL)
• High stakes of kindergarten readiness: what Utah schools are doing for student performance (KSL)

Environment

• Utah nearly drought free across entire state (Fox13)
• A new travel plan could close hundreds of miles of Moab’s desert roads. Is it needed conservation, or government overreach? (Deseret News)

Family

• Valerie Hudson: How Congress can help mothers and babies (Deseret News)
• Emilee is shouting: Make sure the deaf get heard — and helped — early (Deseret News)
• Desert Heaven: Life lessons while riding Utah’s iconic White Rim with my dad (Deseret News)
• Should your child have a smartwatch instead of a phone? (Deseret News)

Health

• Could an artificial womb help premature babies develop? (Deseret News)
• Large study will compare treatments to prevent child trauma deaths (Deseret News)

Housing

• Fences go up near the Rio Grande Depot after Salt Lake clears 500 West homeless camp (KUER)
• Misty Nomberto: Utah can’t ignore the correlation between dementia and homelessness (Salt Lake Tribune)

National Headlines

General

• Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative agreement to end strike. No deal yet for actors (AP)
• Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man (AP)
• The new phone call etiquette: Text first and never leave a voice mail (Washington Post)

Politics

• New Jersey governor, others, call for Sen. Menendez to resign after bribery indictment (Deseret News)
• A behind-the-scenes look at how Fox News’ Dana Perino is preparing to moderate the next GOP debate (Deseret News)
• Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states (AP)
• 5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidency (NPR)
• Across GOP, many see Trump as likely nominee — including some rival supporters (Washington Post)
• How DeSantis' early missteps hobbled his US presidential bid (Reuters)
• DeSantis faces decisive moment with GOP debate (The Hill)
• McCarthy reverses on Ukraine aid as GOP scrambles on funding bills (Politico)
• Defense secretary personally confronts GOP senator over ongoing military blockade (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Russia strikes Odesa, damaging port, grain infrastructure and abandoned hotel (AP)
• Photos: Along the frontlines of Ukraine's counteroffensive (Reuters)
• Russia tortured some Ukrainian victims to death, UN inquiry says (Reuters)
• Russian invasion triggers baby bust in Ukraine (Wall Street Journal)
• The first Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, American officials said (New York Times)
• Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs (AP)

World

• President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger, pull its ambassador after coup (AP)
• Deadly dengue fever outbreak in Bangladesh strains scarce resources (New York Times)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Bill Wyatt to serve as board member for the Utah Inland Port Authority

Bill Wyatt, executive director with Salt Lake City Department of Airports, will be sworn in as the newest board member of the Utah Inland Port Authority during a board meeting on Oct. 4, 2023. Wyatt will serve as an ex-officio board member bringing experience in both port development and air infrastructure. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day 

Upcoming

• Launching the Dan Jones Center for Public Service — Sept. 27, 6:00-8:00 pm, Hinckley Institute of Politics, RSVP here
• 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
• General election — Nov. 21

On This Day In History 

• 1789 - US Congress proposes the Bill of Rights
• 1894 - Grover Cleveland pardons bigamists, adulterers, polygamists and unlawful cohabitants, specifically meant for Latter-day Saints
• 1903 - Olive Beech is born. An American aerospace businesswoman, she was the co-founder, president, and chairwoman of the Beech Aircraft Corporation. She founded the company in 1932 with her husband, Walter Beech, and a team of three others. She earned more awards, honorary appointments, and special citations than any other woman in aviation history and was often referred to as the “First Lady of Aviation”.
• 1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a breakdown in Colorado, his health never recovers. Some think it was a consequence of the influenza pandemic.
• 1926 - Henry Ford announces an 8 hour, 5-day work week for workers at the Ford Motor Company
• 1957 - Little Rock Nine begin first full day of classes
• 1974 -  Barbara Hancock became the first African American woman named a White House Fellow.
• 1981 - Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in to the US Supreme Court, the first woman to join the bench.
• 1987 - The Princess Bride movie is released

Quote of the Day

"Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability."
—Sandra Day O'Connor

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