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Utah Headlines

Political news

• Editorial Board: America's political violence problem (Deseret News)
• Rep. Celeste Maloy says Small Business Administration ‘unresponsive’ to local Utah partners (Deseret News)
• Sen. Mitt Romney: Democrats used IVF bill as ‘a messaging opportunity’ (Deseret News)
• Utah AG’s term ends soon but his office is still working to conceal his calendar (KSL TV)

Election news

• Utah college students share concerns ahead of election day (Fox13)
• Utah League of Women Voters' president on Amendment D (Cache Valley Daily)

Legislature

• Utah committee cancels presentation on controversial GOP presidential caucus night (Deseret News)

Municipal news

• This is Utah’s richest city, study says — and it’s not Park City (ABC4)
• Ogden’s plan to end free downtown parking irks some 25th Street businesses (KUER)

Utah

• Paralympic gold medalist Hunter Woodhall tells Shriners Hospital kids in Utah to dream bigger (Deseret News)
• Midway boy highlighted in Times Square by National Down Syndrome Society (KSL)
• Utah gets $750K grant to preserve historic buildings in rural Utah (UPR)

Biz/Tech

• The Fed opts for the bigger 0.5% cut on Wednesday. Here’s why it matters (Deseret News)

Crime/Courts

• Salt Lake City Police officer injured while responding to domestic violence call (KUTV)
• Students warned of suspected stalker at University of Utah (KUTV)

Culture

• Perspective: The weight — and the reward — of commitment (Deseret News)

Education

• Inspiring BYU students to solve world hunger (Deseret News)
• New research shows ‘exposure gap’ for Utah girls in STEM (KSL TV)
• Should West and Highland high schools see massive upgrades? Bond ballot question divides SLC voters. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• University of Utah Reading Clinic boosts student reading skills (Fox13)
• Voices: Legislative overreach in Utah bans books that help protect kids from abuse (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Exclusive: Watchdog finds Black girls face more frequent, severe discipline in school (NPR)

Family

• Rampant adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds (AP)

Health

• Utah doctors encourage vaccines – COVID and flu – in run-up to winter (Daily Herald)

Housing

• How some Utah cities are using accessory dwelling units to combat high housing prices (KSL)
• Mortgage rates are coming down — and home buyers are ready to pounce (Washington Post)

National Headlines

General

• You can now renew your passport online. Find out if you qualify (Deseret News)
• A news site that covers Haitian-Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio (AP)

Political news

• National study finds Latter-day Saints are the faith community ‘most resilient to political division and polarization’ (Deseret News)
• House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown (AP)

Election news

• Out with immigration, in with the economy: Kamala Harris’ Latino messaging switch (Deseret News)
• The false narrative of immigrants eating pets has a long, racist history (Deseret News)
• Celebrity endorsements don’t sway many voters. So why do they make people so mad? (Deseret News)
• Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes (AP)
• These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris (AP)
• Vance says Haitian migrants with protected status are 'illegal aliens' to be deported (NPR)
• How the Trump campaign ran with rumors about pet-eating migrants—after being told they weren’t true (Wall Street Journal)
• Harris and Trump essentially tied in Pennsylvania, Post poll finds (Washington Post)
• Harris, Trump neck-and-neck in 7 swing states: Poll (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Russia attacks Ukrainian energy and civilian infrastructure, officials say (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire (Reuters)
• Putin wants Russia’s youth to become ultranationalist patriots. Many are all in. (Washington Post)

Israel and Gaza

• Israeli planes bomb southern Lebanon after radio blasts (Reuters)
• What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria (AP)

World news

• A Frailer Dalai Lama Greets Devotees While Succession Question Remains (Wall Street Journal)

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News Releases

Gov. Cox appoints and Senate confirms Joel Ferry as new water agent

Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, Joel Ferry as the state’s water agent as outlined in SB 211. Ferry currently serves as executive director of the Department of Natural Resources and will continue in this role while assuming water agent duties. (Read More)

Utah Senate requests public comment on 5th District Court appointees

The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on Ryan Christiansen and Meb Anderson. They were appointed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox to serve as District Court judges in the 5th District Court.

Those who desire to comment on either nominee should contact the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee electronically or by mail through the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Comments via email can be sent to senatejudicialnominees@le.utah.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee at the Utah State Capitol, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210. All statements should include the individual’s name, telephone number and mailing address. (Read More)

Romney, Tillis, Manchin introduce bipartisan legislation to repeal COVID-era tax credit riddled with fraud

U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Joe Manchin (I-WV) today introduced the Employee Retention Tax Credit Repeal Act, bipartisan legislation that would disallow the processing of Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claims filed after January 31, 2024, and increase penalties on fraud. The ERTC has been highly susceptible to fraudulent schemes—costing taxpayers nearly 200% more than anticipated and adding an estimated $230 billion to the national debt through Fiscal Year 2023. By eliminating the ERTC, the senators’ bill would save taxpayers an estimated $79 billion over 10 years. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• Oct. 1 — Attorney General Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 4 — Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
• Oct. 4 — Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here
• Oct. 7-9 — One Utah Summit, SUU, Register here
• Oct. 8 â€” CD1 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 10 — US Senate Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 14 â€” CD2 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 15-16 — Interim Days
• Oct. 17 — CD3 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Oct. 24 — CD4 Debate, UT Debate Commission, 6:00 pm
• Nov. 5 — Election Day!
• Nov. 15 — Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here
• Nov. 19-20 — Interim Days
• Jan. 9 — What’s Up Down South Economic Summit. St. George. Register here
• Jan. 10 — Rural Utah Data Symposium. St. George. Register here

On This Day In History

• 1796 - George Washington's farewell address as US President is published
• 1881 - James Garfield dies after just 4 months as president
• 1893 - New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote
• 1957 - Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion
• 1960 - "LIFE" magazine celebrates artist Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses' 100th birthday by putting her on their cover
• 1985 - 8.1 earthquake hits Mexico City, leaving 10,000 dead
• 1988 - American diver Greg Louganis smashes his head on the diving board during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Seoul Olympics.
• 1995 - Unabomber manifesto published by the New York Times and Washington Post
• 2021 - Body of Gabby Petito found at Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming

Quote of the Day

“The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.”
― George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address

On the Punny Side

What did the pirate say when he became an octogenarian?

Aye matey years old!

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