The Hinckley Report, PBS Utah’s weekly political roundtable, airs Fridays at 7PM. Hosted by Jason Perry and produced in partnership with the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the University of Utah campus, the program provides insight and analysis of the most pressing political issues facing our state.

Utah Headlines

General

• ‘Never again’ — using memories of Japanese internment to build a better future (Deseret News)
• Five unsolved Utah mysteries that you should know about (Deseret News)
• Utah woman says she feels violated after judge orders her to give edited boudoir books to her ex (Salt Lake Tribune)

Politics

• Jim Nielson: Proposed Utah state flag design is comic-book substitute. Members of a made-up profession shouldn’t take our history away from us. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• New Cache County assessor specially elected (Herald Journal)
• U.S. risks war with Russia unless President Biden defines success in Ukraine, Rep. Stewart says (Deseret News)
• America’s ‘single-greatest legal mind’ is fascinated by Latter-day Saints and fond of the Constitution. Does he believe they can help protect one another? (Deseret News)
• Natalie Gochnour: Gov. Cox goes to Israel: Can we learn from the Dead Sea to save the Great Salt Lake? (Deseret News)
• Natalie Gochnour: A ticket to the future: Utah visits Dubai (Deseret News)
• Natalie Gochnour: What the Startup State can learn from the Startup Nation (Deseret News)
• Natalie Gochnour: What do vultures have to do with the Utah trade mission in the Middle East? (Deseret News)
• Natalie Gochnour: Utah’s Middle East trade mission: interfaith magic and collaboration (Deseret News)
• Robert Gehrke on the midterm election and third-party candidates (ABC4)
• The IUP Panel on the race for U.S. Senate and Mike Pence’s visit to Utah (ABC4)

Business

• Influencers aren’t new — how this marketing trend has been around for centuries (Deseret News)
• Utah ranks in top 10 best states for working in tech industry, new research says (KSL)
• Is Utah really the 44th-worst state for workers? Analyzing employee protections. State does OK with pregnancy safeguards, but it falls short on a range of commonsense issues. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Economy

• Poll: Ongoing inflation and lurking recession a top worry for Utahns (Deseret News)

Education

• ‘The right person at the right time’: Mindy Benson inaugurated as Southern Utah University’s 17th president (St. George News)
• Students upset after nearly 60 girls kicked out of homecoming dance at American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork over dress code (KUTV)
• Utah parents rally for better inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities (KUTV)
• Weber State students, staff continue 100-year tradition of climbing Mount Ogden (KUTV)
• Gadson resigns from Salt Lake City School District superintendent position (Fox13)
• Utah teacher dedicates career, new business to helping students learn English (Fox13)
• Local officials join SUU climate forum, focusing on impacts to business, water and policy (St. George News)

Environment

• Historic community in Parleys Canyon expresses concern over proposed gravel pit (Fox13)
• The toxic death cap mushroom has made it to the Mountain West. Now what? (KUER)
• The Bureau of Reclamation plans to temporarily buy water from farmers (UPR)

Family

• Whether you call it ‘grooming’ or not, what’s happening to our children is not acceptable. Boundaries around children and sex are more fragile than we might think, and parents are right to guard them (Deseret News)
• My child started college and is feeling homesick. What should I do now? (Deseret News)
• Natural mentoring: the unique role coaches play in a child’s future success (Deseret News)

Health

• How light therapy is breaking through the fog of brain injuries (Deseret News)

Housing

• Housing market pressurizes rent prices: Utah rents rose faster over 2 years than the last decade (Deseret News)
• These are the most expensive states to buy homes in this year
  Utah ranks No. 9 (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA is shoving an asteroid to test planetary defense (NPR)
• How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT (NPR)
• Ian strengthens into a hurricane, heads toward Cuba, Florida (AP)
• David Brooks: How do you handle a wounded Putin? (New York Times)

Politics

• In GOP legislatures, a gender divide emerges over abortion (AP)
• GOP path to Senate majority narrows (The Hill)
• Special master asks Trump for proof that the FBI planted documents at Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s legal team will have to provide an official declaration saying that documents were planted in the home (Deseret News)
• Arizona outlook turns bleak for Masters, GOP (The Hill)
• From Yale to jail: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path (AP)
• Top state judges make a rare plea in a momentous Supreme Court election case. In a surprising filing, state chief justices opposed an argument pressed by Republicans — that state legislatures may set federal election rules unconstrained by state constitutions. (New York Times)
• Pollsters fear they’re blowing it again in 2022 (Politico)
• The Biden-Trump rematch, in many ways, has already begun (Washington Post)
• Riggleman says Mark Meadows text messages reveal ‘roadmap to an attempted coup’ (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Ukrainians scared by Russia’s preordained referendums (AP)
• Drone attack hits Ukraine; US vows ‘consequences’ over nukes (AP)
• Russian Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin (Reuters)
• Zelenskiy says two more burial sites found in liberated Izium (Reuters)
• Pushing east of Kupyansk, Ukrainian forces expand offensive (Wall Street Journal)
• Russian mobilization blasted for rounding up sick, disabled and elderly (Washington Post)
• Gunman attacks draft office as Russian unrest over call-ups deepens (New York Times)
• Top Russian lawmakers slam ‘excesses’ of Putin’s war mobilization (The Hill)

World News

• Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis (AP)
• Swastika-wearing gunman kills 13 at Russian school (Reuters)
• British pound hits record low against the dollar (Wall Street Journal)
• A volcano in Tonga birthed a new island. Consider it limited edition. (Washington Post)
• Italy expected to have first far-right government since Mussolini, election projections show (Washington Post)
• Death of Iranian woman ignites fury among fellow Kurds. The protests that have swept Iran following the death of a woman in police custody have been especially intense in the country’s minority Kurdish population. (New York Times)

News Releases

Curtis backs plan on energy independence, strengthen economy

Following the unveiling of the “Commitment to America” by House Republican leadership in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Congressman Curtis (UT-03) issued the following statement:

“If there is anything we have learned in the past few years here in Washington, particularly since the invasion of Ukraine, it’s that we cannot spend our way out of our problems and we must come together to find solutions,” said Rep. Curtis. “We must lead as a country through energy independence and innovation to help meet our needs and reduce worldwide emissions. Utahns know the value of forward-thinking policy and this commitment emphasis that value.”

Read more about the House Republicans’ Commitment to America here.

Owens applauds the Republican “Commitment to America”

Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statement celebrating the rollout of the House Republican Commitment to America.

“Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe our country is on the wrong track. 

“Instead of answering to We the People and working to solve 40-year high inflation, 3 million illegal border crossings, skyrocketing violent crime, crushing learning loss, and other kitchen table issues, Democrat-controlled Washington has continued to pass policies that make life harder and less affordable. (Read More)

Utah Democratic Party statement on Utah Supreme Court ruling

On Thursday, the Utah Supreme Court denied the Utah Democratic Party and candidate Josh Hardy’s request for an emergency ruling removing Joel Ferry from the ballot in House District 1. 

Mr. Hardy and the Utah Democratic Party have voluntarily dismissed their federal lawsuit and await a ruling from the Utah Supreme Court on their petition for extraordinary writ, as well as an opinion on the Supreme Court’s denial of motion for emergency relief that was filed with the petition. (Read More)

Utah Bankers Association President & CEO Howard Headlee joins Sutherland Institute Board of Directors

Sutherland Institute announced today the addition of Howard M. Headlee to its Board of Directors. Headlee will draw from his leadership experience in the private sector to enhance Sutherland’s work supporting free enterprise and the institutions of civil society.

Headlee is the current President & CEO of the Utah Bankers Association, where he has served faithfully for over 25 years. As leader of the Utah Bankers Association, Headlee has successfully launched several national initiatives to improve efficiencies in the banking industry, increase accountability, and provide better services for consumers. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• ULCT Annual Convention — Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here
• UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith —Oct. 6 & Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register herestrong>
• One Utah Summit — Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here
• Breakfast Briefing: The New Look of Transportation in the 2020s with the Utah Foundation — Oct. 13, 8:30 am, Zions Bank Founders' Room, Register herestrong>
• Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin — Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU
• Interim Days — Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov
• Effecting Societal Change for Child Sexual Abuse — Oct. 26, 8:00am-11:30am; Virtual and in-person at Saprea in Lehi, UT, Register here
• General election â€“ Nov 8
• Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses —Nov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, Register here
• Utah Foundation’s 2022 Annual Luncheon â€” Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here
• Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber — Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here

On This Day In History

• 1181 - St. Francis of Assisi is born
• 1665 - Height of the Great Plague of London, as 7,165 people die the previous week
• 1783 - Johnny Appleseed is born
• 1789 - Thomas Jefferson appointed 1st US Secretary of State; John Jay becomes 1st US Chief Justice
• 1820 - Frontiersman Daniel Boone dies at age 86
• 1856 - The first handcart pioneers enter the Salt Lake Valley
• 1955 - BYU-Hawaii opens
• 1957 - “West Side Story” opens on Broadway
• 1960 - Nixon and JFK participate in the first nationally televised debate
• 1971 - Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-New York) announces she will enter the Democratic presidential primaries
• 1978 - NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms
• 2020 - President Donald Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the US Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Wise Words

“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy."

—St. Francis of Assisi

The Punny Side

What did Rudolph say to his wife?

"It looks like it's gonna reindeer." 

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