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Situational Analysis | May 12, 2022 Good morning! It's Thursday already. Today is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, something affecting more than 12 million Americans. Be in the Know The Grand County Sheriff has announced a suspect in the murders of Kylen "Ky" Carrol Schulte and Crystal Turner. Adam Pinkusiewicz, who used to work at the McDonald's in Moab where Turner was also employed, has died by suicide, but not before telling someone that he had killed two women in Utah and then provided specific details that were known only to investigators. Dog the Bounty Hunter arrived in Utah this week to work on the case. | | |
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Utah Headlines General Exclusive: Why Brenda Laffertyâs sister says âUnder the Banner of Heavenâ is âabsolute fictionâ (Deseret News) Devin Wiser: In a free society more speech, not less, is the answer (Standard-Examiner) Religious leaders struggle with burnout, depression and anxiety â just like the rest of America (Deseret News) What a new study reveals about child deaths at these government-supported Native boarding schools (Deseret News) Politics Is the Utah GOP trying to shield Sen. Mike Lee from primary election debate? Republican challenger Ally Isom says she knows a scheme when she smells one (Deseret News) Thomas Griffith: Supreme Court justices arenât partisans in robes (Deseret News) Here are the changes Utahâs alcohol regulators want to make. Besides a name change, DABS looks to improve its IT infrastructure and hire more employees. (Salt Lake Tribune) Is Gmail marking messages from Republicans as spam? (Deseret News) Justin Collings: Why precedent matters so much in this unprecedented Supreme Court leak. Decisions to overturn precedent pose a quandary for conservative justices (Deseret News) Jay Evensen: Whatâs Biden doing about inflation? Absolutely not enough (Deseret News) Richard Eyre: What a 47-year friendship with Sen. Orrin Hatch looks like (Deseret News) Utah Inland Port Authority board gets big shake up. What does it mean for its future? (KSL) Eliminating grocery sales tax in Utah likely wouldn't help low-income families, expert says (KSL) Paris Hilton urges federal oversight after revealing she was sexually abused at a Utah teen treatment center (Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Cox says he opposes abortion restrictions beyond Utahâs trigger law. He said the state should focus on prevention and support, not punishment. (Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Council votes to lower speed limit to 20 on most residential streets (Fox13) Not just GOP, Dems â Libertarians vying for two seats in Weber County (Standard-Examiner) Education Removal of school library books can suppress ideas, violate 1st Amendment, Utah AGâs memo states (Deseret News) Peter Reichard: Utah should be broadening educational horizons (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment A rare âsuper flower blood moonâ is happening this week. Hereâs how to see it (Deseret News) Proposal to tweak Utah's property tax laws could force water conservation (Fox13) Advocates want more specifics out of Utahâs new vision for energy development (KUER) âTurf takes waterâ and in Utahâs arid Washington County thatâs starting to be a problem (KUER) USU study finds big trees play a big role in preserving snowpack (UPR) Biological soil crusts in Canyonlands National Park are affected by a warming climate (UPR) Family With one can of formula left, this Utah mom of twins pleaded for help on Facebook (Deseret News) Pediatrician strongly recommends against homemade formula (KSL TV) This mysterious outbreak affecting kids is getting worse. Hereâs what experts are saying (Deseret News) Roots, Race & Culture: Transracial Adoption airs tonight on PBS Utah at 7:00 pm. Housing U.S. housing market may be poised for a rebound â but hinges on how buyers, sellers contend with rising rates (Deseret News) Where did Americans move in 2021? Here are the most popular cities (Deseret News) Utah/Ukraine Connection Support for aid to Ukraine is wildly bipartisan (Deseret News) Utah County attorney heads to Ukraine to help anonymous donor find 500 families to support (KSL) Utah man in Ukraine helps set up ambulance service in war-torn areas (KSL TV) Cache Valley Civic Ballet to host benefit for Ukrainian dancers (UPR) National Headlines General A million lives lost. Two years into the COVID pandemic, the U.S. is grieving a once unthinkable death toll (Reuters) Inflation slipped in April, but upward pressures remain. Inflation rate fell for first time in eight months as energy prices moderated (Wall Street Journal) U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans (NPR) A passenger makes an emergency airplane landing in Florida (NPR) Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse (AP) Politics Coast Guard admiral approved to be first woman to lead a military service (Politico) The Pentagon Papers leaker explains why the Supreme Court draft leak is a good thing (NPR) Senate bid to save Roe v. Wade falls to GOP-led filibuster (AP) Biden hosts ASEAN as he looks to show Pacific commitment (AP) Debate set on Louisiana bill that could jail women who get abortions (AP) Antiabortion advocate worked for years to overturn Roe, but worries over next steps (Washington Post) Overturn of Roe could make IVF more complicated, costly (Washington Post) John Eastman pressed Pennsylvania legislator to throw out Biden votes. The lawyer argued that mail ballots in Pennsylvania in the 2020 election could be culled in a way that would reverse President Donald J. Trumpâs defeat in an electorally critical state. (New York Times) House Judiciary Committee approves Supreme Court ethics overhaul. Bill would require creation of a code of conduct for the justices (Roll Call) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine offers to swap prisoners for hurt Mariupol fighters (AP) Wartime birth amid the air raid sirens in Ukraine hospital (AP) Wives of Mariupol defenders to pope: âYou are our last hopeâ (AP) Russia's Medvedev, Volodin lash out at U.S. aid to Ukraine (Reuters) NATO to welcome Nordic members as Ukraine pushes back Russian forces (Reuters) UK strikes new security agreement with Sweden and Finland (Reuters) Mariupol fighters â faces bruised, limbs missing â plead for rescue (Washington Post) | | |
News Releases Wasatch Innovation Network honors Utahâs top entrepreneurs The Wasatch Innovation Network (WIN), a partnership between the Salt Lake Chamber and TechBuzz News, recognized today the inaugural cohort of the WIN100, a community-nominated and peer-selected process of the top 100 venture entrepreneurs in Utah, at a luncheon held in their honor at Utah Valley University. Sponsored by the top venture firms in the region, WIN100 is designed to help identify and cultivate relationships among emerging and top founders, CEOs, CTOs and ventures with ties to the state. (Read More) Owens co-sponsors legislation to combat inflation As inflation surges to record-highs, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) today co-sponsored the Informed Lawmaking to Combat Inflation Act, bipartisan legislation requiring lawmakers in Congress to thoroughly consider the inflationary impact of significant bills before voting on the measures. âFrom groceries and gas to housing and health, President Bidenâs inflation is crushing Utah families, seniors on a fixed income, and Americaâs small businesses,â said Rep. Owens. âThe Informed Lawmaking to Combat Inflation Act is a good start to drive down costs for Americans while simultaneously reining in Washingtonâs out-of-control spending problem.â (Read More) Sen. Lee: Inflation is now costing Utahns $750 each month The Joint Economic Committeeâs State Inflation Tracker provides monthly estimates of the inflation costs Americans are facing in each state. Following todayâs confirmation that inflation remains persistently high, the Tracker shows that inflation is now costing American households $569 each month, with the highest rates recorded in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Households in Colorado faced increased costs of $774 in April to afford the same items they purchased in January 2021. In Utah, those costs rose to $751 in April. In Arizona, those costs rose to $688 for the month. (Read More) Rep. Curtis hails passage of RECA Extension Act Today, Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) applauded the passage of the RECA Extension Act. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted to assist people exposed to radiation from the United States nuclear program development and testing programs during the Cold War. âAs we celebrated the life of Senator Orrin Hatch last week, I am reminded of how hard he worked to establish the RECA program in 1990. While the two-year extension is a step in the right direction, there is still much work that needs to be done to improve the program to support those impacted by failures of the federal government. I am committed to working with my colleagues to make long-overdue improvements for Utahâs uranium miners and downwinders.â The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was set to expire in July of this year. The RECA Extension Act extends the program through May of 2024. Owens applauds House passage of the Bipartisan RECA Extension Act of 2022 Today, the House of Representatives passed the RECA Extension Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and backed by Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) to extend the authorization for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The program, originally enacted in 1990, provides compensation to victims of radiation exposure caused by the federal governmentâs nuclear weapons testing during the 1950s and 1960s. Earlier this week, Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Teresa Leger-Fernandez (NM-03) led a letter to Congressional leadership urging a vote on the RECA Extension Act of 2022. Ahead of the vote, Rep. Owens spoke on the House floor in favor of S. 4119. Full remarks are available here. The full legislative text is available here. (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 1820 - Florence Nightingale is born. 1849 - Matilda Coxe (Stevenson) is born. An ethnologist, geologist, explorer, and activist, she founded and became the first president of the Womenâs Anthropological Society of America. Her work focused on the Zuni in the Southwestern United States. 1900 - Mildred H. McAfee is born. She became the first director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the United States Navy during World War II, first woman commissioned in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and the first woman to receive the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. 1928 - Benito Mussolini ends womenâs rights in Italy. 1932 - The body of baby Charles Lindbergh was found less than a mile from his home two months after he was kidnapped. 1949 - The Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin after the blockade had been broken by a massive U.S.-British airlift of vital supplies to West Berlinâs two million citizens. 1968 - A 12-block Motherâs Day march of âwelfare mothersâ is held in Washington, D.C., led by Coretta Scott King accompanied by Ethel Kennedy. 1978 - US Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 2021 - US Republicans vote to demote Liz Cheney from party leadership after she publicly rebuked Donald Trump for lies about the election Wise Words âI ATTRIBUTE MY SUCCESS TO THIS â I NEVER GAVE OR TOOK ANY EXCUSE.â â Florence Nightingale Lighter Side âEarlier today, President Biden met with the prime minister of Italy at the White House. It was Mario Draghiâs first trip to Washington...Back at home, the prime minister is facing growing dissent, even from his own party. When Biden heard this, he was like, âNice, man â me too.ââ â JAMES CORDEN | | |
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