Polls, Campaigns and Political Cash

New polls and campaign filings suggest how candidates are faring ahead of the midterms. Plus, Utah has a billion-dollar surplus. Dennis Romboy, Michelle Quist, and Marty Carpenter join host Jason Perry on The Hinckley Report this Friday at 7:00 pm to discuss how the economy will influence spending.

Utah Headlines

General

• Utah man arrested after allegedly confronting a special needs school bus and saying he'd "get a gun to kill" the driver and whoever was on the bus. (Fox13)
• The Osmonds, Saddam Hussein and the CIA — my search for the truth (Deseret News)
• BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick ‘gutted’ by tight end Dallin Holker’s departure (Deseret News)
• Doomsday Mom: A timeline of the Lori Vallow-Chad Daybell murder case
  A timeline of all major events related to the Daybell case (Deseret News)
• ‘They’re all in imminent danger’: Video shows violence after Utah prison allowed gangs to mingle (KSL TV)

Politics

• DA Sim Gill tweets displeasure with Utah's AG joining fight over Trump's seized docs (KUTV)
• How could a hobbit heal our political war? (Deseret News)
• Rapping Utah Republican grandmother’s campaign video goes viral (Deseret News)
• Senate confirms Joel Ferry as director of the Utah Division of Natural Resources (KSL)
• Utah Inland Port Authority needs clear plan for future before spending $150M bond, auditors say (KSL)
• Take 2 Podcast: Nick Mitchell For Congress Utah 2nd District (KUTV)
• City leaders drafting new response to Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola plan (KUTV)
• Unaffiliated voters are Utah’s 2nd largest voting block, but they’re not all true independents (KUER)

Business

• RISE Summit brings in ‘sexy sizzle’ to a ‘solid foundation’ in St. George business economy (St. George News)

Education

• When can you apply for student loan forgiveness? Here are key dates to know (Deseret News)
• Members of an LGBTQ student club just made a surprising offer to their religious school (Deseret News)
• Gen Z never learned cursive. The effects of this are more widespread than you think (Deseret News)
• New Utah Tech president notes historic growth of student body, campus size (KUTV)

Environment

• Utah's domesticated elk program at 'critical juncture' due to disease, state says (KSL)
• Dust hot spots: Where is Great Salt Lake's toxic dust most likely to originate? (KSL)
• Conservation is helping keep Utah's drought from being worse, state officials say (Fox13)

Family

• The high cost of diapers is an often invisible part of poverty in America. How some families are coping. (PBS)
• How can we make the internet safer for kids? Give parents more power (Deseret News)

Health

• New COVID variant BF.7 gains ground as cases from BA.5 decline (Deseret News)
• Why millions more of Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shots are now available (Deseret News)

Housing

• Photo of the day: Volunteers transform housing facilities for homeless veterans (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Hurricane Fiona, now category 4, to hit Atlantic Canada (Deseret News)
• Church of Jesus Christ announces $5M donation to UNICEF's global malnutrition program (KSL)
• Powell’s stark message: Inflation fight may cause recession (AP)
• Meta quietly reduces staff in cost-cutting push (Wall Street Journal)

Politics

• White House slams Ted Cruz for touting infrastructure project he voted against (The Hill)
• The battle over ‘the big lie’. This November, voters will decide the future of American elections. Arizona is ground zero (Deseret News)
• New Senate bill would hold colleges liable for student debt (Deseret News)
• Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, will speak with the House Jan. 6 panel (NPR)
• U.S. appeals court says Trump criminal probe can resume classified records review (Reuters)
• Trump suffers setback as appeals panel rejects Cannon ruling (Politico)
• DOJ investigating Mike Lindell over potential identity theft, damage to protected computer (The Hill)
• Inside the Completely Legal G.O.P. Plot to Destroy American Democracy (New York Times)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Russia arrests hundreds at protests against Kremlin decision to call up thousands to fight in Ukraine (BBC)
• The Kremlin must be in crisis. Putin’s erratic actions are not those of a secure leader. (The Atlantic)
• Departing flights from Russia sell out after Putin calls for mobilization (Deseret News)
• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy lays out his case against Russia to UN (AP)
• Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’ (AP)
• Russia frees 215 Ukrainians held after Mariupol battle, Ukraine says (Reuters)

World News

• Antigovernment protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody are intensifying. Unrest has spread to dozens of cities, with at least seven people killed, according to witnesses, rights groups and videos posted on social media. (New York Times)

News Releases

Lee amendment: No more special treatment for China

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced an amendment declaring that China is not a developing country and should not be treated by the UN or other intergovernmental organizations as such. The amendment would also require the Secretary of State to propose the removal of China’s designation as a developing nation under the Kigali Amendment. Sen. Lee’s amendment passed the Senate by a unanimous roll call vote. (Read/Watch More)

Derek Miller on the passing of Valter Nassi

Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, issued the following statement regarding the passing of Salt Lake City Restaurateur Valter Nassi:

“Our city has lost a friend. For more than twenty years, Valter Nassi has been a pillar of Downtown Salt Lake City and helped create the culinary scene that exists today. When visiting Valter’s Osteria, guests are transported to another world, a place where you feel loved and cared for, a place that feels like home." (Read More)

Romney statement on Putin’s nuclear threats

U.S. Senator Romney (R-UT) released the following statement on Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats:

“Today, Putin threatened nuclear warfare—a murderous, redefining, reorienting geopolitical act. The Biden Administration and our allies must make clear to China that a Russian nuclear attack would align them with a global pariah and result in severe economic consequences. The end of Soviet-era containment and the opening of trade propelled China’s economy and dramatically reduced poverty. If Russia uses nuclear weapons, peaceful and responsible nations would be forced to turn back the clock for those aligned with a nuclear terror state.”

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• ULCT Annual Convention — Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here
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• 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 here
• 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

• 1792 - The French First Republic is formed by the National Convention, stripping the French king of his powers and abolishing the monarchy.
• 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery.
• 1888 - National Geographic publishes its first issue.
• 1906 - Atlanta Race Riot begins
• 1961 - JFK signs congressional act establishing the Peace Corps - Happy 61st!
• 1970 - US President Richard Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses
• 1975 - President Ford survives second assassination attempt
• 1989 - Irving Berlin dies at 101

Wise Words

“He thought much but said little.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

The Punny Side

I tried to come up with a carpentry pun…that woodwork.

I think I nailed it.

But nobody saw it.

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