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Situational Analysis | March 15, 2024 It's Friday and World Sleep Day. ð´ ð¤ Happy birthday yesterday to Sen. Chris Wilson. Hope it was fun! ð ð ð Also, if your name is Caesar, stay away from any "friends" named Brutus. What you need to know The Utah Education Association opposes a proposed amendment to the Utah Constitution that would open the state income tax fund to âother state needs.â It is currently earmarked for public and higher education and programs for children and individuals with disabilities. The issue will be on the ballot for voters to decide in November and is tied to removing the sales tax on food, Rapid relevance Wind gusts topple trees, send trampolines flying; the Utah Women Run annual training is tomorrow, with Congresswoman Maloy as the keynote speaker; Feed Utah food drive is also tomorrow; | | |
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Utah Headlines Political news Sens. Lee and Cruz challenge FCCâs âDigital Equityâ rules (Deseret News) UEA opposes removing constitutional earmark on income tax for education (Deseret News) Stuart Adams: How Utah is looking 100 years ahead (Deseret News) Cox approves bill gun safety groups asked him to veto. Here's what it does (KSL) Alta doesnât need the gondola, Town Council decides, urging UDOT to consider other ideas (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah news Utah's 2034 Winter Games bid is the most attractive to the IOC, U.S. Olympic official says (Deseret News) 22 of Utahâs 29 counties grew in 2023. Hereâs who topped the list (KSL) Business/Tech Taco Bell is celebrating launch of 5 new menu items by giving out free tacos for 2 weeks (Deseret News) Utah women have third largest pay gap in the nation, report says (Fox13) Crime/Court Embattled South Salt Lake council member arrested while trying to attend public meetings (Salt Lake Tribune) Culture St. Patrickâs Day traditional meals and fun treats (Deseret News) St. Patrick's Day fun happening across Utah this weekend! (Fox13) Hereâs where you can celebrate St. Patrickâs Day in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune) Education BYU conference about the history of slavery in Utah seeks reconciliation (Deseret News) FAFSA debacle leaves college students in financial limbo (Deseret News) Congress debates whether college athletes should be considered employees (Deseret News) High school students gather for SheTech Explorer Day (KSL Newsradio) Murray high school students add home building to skill set (Fox13) Alpine School District lays out six possible options for splitting (KUTV) Environment Sen. Mitt Romney convenes hearing that stresses wildfires are a 'very wicked' problem for the country (Deseret News) Great Salt Lake expected to rise more this spring; trust unveils 5-year plan to keep it going (KSL) Utah Lake water releases continue despite concerns over ground swelling (KUTV) Governor âdisappointedâ in lack of coordination with state in new Bears Ears management plan (Daily Herald) Family âBabies are good, actually,â Timothy Carney says at BYU (Deseret News) Health COVID-19: What changed in four years since pandemic was announced? (Deseret News) | | |
National Headlines General McDonaldâs system outages have been reported worldwide. (AP) James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan (AP) Political news Fani Willis can remain on Trump Georgia case if special prosecutor steps aside (Washington Post) The Supreme Court seems bitterly divided. Two justices say otherwise.(Washington Post) Is there something more radical than MAGA? J.D. Vance is dreaming it (Politico) Election news The rough years that turned Gen Z into America's most disillusioned voters (Wall Street Journal) Trump makes radical overhaul of RNC at furious pace (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Russian missiles kill at least 14 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraineâs Odesa (AP) Israel and Gaza Aid ship reaches Gaza coast; Israel rejects Hamas truce offer (Reuters) Celebrity chefâs first aid boat to Gaza is just off shore, say witnesses (Washington Post) World UNICEF warns of catastrophic loss of lives in Sudan as famine looms (Reuters) Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 16 dead, state media says (Reuters) A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader (NPR) | | |
| | News Releases Gov. Spencer Cox signs 81 bills in the 2024 General Legislative Session Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 81 bills today. He has signed 326 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bills signed today can be found here. Utah Division of Consumer Protection takes legal action against Elan Solar for alleged violations The Utah Department of Commerceâs Division of Consumer Protection (Division) has filed a complaint in the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County against Colarusso Ventures, LLC, doing business as Elan Solar, and its owner, Kevin Colarusso, for engaging in deceptive acts in violation of the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA). The Division, represented in the matter by the Utah Attorney Generalâs Office, is seeking damages on behalf of harmed consumers as well as an award of fines and penalties for statutory violations. (Read More) Campbell Soup Company to expand Richmond Baking Facility Today, the Utah Governorâs Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Campbell Soup Company subsidiary, Pepperidge Farm Inc., a post-performance tax reduction for its bakery expansion in Cache County. The corporate incentive is part of the stateâs Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, the company projects adding 86 new, high-paying jobs and investing $160 million in rural Utah during the next 10 years. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming March 16 - Utah Women Run Annual training, 8:30 am-2:30 pm, Hinckley Institute of Politics, Register here March 20 â Utah Foundation Annual Lunch, 11:45 am-1:30 pm; Grand America, Purchase tickets here March 21 - Utah Women in Society â A Living Room Conversation, 12:00-1:15 pm, online, Register here April 20 â United Utah Partyconvention April 27 â State GOP and Democratic Conventions | | |
On This Day In History 44 BC - Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by many conspirators, led by Marcus Junius Brutus. 1767 - Andrew Jackson is born. 1838 - Alice Cunningham Fletcher is born. She immersed herself in Native American cultures and pioneered ethnological study. 1896 - Marion Cuthbert is born. She helped found the National Association of College Women to fight discrimination in higher education and was secretary of the National Board of YWCA and member of NAACP and numerous peace and human rights boards. 1913 - The first presidential press conference is held in the Oval Office with President Woodrow Wilson. 1933 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is born. 1946 - Eleanor Roosevelt is appointed US representative to the United Nations. 1965 - LBJ calls for equal voting rights in an address before a joint session of Congress. 1991 - Four officers of the LAPD are charged with excessive force over the beating of Rodney King. 1998 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer, dies at 94. 2017 - French fashion house Givenchy appoints its first female designer, Englishwoman Clare Waight Keller. Quote of the Day âIn the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are.â âEleanor Roosevelt On the Punny Side Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is ok because the Sin of Pi is 0. | | |
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