The Hinckley Report Returns Next Friday on PBS Utah

Utah’s Weekly Political Roundup. Hosted by Jason Perry, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, each episode features Utah’s top journalists, lawmakers, and policy experts.

Utah Headlines

Political news

• Perspective: How the Utah Supreme Court could turn family law principles upside down (Deseret News)
• Utah kicks off Constitution Month celebrations at state Capitol (Deseret News)
• Gov. Cox declares Sunday a day of prayer and fasting (Deseret News)
• What inappropriate actions at Arlington National Cemetery can teach Americans about sacred places (Deseret News)
• Owens decries rule changes he says would aid immigrant kids, 'dilute' help to others (KSL)
• Sen. Lee expresses confidence Speaker Johnson will attach voter ID bill to continuing resolution (Deseret News)

Utah legislature

• Months after chaotic presidential caucus, GOP leaders push to cancel legislative hearing (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Plaintiffs in gerrymandering lawsuit want new congressional maps before 2026 (Fox13)
• Rep. Ken Ivory takes a victory lap on school book bans, says there’s ‘more work to do’ (KUER)

Municipal news

• Washington Terrace commission goes back to drawing board on urban chickens (KSL TV)
• An inland port for Cache Valley? This northern Utah mayor wants one. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Mayor of Washington County town announces pipeline project to address contaminated water (KUTV)
• Audit finds ‘intentional abuse’ by Grand County, which defends tourism tax spending (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Without better transit, living car-free in St. George is more pipe dream than reality (KUER)
• Hundreds of volunteers are constructing a 9/11 multi-media exhibit in Logan (UPR)

Election news

• Former Utah house candidate Darren Parry hopes voters will reject legislature-sponsored ballot question (Cache Valley Daily)

Utah

• ‘Incredibly humbled’: Alex Smith becomes Utah’s first Ring of Honor inductee (Deseret News)
• Utah joins Justice Department-led suit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation (Deseret News)
• Utah road officials plead to parents to practice safe e-bike riding with children (KSL TV)
• As Utah's 100 Deadliest Days nears end, fatalities on state's roadways surge (KUTV)
• Voices: Why Utah needs Middle East studies — and experts — now more than ever (Salt Lake Tribune)

Business/Tech

• 1,000-mile supercommute: New CEO of Starbucks faces criticism over commuting plans (Deseret News)
• Opinion: Civic wellness for employees, not political posturing for businesses (Deseret News)
• Rocky Mountain Power reduces its proposed rate increase following pushback (KSL)
• Working past retirement age: Salt Lake City ranks in top ten for largest over-65 labor force (Fox13)
• Some disabled workers make pennies per hour under a federal program that lacks oversight (Washington Post)

Crime/Courts

• Utah pair charged with 29 counts of child abuse, police call it ‘egregious’ (KSL TV)
• 'Very frustrated' babysitter accused of smashing baby's head into elevator wall (Fox13)
• Half a dozen reports of child abuse in Utah within one week wear down first responders (KUTV)
• Former attorney in St. George faces 11 child sex abuse charges following investigation (St. George News)

Education

• Opinion: How Utah can increase parent access to curriculum (Deseret News) 
• Orem mother demands school district safety overhaul after kindergartner gets lost (KUTV)
• Utah Valley University team takes first place in airport design competition (Fox13)

Environment

• Utah summer ski spots exist, but climate change threatens the ‘turns all year’ crowd (KUER)

Family

• Supporting our children’s autonomy leads to happier, healthier children and adults (Deseret News)
• U.S. moms and dads have a mental health crisis (Deseret News) 

Health

• After a youth’s suicide, this Utah teen treatment center is being monitored and could be shut down (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show (AP)
• U of U Health part of national study comparing fentanyl, ketamine in treating trauma pain (KUTV)

Housing

• What can Utah renters do if their landlord raises their rent? (KUER)
• As winter looms and homeless shelter capacity strains, Utah leaders ask: Will we be ready? (Daily Herald)
• Utah County’s plan to keep homeless people warm this winter involves busing groups to different centers (Salt Lake Tribune)

National Headlines

General

• Latter-day Saint ranch in Florida files to annex land to Orlando for development (Deseret News)
• Missing Grand Canyon hiker found dead, marking park's 6th fatality in less than a month (KUTV)
• NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother have died after their bicycles were hit by a car (AP)

Political news

• Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction and delay sentencing (AP)

Election news

• Trump promises universal coverage for IVF, suggests he’ll vote against Florida abortion measure (AP)
• Harris says she will put a Republican in her Cabinet if elected (Washington Post)
• 3 takeaways from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s first major interview (Washington Post)
• Trump campaign knocks Fox News after polling shows Harris lead in battleground states (The Hill)
• Vance draws boos at firefighter union event: ‘We got some fans and some haters’ (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies repelling Russian strike (Reuters)

Israel and Gaza

• Israel, Hamas set pauses in fighting for Gaza polio vaccinations (Reuters)
• Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. humanitarian group, killing 5 (Washington Post)

World news

• Namibia, facing drought, plans to kill elephants for meat (New York Times)

Sutherland Institute released new research covering policy recommendations to boost parent engagement and provide teacher incentives in schools

In its new research, Sutherland Institute highlights the impacts of parental engagement on student outcomes and development, along with the need for an incentive program for teachers who are going above and beyond to make classroom materials accessible to parents. Read the research here.

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Upcoming

• Sept. 4 â€” Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Rep. Celeste Maloy, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Hinckley Institute of Politics, Register here
• Sept. 5 — Sutherland Institute Congressional Series with Rep. John Curtis, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Hinckley Institute of Politics, Register here
• September 17-18 — Interim Days
• October 4 — Conservative Climate Summit, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, UVU, Register here
• October 4 — Hatch Foundation hosts Civil Dialogue Symposium with Dana Perino, 2:00 pm, USU, Register here
• October 7-9 — One Utah Summit, SUU, Register here
• October 15-16 — Interim Days
• November 15 â€” Women & Business Conference & ATHENA Awards Luncheon with the Salt Lake Chamber, Grand America Hotel, Register here
• November 19-20 — Interim Days

On This Day In History

• 1682 - William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World
• 1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia ends with a Confederate victory over Union forces
• 1890 - President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat products
• 1916 - On his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew members, who had survived on the barren island for four and a half months after the sinking of their ship, the Endurance.
• 1957 - US senator Strom Thurmond speaks 24hrs 27m against civil rights
• 1966 - Constance Baker Motley is confirmed as U.S. district judge, becoming the first Black woman on the federal bench. She was also the first African American woman elected to the New York State Senate in 1964. 
• 1967 - Thurgood Marshall becomes 1st Black Supreme Court Justice
• 1983 - The astronaut, Guion S. Bluford, Jr., makes history when he became the African American to fly in space.
• 1984 - Judith A. Resnick is the second U.S. woman in space, traveling on the first flight of the space shuttle Discovery
• 2017 - Hurricane Irma forms near Cape Verde Islands, will go on to become category 5 hurricane and kill at least 102
• 2021 - America ends its longest-ever war of 20 years in Afghanistan as the last military evacuation plane flies out of Kabul
• 2022 - Mikhail Gorbachev, who produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, died at age 91.

Quote of the Day

"Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on."
—Thurgood Marshall

On the Punny Side

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