Inflation and the Midterms

Inflation is still dominating national headlines. Ben Winslow, Heidi Hatch, and Jay Evensen join host Jason Perry on The Hinckley Report this Friday at 7:00 pm to discuss how this will impact the upcoming midterm elections. Plus, Utah's governor joins the fight against student loan forgiveness.

Utah Headlines

General

• Meet the reporter who confronted Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell: Nate Eaton (Deseret News)
• Davis County jail reports 2nd inmate suicide this week (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Former attorney for Utah AG's Child Protection Division arrested again in child porn investigations (KSL)
• It'll be an action-packed weekend with activities and events happening in Utah! (Fox13)
• Recent find by Utah paleontologists offers ‘rare glimpse’ into ancient ecosystems (St. George News)

Politics

• Judge rules Joel Ferry's name will remain on the ballot (KUTV)
• Senator Lincoln Fillmore: ‘Democrats are not my enemies.’ The problem with the politics of power. The political divide between Republicans and Democrats creates a false narrative that politics is about power instead of service (Deseret News)
• Three of Utah’s congressmen defend Mike Lee (Deseret News)
• ‘I miss my friend.’ Jason Chaffetz reflects on the life and legacy of Democrat Elijah Cummings (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Utah legislators send cease-and-desist letters to abortion providers and funders (KSL)
• Senator Mike McKell says student loan forgiveness plan will hurt everybody (KSL Newsradio)

Education

• Utah Health Department and Doctors launch project to place air purifiers in Utah schools (ABC4)
• Utah’s hazing policy requirements (ABC4)
• ‘You got this dad’: Dixie Technical College makes its interim president permanent (St. George News)

Environment

• Did summer rain help the Utah drought? No 😭  (Deseret News)
• Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River. Compared to neighboring states, Utah is less dependent on water from the Colorado River. Still, Utah is aggressively pursuing conservation measures through a broad suite of state legislation passed this year, including a law that allows farmers to forgo irrigation without losing their water rights. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Cardiff Fork trails in Cottonwood Canyon are closed. Where are they and how did we get here? (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Wildfires are now a year-round threat. This panel seeks to guide the US through that threat (KSL)

Family

• Why has child poverty in U.S. fallen dramatically in 25 years? (Deseret News)
• Gen Z is the most materialistic generation today — here’s what you should know (Deseret News)

Health

• Utah surpasses 5,000 COVID-19 deaths this week (KSL)
• Utah COVID-19 vaccinations skyrocketed after new booster release, state reports. State data shows nearly 29,000 people received a coronavirus vaccine in Utah in the last week. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• One of long COVID’s worst symptoms is also its most misunderstood. Brain fog isn’t like a hangover or depression. It’s a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks absurdly hard. (The Atlantic)
• As melatonin gains popularity, here’s what you need to know (Deseret News)
• Why Ryan Reynolds got a colonoscopy — and you should, too (Deseret News)

Housing

• Utah’s housing, homeless crisis is at a peak. What are state, city leaders doing about it? (Deseret News)
• Some fear a new boardinghouse near 700 East will worsen SLC’s housing crisis (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Pressure builds on housing market as mortgage rates cross 6%, a first since 2008 (Deseret News)

National Headlines

General

• Constipated scorpions, love at first sight inspire this year’s Ig Nobel awards (ABC4)
• Americans are paying more and getting less as inflation hits home (NPR)
• After migrants arrived in Martha's Vineyard, a community gathered to welcome them (NPR)
• FedEx’s stock price falls 20% pre-market, on course for biggest loss since 1978 (Wall Street Journal) 

Politics

• Special master appointed: retired judge Raymond Dearie (NPR)
• Are Republican voters trying to lose? Republican primary voters have ignored polls and their party establishment when choosing candidates this year (Deseret News)
• What this Harvard law professor learned from Abraham Lincoln when the Constitution was ‘broken’ (Deseret News)
• This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage (NPR)
• GOP lawmaker calls witness ‘boo’ and 'young lady' at hearing (Washington Post)
• President Biden is expected to meet with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, who are being held in Russia. (New York Times)
• N.Y. Attorney General May Sue Trump After Rejecting Settlement Offer (New York Times)
• On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, Trump reposted an image of himself wearing a Q lapel pin overlaid with the words “The Storm is Coming.” In QAnon lore, the “storm” refers to Trump’s final victory, when supposedly he will regain power and his opponents will be tried, and potentially executed, on live television. (AP)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Ukraine combs another mass burial site, says Russia ‘leaves death’ (AP)
• Bodies found bound in mass burial site after Russians leave Ukraine city (Reuters)
• Russians fleeing Izyum leave behind letters detailing despair. About 10 days before Ukrainian forces retook Izyum, Russian troops stationed there drafted letters begging their superiors to dismiss them from their roles. (Washington Post)
• Germany takes control of 3 Russian-owned oil refineries (AP)

World News

• New Zealand PM Ardern attends Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state (Reuters)
• London police say queen's funeral poses biggest ever security test (Reuters)

News Releases

Smith’s donates thousands of meals to students in need

To help meet the food needs of students, Salt Lake Education Foundation with Smith’s Food & Drug is providing over 4,000 meals to feed young people in need who may be food insecure or negatively impacted as a result of inflation and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Approximately 1 in 9 children in Utah struggle with hunger and are unable to concentrate, have poor attendance and suffer anxiety. These students often fall behind academically, drop out before graduation, exhibit behavior problems and experience substance abuse issues. (Read More)

Owens introduces the EXPORT Act

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the EXPORT Act of 2022 to level the playing field for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and innovators to compete internationally. The legislation, originally introduced in the 115th Congress by late Sen. Orrin Hatch and former Rep. Mia Love, corrects an oversight in financial regulation by amending the Commodity Exchange Act to allow small state-regulated non-bank businesses to be exempted from overly burdensome Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) regulations. The legislation will expand access to financial services for small businesses and entrepreneurs, while still maintaining proper oversight and mitigating systemic financial risk. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• Women in the Money with Utah State Treasurer's Office — Sept. 15-16, Salt Lake Sheraton + online, Register here
• United Utah Party Issue Summit on Water Conservation — Sept. 17, 11-12:30, Gardner Rm of the American Fork Public Library
• Interim Days — Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov
• 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

• 1620 - The Mayflower sets sail
• 1845 - Phineas Wilcox is stabbed to death by fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois, because he is believed to be a Christian spy.
• 1875 - James Cash Penney, American department store founder (JC Penney), is born on this day.
• 1887 - Louise Boyd is born. The American explorer led expeditions to the Arctic and wrote several books about her experiences. Her amassed knowledge of the Arctic led the U.S. government to appoint her as the head of an investigation of magnetic and radio phenomena in the Arctic.
• 1920 - The "Wall Street bombing" occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143.
• 1932 - Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation
• 1940 - The Selective Service Act is passed, the first peacetime draft in history
• 1941 - Adolf Hitler orders that for every dead German, 100 Yugoslavs should be killed
• 1971 - Amy Poehler, aka Leslie Knope is born
• 1997 - Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs interim CEO
• 2018 - Cycling land speed record broken for men and women by Denise Mueller-Korenek riding 183.932 mph (296.010 km/h) Bonneville Salt Flats

Wise Words

"What I hear when I'm being yelled at is people caring loudly at me."

—Leslie Knope.

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