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Situational Analysis | October 5, 2021 It's Tuesday and National Do Something Nice Day. In case you didn't notice yesterday, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down for about five hours. Twitter responded with a cheeky tweet that said "Hello literally everyone." Be in the Know Governor Cox's One Utah Summit kicked off last night and continues today in Cedar City. Formerly the Utah Rural Summit, this year's speakers include. the Governor, Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson, Greg Bell, Brad Bonham, Janice Brooks, Missy Larsen and more. The morning main stage presentations and the State Bank Business Challenge will be available via suu.edu/sutvlive. Evan McMullin makes his US Senate bid official. "America has reached a crossroads. Extremism, division and conspiracy now threaten our quality of life and democratic republic. In Utah, we have a better way. It's more compassionate, selfless and independent." He is running as an independent. | | |
Utah Headlines General The best memes and jokes about Facebook being down (Deseret News) Zion National Park has fun with massive Facebook, Instagram outages (Fox13) Users turn to Twitter after Facebook outage. Jokes and venting ensue. (New York Times) Man accused of killing Aaron Lowe connected to unsolved 2020 killing, police confirm (Deseret News) Utah football plans to retire No. 22 in the wake of Aaron Loweâs and Ty Jordanâs deaths (Salt Lake Tribune) Rescue season in Zion âone for the record booksâ (Salt Lake Tribune) Google joins Facebook in Eagle Mountain (Deseret News) New mural tour aims to show Salt Lake County's creative reality (KSL)
Politics Weber County Republicans to consider change to candidate-selection rules (Standard-Examiner) 8 Utah County cities preparing for ranked-choice voting ballots (Daily Herald) Is Utahâs death penalty on death row? This familyâs story of being âshackledâ to a killer has state âon the cuspâ of repeal (Deseret News) These are the 7 men currently sitting on Utahâs death row (Deseret News) COVID Corner 3300 new cases over the weekend, 8 new deaths COVID-19 case rates decline across Utah but remain high in southwestern counties (The Spectrum) Utah parents ask judge to grant restraining order on school mask law (Fox13) Hundreds pack legislative hearing to push back against vaccine, testing mandate (Fox13) J&J seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses (AP) Rural Alaska at risk as COVID surge swamps faraway hospitals (AP) Environment Is Cedar Cityâs growth coming at expense of rural Utah? (Salt Lake Tribune) Intermountain Power Projectâs switch from coal to hydrogen could power rural Utah job growth (Salt Lake Tribune) Housing St. Vincent's Kitchen Academy combats homelessness in Utah through culinary skills (KSL) Mayor bans new homeless shelters in Salt Lake City, temporarily (Salt Lake Tribune) National Headlines General Taiwan 'on alert' after record 56 Chinese warplanes enter its air defense zone (NBC News) 'Some are just psychopaths': Chinese detective in exile reveals extent of torture against Uyghurs (CNN) French clergy abused 216,000 children since 1950, report finds (Politico) Politics GOP mega-donor says he wouldn't back Trump 2024 (The Hill) Facebook whistleblower to testify former employer an 'urgent threat' to US (Reuters) Nikki Haley embraces Trump in her vision of a GOP future (Wall Street Journal) | | |
Policy News Weber County Commissioners, WGU team up to support families experiencing intergenerational poverty Weber County Commissioners, the Weber Prosperity Center of Excellence and Western Governors University (WGU) leadership will sign a resolution to advance a model partnership that will help support the more than 7,000 children impacted by Intergenerational Poverty in Weber County. Weber County and Western Governors University are committed to supporting the Weber Prosperity Center of Excellenceâs ICAN model of success in an effort to break the cycle of IGP. More than 7,000 children are impacted by IGP in Weber County. The Weber Prosperity Center of Excellence will help expand the impact and reach of the Integrated Community Action Now (ICAN) model, which aims to reduce IGP. ICAN aids families who remain in a cycle of poverty by taking a child-centric approach with two generational strategies. With a resource integration coach, families access integrated partners and resources to build family resilience, increase educational obtainment and social capital to become economically mobile and provide future opportunities for children experiencing intergenerational poverty.(Read More) Sen. Lee fights against Bidenâs vaccine mandate Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced 12 bills counteracting Pres. Bidenâs vaccine mandate and is asking one-by-one that the Senate adopt the measures to protect millions of Americans at risk of unemployment due to the mandate. This past week, Sen. Lee sought passage of three of his bills and spoke on the Senate floor regarding each. (Read/Watch More) | | |
Utahâs great challenge: Bringing all sectors together to plan for rapid growth By LaVarr Webb Our state and nation face a variety of immediate challenges that consume most of our attention. Some of these issues are highly controversial and partisan in nature. But as we spend time on these political issues, we shouldnât lose sight of the fact that the biggest and most consequential issue Utah must grapple with is rapid growth. Utah is the nationâs fastest-growing state with many features that make rapid growth difficult â a shortage of land (some 70% of the state is owned by government agencies), a dearth of water, a population concentrated along the Wasatch Front, and topography that creates natural inversions and contributes dramatically to air pollution. Despite our wide open spaces, we are among the top 10 most-urbanized states, with much of the population crowded into the narrow Wasatch Front. When we think about coping with rapid growth, we usually think in terms of infrastructure â highways, bridges, water, wastewater, etc. But the consequences of rapid growth are manifest in many other sectors, including housing, energy, education, land use, parks and recreation, clean air, good-paying jobs, and overall quality of life. I recently participated in a thought-provoking discussion with Andrew Gruber, executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), regarding the many facets of the growth challenges. WFRC, which represents dozens of local governments on the Wasatch Front, is one of the key agencies helping elected leaders prepare for a doubling of the population over the next several decades. Gruber noted, and I agree, that one of the great assets Utah deploys in planning for the future is an attitude of collaboration and cooperation among many agencies and organizations dealing with rapid growth. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming One Utah Summit held at SUU â Oct 4-6. Register here Women in the money: Utah Financial Empowerment Conference with Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks â Oct 8, 8:30 am - 4 pm. Register here Utah Business Economic Summit â Nov 5, 8:00 am - 4 pm Register here Growth, Grit and Grace - SLC Chamber's Women & Business Conference and ATHENA awards â Nov 19, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Register here | | |
On This Day In History From History.com 1818 - Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, dies at 34 1829 - Chester Arthur is born. He became the 21st president of the US 1902 - Ray Kroc is born. 1942 - 5,000 Jews of Dubno, Russia massacred 1947 - Harry Truman delivers first-ever presidential speech on TV 1959 - Maya Lin is born. An artist, she was the architect of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. and other public sculptures. 1970 - PBS begins broadcasting 1989 - Dalai Lama wins Nobel Peace Prize 2011 - Apple founder Steve Jobs dies of pancreatic cancer 2017 - "The New York Times" publishes an investigation into sexual harassment behavior by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein Wise Words âYour time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
-Steve Jobs Lighter Side Speaking of the. Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp outage âMeanwhile, people who couldnât use Instagram spent the day posting their weekend pumpkin-patch selfies on LinkedIn.â â JIMMY FALLON | | |
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