Historic Summer for Politics

After a historic summer, the Hinckley Report returns with analysis of the 2022 primary elections. Doug Wilks, Maura Carabello, and Glen Mills join host Jason Perry on The Hinckley Report this Friday at 7:00 pm to discuss the outcomes, and how major decisions in Washington, D.C. are impacting Utahns.

Utah Headlines

General

• Under new leadership, Utah Inland Port puts big spending on hold. New executive director wants a master plan and more financial transparency, while his predecessor now will retire instead of taking on role as president. (Salt Lake Tribune)
• 5 Utah cities make the ‘Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S.’ (ABC4)

Politics

• The Legislative Management Committee appointed Victoria Ashby to serve as the Legislature’s new general counsel. (UT Leg.)
• What Utah independent Evan McMullin says about Sen. Mike Lee in major campaign speech. The U.S. Senate challenger pulled no punches against the GOP incumbent at a rally in Salt Lake City (Deseret News)
• Does Utah have ‘election deniers’ on the 2022 midterm ballot? FiveThirtyEight thinks so. (Deseret News)
• McMullin calls Lee a ‘sycophant’ for Trump at rally. The independent Senate candidate was joined by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele and former Democratic Utah Rep. Ben McAdams (Salt Lake Tribune)
• McMullin rallies as campaigns claim big difference over polls in US Senate race (KUTV)
• 19 Utah state flag redesigns remain after public feedback (Fox13)
• ‘We see storm clouds’: Washington County to tighten budget due to inflation pressures (St. George News)

Business

• All of our jobs include tasks that need to be done, but won't lead to promotions. But women do more of these than men. (Harvard Business Review)
• How can the work world become more family friendly? Here’s what parents have to say (Deseret News)
• Utah businesses entangled in alleged $722 million crypto fraud scheme. Feds seek to recover fraudulent funds directed to theme parks, tech startups and other companies (Deseret News)
• Jonathan Johnson: Restore patent review process to help consumers and the economy (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Living Color Awards: Recognizing those making Utah more diverse and inclusive (KSL)
• Quiet quitters make up half the U.S. workforce, Gallup says. Young professionals surveyed said they were the most disengaged. A big source of tension: Returning to offices. (Wall Street Journal)

Education

• Judge allows public school with ties to polygamy to keep its board, for now. New hearing ‘on the merits’ scheduled in October (Fox13)

Environment

• Art Connection: Air. Air, an exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, invites the community to learn about the Wasatch Front’s air quality issues. Air features recent works by sixteen artists, poets, engineers, and designers from around the globe and Utah. (UEN)
• The Utah gondola: A timeline. Years of study and debate precede Little Cottonwood gondola recommendation. How did we get here? (Deseret News)
• Heat wave on its way out of Utah, but wildfire smoke is coming (Deseret News)
• These tiny toads live in Utah’s alpine wetlands. As drought deepens, scientists are on a quest to save them. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Health

• 😔 Ogden makes Top 15 for ‘most depressed’ in U.S. (ABC4)
• Utah suicide rates high, including for girls and women (Cache Valley Daily)
• Research explores how to prevent suicide among Utah women and girls (UPR)

National Headlines

General

• Elijah Wood and original 'Lord of the Rings' cast shut down racist critics of 'Rings of Power' (CNN)
• Genealogy DNA is used to identify a murder victim from 1988 — and her killer (NPR)
• Meet South Dakota's new corn-bassador, a boy who recently found out that corn is real (NPR)

Politics

• Threats against members of Congress in today’s tribal America have risen. A threat against Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) shows the extent to which they have altered the way public figures live (Washington Post)
• Democrats have the momentum. It may not matter in the House (The Hill)
• GOP donor pool unexpectedly shrinks as midterms near (Politico)

Ukraine 🇺🇦 

• Blinken makes surprise visit to Kyiv, unveils $2B in US military aid for Europe (AP)
• Ukrainian forces retake Russian-held territory near Kharkiv (AP)
• Ukrainian citizens seeking war reparations face uphill struggle (Reuters)
• Analysis: Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia (Reuters)
• Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians forced to Russia, U.S. claims (Politico)

World News

• UN sees life expectancy, education and income fall (BBC)
• Canada’s horrific knife rampage over as last suspect dies (AP)
• U.K. leader Liz Truss pledges to cap soaring household energy bills (Washington Post)
• Shock waves hit the global economy, posing grave risk to Europe (New York Times)

News Releases

Utah business delegation to forge connections with Israel and the UAE

Gov. Spencer J. Cox is leading a trade mission to Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Sept. 8 to 17, 2022, to help Utah businesses capitalize on emerging opportunities and build economic bridges.

The 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized diplomatic and trade relations between Israel, the UAE, and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa has unlocked tremendous economic opportunities in the region.

Israel and the UAE share important similarities with Utah — from their dynamic innovation ecosystems to their expertise in navigating familiar challenges, such as water management — making them excellent partners for Utah companies looking to grow in the Middle East. (Read More)

Supportive employer policies critical for retaining Utah working parents in tight labor market, survey shows

Statewide survey results suggest there are a number of supportive policies employers could enact to recruit, support, and retain working parents in Utah’s competitive labor market. The survey, released today by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute in partnership with the Salt Lake Chamber, shows that while most are satisfied with their current work and childcare arrangement, many parents and guardians also think policies such as increased wage/salary, paid family leave, flexible/stable hours and schedule, remote/hybrid work options, better part-time job opportunities and childcare assistance are important to achieving their ideal situation. 

“With low unemployment and high labor force participation, Utah employers are competing to recruit and retain qualified employees,” said Samantha Ball, Gardner Institute Senior Research Associate and lead author of the report. “This survey highlights working parents as an important labor resource and who believe there are several policies employers could offer that would support them in getting closer to their ideal balance between paid work and childcare.” (Read More)

Lee introduces bill to protect communities from drone threats

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use (SHIELD-U) Act to equip state and local law enforcement with the authority needed to protect their citizens and communities from drone threats.

The need to respond to drone threats is increasing as commercial and personal use becomes more widespread. Sen. Lee’s legislation gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with state and local law enforcement, the authority to detect, identify, and mitigate drone threats on commercial service airport property, including the airspace involved in the takeoff and landing of aircraft. It further grants state and local law enforcement similar counter drone authority within their respective jurisdiction. (Read More)

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Upcoming

• “Impulsivity, poor decisions, and what to do about it" with USU Blue Plate Research — Sept 9, 11:30 am, Gallivan Hall downtown SLC, Register here
• Women in the Money with Utah State Treasurer's Office — Sept. 15-16, Salt Lake Sheraton + online, Register here
• Interim Days — Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov
• ULCT Annual Convention — Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here
• One Utah Summit — Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here
• Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin — Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU
• Interim Days — Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov
• General election â€“ Nov 8
• 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

• 1504 - Michelangelo's statue of David is unveiled in Florence, Italy
• 1565 - First permanent European settlement in the US founded at St. Augustine, Florida
• 1664 - New Amsterdam becomes New York
• 1916 - US President Woodrow Wilson signs the Emergency Revenue Act, doubling the rate of income tax and adding inheritance and munitions profits tax
• 1954 - Ruby Bridges is born. She became the first African American child to start the desegregation process at the William Frantz School in New Orleans. At her side, federal marshals escorted her to and from school as an angry mob protested. It was not your typical first day of kindergarten.
• 1965 - The Delano Grape Strike begins
• 1966 - “Star Trek” premieres on NBC
• 1974 - Ford pardons Nixon
• 1986 - The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts nationwide making the host the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated television talk show.

Wise Words

“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.”

—Oprah Winfrey

The Punny Side

What would happen if a piano fell on you?

You’d b-flat.

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