Today’s special session will address redistricting, including a resolution condemning the Utah Supreme Court and the district court, moving the date of candidate filing for Congressional candidates to March and will also repeal the ban on collective bargaining for public unions. The Government Operations committee will meet at 4:00 pm to hear public input and the special session will begin at 6:00 pm.

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12:00 pm: Legislative Management Committee

1:00 pm: Executive Appropriations Committee

3:00 pm: Legislative Audit Subcommittee

4:00 pm: Government Operations Interim Committee

4:30 pm: Senate Political Subdivisions Confirmation Committee

Peruvian leaders host visiting Utah delegation, eager to promote trade with state (KSL)

Utah leaders are making commercial, cultural strides in Peru (Deseret News)

Trump-aligned group paying out-of-state signature gatherers in bid to undo Utah’s new House map (Salt Lake Tribune)

‘I had to borrow money just to survive’: GOP-hired petitioners left living in cars amid campaign to repeal anti-gerrymandering law (ABC4)

In Utah redistricting case, judge explains why she ruled against Legislature (Utah News Dispatch)

Sen. Curtis ‘can’t answer’ if he’d confirm Hegseth as Defense secretary a second time (Deseret News)

Who got the better end of a multi-million US 89 land deal: Stuart Adams or UDOT? (KUER)

SEG Foundation hopes Utah’s ‘Pay It Forward Day’ becomes a tradition of kindness (KSL TV)

Brigham City seniors won't be forgotten during the holidays thanks to this 'Secret Santa' (Fox13)

Helping families heal: Cedar City nonprofit 10,000 Beds provides scholarships for addiction treatment (St. George News)

UHP responds to nine-car accident Monday night (KSL TV)

A Utah soccer coach was ‘following exactly’ process to get legal status — but ICE arrested him anyway (Salt Lake Tribune)

Skier rescued after being trapped in Rich County ravine (Cache Valley Daily)

Utah companies championing women advancement lag on child care benefits, study finds (Utah News Dispatch)

Utah adds over 26K jobs to state economy since last year; over 63K unemployed (St. George News)

Salt Lake County DA unveils new screening dashboard for the public (KSL)

$3,000 reward offered for information on human skull stolen from ancient burial site (KSL Newsradio)

Father files lawsuit against Park City School District, alleging abuse of student (ABC4)

‘New and improved’ BYU Creamery on Ninth location opens (Heraldextra)

Ballerina Farm kicks off the holidays with inaugural winter market (Deseret News)

China's Li says tariff consequences increasingly evident (Reuters)

Business is booming for defense contractors (Reuters)

Federal Reserve set to cut rate but may signal a pause to come (AP)

Utah passed emergency funding for English learners this year. No schools qualified (KUER)

Opinion: Data centers will power our AI future (Deseret News)

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy (AP)

Attorney for Latter-day Saints asks Utah Supreme Court to remove an injunction that halted construction during opponents’ pending appeal (Deseret News)

Kevin Costner reflects on faith and hosting a Nativity special (Deseret News)

For the first time this century, the number of deaths to children under age 5 is predicted to grow. (Deseret News)

Utah family donates $10 million to support youth mental health (KSL)

Many who die by suicide aren’t depressed, genetic research suggests (U Health)

Utah has a 115 confirmed cases of measles, with latest infection at Bingham High (KSL)

Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, some fellow cable networks (AP News)

This musician taught an octopus to play the piano (Washington Post)

Kushner role in bid for Warner Bros raises ethical questions, experts say (Reuters)

Analysis: Have all presidents pardoned people more in line with their politics? (Deseret News)

Congress says it will withhold Defense Secretary Hegseth’s travel budget unless he releases boat strike video (Deseret News)

White House announces $12 billion financial aid package for farmers hurt by tariffs (Deseret News)

Trump approval rating rises as Republicans back cost-of-living efforts (Reuters)

Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey (AP)

Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade (Washington Post)

Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’ (Politico)

Trump’s plans to shatter the bureaucracy have a green light at the Supreme Court (Politico)

Dan Bongino Admits to Lying During His Pundit Days (The Atlantic)

ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say (AP)

Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t cede territory to Russia (Politico)

'It's scary, but we live on': inside Ukraine’s besieged east (Reuters)

Trump’s ceasefire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into a new phase (AP News)

A weakened Hamas still dominates Gaza, building day by day (New York Times)

Israeli authorities raid UN Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem compound (Reuters)

200,000 flee new advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump peace deal (Reuters)

International court sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities (AP)

16,000 fossil footprints in central Bolivia reveal dinosaur behavior (AP)

Dec 9 — AI at the Crossroads webinar, with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, 10 am MST, Register here

Dec 9 — Utah legislature special session, 6 pm

Dec 11 - 2025 Common Good Awards with Envision Utah, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Grand America Ballroom, Register here

Jan 8 — Men and Boys Wellbeing Symposium with the Sutherland Institute, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm; RSVP here

Jan 12 — Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Outlook Conference, 9:00 am, Little America Hotel, Register here

Jan 20 — 2026 Legislative Session begins

Feb 4–7, 2026 — Summit with Silicon Slopes and Visit Salt Lake

Mar 6 — Legislative session ends

1793 - Noah Webster establishes New York's first daily newspaper, the "American Minerva"

1835 - The Texan Army captures San Antonio in its war for independence from Mexico

1872 - P.B.S. Pinchback was sworn in as the first African American to serve as a governor of a U.S. state. He replaced Governor Henry C. Warmoth when his term ended due to impeachment charges.

1886 - Clarence Birdseye is born. He developed a quick-freezing method for preserving foods that revolutionized the food preservation industry.

1906 - Grace Hopper is born. Rear Admiral Hopper ​​was a pioneering computer scientist who invented the compiler, co-invented COBOL and is credited with coining the phrase “debugging” after seeing an actual bug inside a computer.

1906 - Esther Peterson is born in Provo, Utah. As head of the Commission on the Status of Women, she was the most powerful woman in the Kennedy administration. 

1958 - John Birch society founded.

1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas premieres on CBS.

1979 - Smallpox is officially declared eradicated, following a global inoculation effort

1992 - U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia in Operation Restore Hope

2002 - Award-winning ABC News journalist, Michele Norris, becomes the first African American female regular co-host of National Public Radio’s news magazine, All Things Considered

2008 - Rod Blagojevich, Governor of Illinois is arrested by federal officials

2021 - More than 40 camels disqualified from the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival beauty contest after Botox injections and other cosmetic enhancements were discovered