Utah’s Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson posted on social media this morning that the DOJ is sending election monitors to Utah. They must follow all state laws relating to poll watchers and will not be allowed to approach or speak to voters. Reuters reports that all 50 states will have DOJ election monitors this year. Utah sent DOJ election monitors San Juan County during the 2018, 2022 and the 2024 elections.

Former Senator Mitt Romney has weighed in publicly on Pres. Trump’s Russia deal, posting yesterday that Zelenskyy was “in good company” with Churchill and George Washington.

8:00 am: Legislative Water Development Commission

9:30 am: Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel

11:30 am: Federalism Commission

Utah lawmakers paid for a study on mail-in voting security. Here's what researchers found: no significant or widespread fraud (KSL)

Opinion: Utah’s hottest midterm races to watch — what you need to know (Deseret News)

New Utah Supreme Court justice signed Proposition 4 repeal petition (KSL)

Lawmakers question head of MIDA over controversial Box Elder County data center proposal (KSL)

A Republican Takes On Her Party Over Voter Data (NPR’s ‘Question Everything’)

Former West High principal who accused Salt Lake City School District of ‘retaliation’ runs for school board (Salt Lake Tribune)

SLC dials back sweeping zoning changes meant to add density to residential neighborhoods (Salt Lake Tribune)

C. Shane Reese: In praise of Notre Dame: What a football coach’s kindness to a BYU player teaches about faith (Deseret News)

3.3-magnitude earthquake strikes north of Park City (KUTV)

Utah joins $665M multi-state settlement over 'misleading' lease-to-own agreements (KUTV)

Utah asks judge to block Kalshi from operating in state (Fox13)

Utah consumers to receive $16.7 million in debt relief through Snap Finance settlement (Cache Valley Daily)

A just-revealed security flaw is hitting computer systems around the world (Deseret News)

Meta dealt a $25B financial blow in New Mexico lawsuit (Deseret News)

A woman was arrested while protesting data centers at a Utah County meeting. Here’s how it unfolded (Salt Lake Tribune)

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties as part of a data privacy case (KUTV)

iPhone Duo Review: Too Much iPhone, Too Little iPad (Wall Street Journal)

Tesla posts surprise positive cash flow on lower-than-expected AI spending (Reuters)

Facing felony charge and calls to resign, Wasatch County sheriff opts for paid leave (Salt Lake Tribune)

'Sacrificed his life for everyone ... to be shot point blank,' victim's family says at parole hearing (KSL)

South Jordan couple shaken after fired bullet nearly enters bedroom (KUTV)

Utah football player, Jamal Wallace, placed on 'indefinite suspension' after alleged rape incident (KSL)

Man arrested on sexual battery, stalking allegations at North Logan gym (Cache Valley Daily)

Paradise man facing 10 Felony child exploitation charges after hard drives seized (Cache Valley Daily)

Woman arrested after 'a disturbance' in Utah County (Daily Herald)

Community Action Services says it needs immediate support to keep doors open (Daily Herald)

Utah Apple Crunch connects kindergarteners with local farmers (KSL)

Utah students receive nearly 8,000 rainbow trout eggs to study aquatic life (ABC4)

Expert says parents play key role in early literacy (KPCW)

Utah higher education institutions provide value, students leave money on table, economist Dr. Michael Koefed says (KSL)

Timpanogos school board approves grade reconfiguration, will decide closures in December (KUTV)

This ‘hidden gem’ in Arizona just became America’s newest national park (Deseret News)

Utah energy providers have ‘mature’ cybersecurity protocols, but there are gaps, audit says (Fox13)

Update: Autumn rainfall in Southern Utah prompts flood warning; Springdale makes sandbags available (St. George News)

A Disappearing Rio Grande Is Reshaping Life Along the River (Wall Street Journal)

Utah’s big cities got their Colorado River water. Eastern Utah communities were left with unfulfilled promises. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Is this really Joseph Smith? I watched 10 hours of research, and here’s what I think (Deseret News)

Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery (BBC)

Utah mother turns heartbreak into hope through flower farm honoring babies lost too soon (KUTV)

Provo approves major mall makeover, displacing the mobile home park next door (KUER)

Taxpayers are funding private school tuition. It's helping classical Christian schools expand (Associated Press)

Pentagon looks to build a deep-cover spy program to confront China (Washington Post)

Cops left the force. They kept tracking people with a powerful camera network (Washington Post)

Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from ending transgender medical care for prisoners (Deseret News)

An Ohio attack ad turns a candidate’s mother against her and divides the GOP (Deseret News)

American ‘magic’ might be the solution to political polarization (Deseret News)

Vance says Republicans shouldn’t complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother (Associated Press)

Cook Political Report polls find Democrats leading three critical Senate races (The Hill)

Inside Democrats’ oversight playbook for Trump’s final 2 years (The Hill)

Flanagan reverses course, says she was a Phi Beta Kappa member after all (The Hill)

The next Senate class will decide Social Security’s fate. Can they meet halfway to save it? (The Hill)

The House GOP’s imminent decision on the Omar raid (Politico)

Trump administration deported nearly 1 million through July, report finds (Washington Post)

Investigation finds hundreds of U.S. citizens detained by ICE (PBS NewsHour)

Israel detains U.S. House candidate, activists amid West Bank olive harvest (Washington Post)

Trump throws Netanyahu a last-minute lifeline. It may not be enough (Politico)

Israel's election may change its leader, but not Iran war policy (Reuters)

Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years behind bars (Associated Press)

Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks (BBC)

Alberta premier faces a separatist challenge inside her own party (Politico)

Oct 20-22 — October interim

Oct 29 — Sutherland Institute Awards Dinner, 6:00 pm, Grand America Hotel

Nov 3 — General election

Nov 11 — 2026 Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Grand America Hotel, Register here

Nov 17-19 — November Interim

Jan 14 — Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit with the Utah Chamber, 7:30 am - 12:00 pm, Keynote Speaker: Paul Ryan, Grand America Hotel, Register here

Jan 19 — General session begins

1797 - First parachute jump is made over Paris

1834 - Abigail Scott Duniway is born. An early western author and Pacific Northwest suffrage leader, (1871-1915), she succeeded in winning woman suffrage in Oregon (1912)

1916 - US suffragette Inez Milholland collapses during a speech in Los Angeles (dies weeks later). Her last words are to President Woodrow Wilson “Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?”

1928 - Herbert Hoover speaks of "American system of rugged individualism"

1962 - JFK addresses the nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis

1965 - President Lyndon Johnson signs the Highway Beautification Act

1979 - Utah Jazz wins their first game as Utah franchise against the San Diego Clippers

2012 - Lance Armstrong stripped of his seven Tour de France titles