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January 13, 2023 | Vol. 4 Iss. 02
Senate President predicts successful legislative session By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com UTAH STATE CAPITOL— The 2023 Legislative Session kicks off on Jan. 17 and promises to be filled with highs and lows as lawmakers consider more than 1,000 bills with more than 500 passed. Senate
President Stuart Adams predicts some major things will come out of the session. “Utah has the best economy in the nation,” said Adams. “Unemployment is low and because of that strong economy we’re able to do tax cuts. This will be the year of the tax cuts again three years in a row.” Normally the legislature ei-
ther funds programs or cuts taxes, he said. “It’s difficult to do both but we’ll be able to make tax cuts and fund programs.” For three years in a row the legislature has funded education at record levels, Adams said. “Part of that funding will be a significant WPU and for the first time in the history of the state we’ll fund directly
to teacher compensation. We found that even though we funded education, teacher compensation has not kept up.” Adams said they’ve become more aware, especially during the pandemic, that parents want more input on education. “In a recent Dan Please see SESSION: pg. 3
Program sets high school students on path to health care professions By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com LAYTON—How often does a high school student get the chance to practice suturing on a pig’s foot, put in an IV or do intubation on a lifelike manikin while receiving college credit? HTHA 2910 Health Information Literacy, Healthcare System & Career Exploration does just that. It is a four credit hour college course taught at the Weber State University Davis Campus and delivered through the Northern Utah Area Health Education Center (NUAHEC) Medical Scholars program. It is an experiential program that prepares students to take their place in the future health care workforce. It also satisfies the Information Literacy and research skills, a general education requirement. “These are great young folks,” Instructor Frederick Henderson, MHA Northern Utah Area Health Education Center Director Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions Weber State University said of his last class. “They’ve worked so hard. We want to make the high school transition to college as smooth as possible. Kids can have a 4.0 and still struggle in college.” Students learn about a career in healthcare, he said. “It gives them a step ahead of the competition and gives them a leg up. It’s very competitive in health care programs. They only take the best applicants. It’s only for seniors and they have to maintain a GPA consistent with program track acceptance of 3.7 and above.” The course consists of lectures and hands-on practice, said Henderson. “They love using their suturing kit and doing IVs and putting a tube inside a patient’s throat so they can breathe. At the end of the course we hold an open house where everything is set up so the students can show their parents what they’ve learned.” Henderson said they have Wildcat Card day where they give the kids a student ID and take them to the bowling alley and get pizza. “It’s a way to motivate them and get them pumped up for the next four years of education.”
NEWS BREAK NYC nurses are on strike, but the problems they face are seen nationwide
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Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say
The Puerto Rican crested anole has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS in the HTHA 2910 course at Weber State University Davis Campus an animal heart. The class offers hands-on experience in the health care field. It’s a grant sponsored program through the federal Health and Human Services, he said. “We’ve also received generous funding from the legislature. It’s been a collaborative partnership. We couldn’t do it any other way.” They built the program with the Davis School District, Henderson said. “The state board, CTE director, teachers and superintendents all jumped on board to make the program what it is.” Henderson started at Weber in 2002 when he went to get a degree. “I was a firefighter then became a paramedic,” he said. “I went into Health Administration and was offered a job at Weber to teach. I got a master’s in Health Administration because I wanted to be the best teacher I could offer.” The students in his class are incredibly dedicated, he said. “They know what they FREDERICK HENDERSON and one of his graduating students. Henderson want to do. This sets the standard of young loves teaching about the healthcare people. I’m blessed to have landed in this field at Weber State University. perfect situation.” l
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NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or canceled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday. The White House initially said that there was no evidence of a cyberattack behind the outage that ruined travel plans for millions of passengers. President Joe Biden said Wednesday morning that he’s directed the Department of Transportation to investigate.
146 new species discovered in 2022
The California Academy of Sciences released the full list of new species added into the scientific database, which includes 44 lizards, 30 ants, 14 sea slugs, 14 plants, 13 sea stars, seven fish, four sharks, four beetles, three moths, three worms, two scorpions, two lichens, two spiders, one toad, one clam, one aphid, and one sea biscuit. The findings span six continents and three oceans, and range from high elevation to ocean depths.