Situational Analysis – February 3, 2021

Made it to the middle of the week! Today is National Missing Persons Day. Approximately 2,300 people are reported missing every day? Everyone of those missing persons has people who love them and are desperate to find them. 

If you only have time for one thing today: If you’ve ever been a non-traditional student, or thought about becoming a non-traditional student, well, the Lt. Governor has a message for you: Do it. LG Deidre Henderson is interning in the LG’s office as she finishes up her degree in history. She felt some shame and imposter syndrome about not having a degree, but then she realized that there are many people in her situation. “I just decided to be open about it and to be transparent about it and to hopefully encourage other women or men who are in a similar situation, where they’re wanting to go back, but maybe feeling awkward about it, too, to help inspire them to just do it,” she told NPR. Read or listen to the entire article here.

Countdown

30 days to the end of the 2021 Utah Legislature (3/5/21)
70 days until the end of the Cox/Henderson administration’s first 100 days (04/14/2021)
86 days until the Biden/Harris administration’s first 100 days are up (04/30/2021)