Today’s tweets cover Confucius Institutes, school board elections, the tech sector needs women, the Utah Department of Commerce warns against utility scams and the Utah job market.
A House resolution calling on Utah universities to close Confucius Institutes due to security concerns passes almost unanimously.
Utah House backs call to close Chinese Communist Party-funded Confucius Institutes at state universities https://t.co/JeRoNKIzSi
— FOX 13 News Utah (@fox13) March 3, 2021
The bill that would let 16 and 17-year-olds vote for school board members is killed in the House by a 201 margin.
Utah House: No vote for older teens in local school board races https://t.co/EOAoHUhiSW pic.twitter.com/j4bbFtDkHj
— MarjorieCortez (@DN_Marjorie) March 3, 2021
Cyndi Tetro, co-founder and president of Women Tech Council, says more women are needed in tech
More women needed in Utah's tech sector, expert says https://t.co/7LvUiWr4ll
— FOX 13 News Utah (@fox13) March 2, 2021
Utah’s Commerce Department warns against utility scams
The scammer then claims unless your outstanding balances are paid immediately, your water/power/gas will be shut off.
But don't bite. The scammer wants you to "panic pay" so they can abscond with your money. Don't do it! pic.twitter.com/oplSkIVNPq— commerce.utah.gov (@UtahCommerce) March 2, 2021
Utah’s job market contracted 0.5% over the last year.
Utah’s job market contracted by -0.5% over the past year, with 7,700 fewer jobs in the economy compared to January 2020. #UTecon #utpol #utbiz pic.twitter.com/X2fmLDxtIJ
— Workforce Services (@JobsUT) March 3, 2021
The largest losses continue to come in heavily female-centric industries
Largest private sector losses in January 2021:
• Leisure and Hospitality Services: -12,400 jobs
• Education and Healthcare: -7,600 jobs
• Information: -1,500 jobs#UTecon #utpol #utbiz— Workforce Services (@JobsUT) March 3, 2021
