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Situational awareness - October 12, 2018

Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF!

How the Utah Debate Commission is hampering public discourse. Trump and Kanye. The markets tumbled again, prompting fears that the bull market may be over.

  TICK TOCK   

11 days until in-person early voting begins (10/23/2018)
18 days until the last day to register to vote online or in person (10/30/2018)
20 days until in-person early voting ends (11/2/2018)
25 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
108 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
155 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
753 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

Tilting at windmills - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 393
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Medical marijuana foes and proponents come together to craft compromise legislation to ensure medical cannabis will be legal in Utah....Bob Bernick's notebook: Utah Debate Commission stifles political discourse
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
The Utah Debate Commission is a good idea that, unfortunately, has turned into some bad results....2018 UtahPolicy.com Election Challenge
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Welcome to the 2018 UtahPolicy.com election challenge!...Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 393
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick tiptoe through an eventful week in Utah politics....Utah's cost of living drops for second month in a row in Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index
By Press release
The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index decreased 0.1 percent from August to September on a non-seasonally adjusted basis....Weekly survey: Will Kavanaugh help Republicans or Democrats in November?
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The bitter partisan battle over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has energized both Republicans and Democrats. Will it help one party more come November, or will the fury fade out before then? Vote now in our weekly survey....

  OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

Deseret News

Ralph Hancock: 'Mere constitutionalism' is a not a partisan theory

Jay Evensen: How Utahns could one day vote for more than one candidate per race

Jay Evensen: Is it possible to get past politics and unite behind religious freedom?

A. Scott Anderson: Let's perform our most basic civic duty: Vote

Music bill puts Kid Rock, Mike Love, Donald Trump and Orrin Hatch on the same stage

He's not mayor anymore, but Ralph Becker is still fighting against billboard 'blight'

Utah loves its hunting, fishing and wildlife watching

Salt Lake Tribune

Get a wild horse and $1k. It's the latest offer to reduce the number of penned animals that some think should be slaughtered.

Prop 2 supporters, opponents regroup after announcement of medical marijuana deal

Hatch backs Supreme Court case that would ban both federal and state prosecutions for the same crime

Senate election foes Romney and Wilson agree on one thing: they're pro-fry sauce

Poll: Utahns like Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, not so sure about Trump in the White House

Other

Weber Co. medical marijuana boosters heighten efforts as Prop 2 debate sizzles (Standard-Examiner)

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

Kanye West and President Donald Trump held a raucous and surreal 25-minute media availability in the Oval Office on Thursday. Here are some highlights - http://bit.ly/2IQRyPM
The Turkish government has told U.S. officials that it has audio and video recordings that prove Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate - https://wapo.st/2ISE6uI
President Trump is considering as many as five candidates to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions following the 2018 midterm elections - https://on.wsj.com/2IQp3S5
Hurricane Michael has moved out into the Atlantic Ocean leaving utter devastation and at least 6 deaths in its wake - http://bit.ly/2IT3CQD

Stocks tumbled again on Thursday. The DOW has dropped 1,400 points over the past two days, while the S&P 500 dropped below a level that has many analysts suggesting the current bull market may be over - https://cnb.cx/2IUZZcY
President Trump says this week's stock market losses are the fault of the Federal Reserve being "overly aggressive" in raising interest rates - https://washex.am/2IVNpKs
The U.S. trade deficit with China hit a record $34.1 billion in September, which is a new record, despite tariffs imposed by the Trump administration - https://wapo.st/2ISoJSW
White House aides are urging President Trump to replace departing U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley with another woman - https://politi.co/2IPY359
Democrats are struggling to mobilize Latino voters ahead of the midterm elections - http://bit.ly/2IWFP2h
Republicans and GOP-affiliated groups spent $28.4 million on campaign ads casting Hillary Clinton or House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as villains in the last month - https://politi.co/2IWGOiZ
Republicans in Congress are promising to push for money to pay for President Trump's proposed border wall following the midterm elections - https://wapo.st/2ITgA0C
President Trump's lawyers are preparing answers to written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller - https://cnn.it/2IUiAWc
White House chief of staff John Kelly called Sen. Elizabeth Warren an "impolite arrogant woman" in an email exchange last year following a telephone conversation with the Democrat about the Trump administration's travel ban - http://bit.ly/2ISqe3w
The Postal Service unveils the biggest price hike since 1991. The increases also affect a package delivery service used by Amazon, but the agency is denying their move has anything to do with President Trump's frequent attacks on the company - https://politi.co/2IQSsvE

President Trump sat down with 60 Minutes on Thursday for an interview. The chat with Lesley Stahl will air on Sunday - http://bit.ly/2IQEVEl
Several FBI employees have been recalled from Asia while the Justice Department investigates allegations they were involved with prostitutes - https://cnn.it/2ISDZzi
The number of children in the U.S. who have not received any vaccinations has quadrupled in the last 17 years - https://wapo.st/2IQHZ3l
Facebook purged hundreds of political spam accounts and pages on Thursday - http://bit.ly/2IQItXd

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

1492 - Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.
1692 - The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor Sir Williams Phips.
1793 - The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina.
1799 - Jeanne Genevieve Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute, from an altitude of 3,000 feet.
The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited in many public schools as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage.
1901 - President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
1960 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Colonial policy being conducted in Eastern Europe.
1973 - President Richard Nixon nominated House Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan for the vice presidency to replace Spiro Agnew, who had resigned two days earlier.

Policy News

Casual Friday
Weekend EventOutdoors Report--Tribune: Zion National Park will acquire a private land parcel to fend off any development - but 3,400 acres remain at risk--Tribune: Goldfish have taken over a Utah lake - and state officials are fighting back--Tribune:115 arches were left out ...Utah Global Forum announces keynote speaker Ben Stein
Ben Stein, known for his economic lessons on and off-screen, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Utah Global Forum hosted by Gov. Gary R. Herbert....HealthEquity to expand headquarters in Utah
The Governor's Office of Economic Development announced HealthEquity, Inc. the nation's largest independent health savings account custodian, will expand their operations in Draper, UT adding up to 500 jobs, $10 million in new state revenue and an estimated $27 million in ca...Salt Lake City recognizes business leadership in enhancing energy efficiency, reducing pollution
Salt Lake City's Department of Sustainability is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Elevate Buildings Awards, highlighting organizations that have taken action to enhance the energy performance of their buildings....

More National Headlines

Camille Paglia: Trump Already Headed Towards Reelection, Democrats Have Overplayed Their Hand (RealClearPolitics)

Stop the Press Before It Profiles Beto O'Rourke Again (Politico)

Witches to Hex Justice Kavanaugh in Occult Ritual in NYC (CNS News)

Donald Trump and Kanye West remix the government (Politico)

Trump Is Mulling Candidates Who Could Succeed Jeff Sessions (Wall Street Journal)

Michelle Obama: George W. Bush is 'my partner in crime' and 'I love him to death' (USA Today)

Florida House race in dead heat in district Clinton won in landslide (The Hill)

Senate confirms 15 Trump judges after GOP leaders, Democrats strike deal (Washington Times)

Dina Powell no longer under in running to become UN ambassador (The Hill)

Here's how much damage has been done to the stock market during a powerful rout (MarketWatch)

Trump Attacks the Fed as Stocks Fall and the Midterms Loom (New York Times)

Wise Words

Truth

"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." Albert Einstein

 

Lighter Side

Africa

"First lady Melania Trump is going to Africa on a humanitarian visit. When she gets there, people will be like, "How can WE help YOU?" Africa will be Melania's first big solo trip as first lady. In response Donald was like, "I love Africa. It's my favorite song by Toto."" Jimmy Fallon

 

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