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Situational awareness - November 16, 2018

Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF.

Executive summary: Ben McAdams widens his lead slightly over Mia Love, but more vote totals are coming from Utah County today. Herbert says lawmakers may add a work requirement to Medicaid expansion. Congress is racing to avoid a government shutdown.

TICK TOCK

4 days until the final election results are certified by county clerks (11/20/2018)
10 days until federal and multi-county races are certified by the State Board of Canvassers (11/26/2018)
73 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
119 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
200 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019)
204 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019)
271 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
355 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
445 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)
719 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

Election update: McAdams' lead widens slightly, but it may not be enough to hold off Love
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Democrat Ben McAdams slightly widened his lead over Republican Mia Love in Utah's 4th Congressional District on Thursday....Pro tip: Nobody knows anything! Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 398 (video)
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The counting of ballots in the Ben McAdams/Mia Love race continues, unless it's stopped by a lawsuit....Herbert says a tax cut, along with tax reform, will be part of his 2019 budget proposal
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Look for Gov. Gary Herbert to suggest a tax cut mixed in with a heavy dose of tax reform when he recommends his 2019-2020 budget Dec. 5....Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 398
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott run down the big political news from the last week....Weekly survey: Trump's 2020 prospects following the 2018 midterms
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Last week's midterms saw Democrats win control of the House for the first time since 2010 while Republicans have increased their majority in the Senate. What do you think that means for President Trump's chances at re-election in 2020? Let us know in our weekly survey....

OTHER UTAH HEADLINES

Deseret News

Op-ed: Why Salt Lake City should host another Winter Olympics

Op-ed: Support of religious freedom law evaporates among Democrats in Congress

Jay Evensen: Don't bring the Olympics back to Utah

Editorial: Utah owes a debt of gratitude for Jim Hansen's service

Utah police allowed to carry guns while drunk? Lawmaker aims to change that

Trump backs criminal justice reform legislation that Sen. Mike Lee helped write

Judge questions why Love only sued Salt Lake County over election issue

Senator-elect Mitt Romney mum on Senate committee preferences

Who will run Utah's new homeless centers? The Road Home will operate the largest

Utah public school enrollment has nearly reached 660K. Here's how the student population breaks down

Prop. 2 proponents offer lawmakers 'political cover' to pass marijuana compromise

Rocky Anderson threatens lawsuit over Prop. 2 compromise

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Utahns are getting wise to payday lending

Medical marijuana backers threaten to sue over LDS Church involvement in compromise bill to replace Prop 2

Gov. Gary Herbert says Utahns should be concerned about the Legislature calling itself into special session

Ben McAdams joins 16 fellow Democrats opposing Nancy Pelosi for speaker

Utah County senator backs down from plan to repeal Medicaid expansion proposition approved by voters

A Utah landowner in Emigration Canyon envisions a zip line, sledding hill and gun ranges on his property. His neighbors hate the idea.

Utah vote count drags on in excruciatingly close races, but it could be worse. Really.

Sen.-elect Mitt Romney says a divided Congress may force people to work together

Judge ends hearing without ruling on Rep. Mia Love's quest to halt vote count in Salt Lake County, says he understands need for speed

Operators picked to run Utah's three new homeless resource centers, which are expected to open next summer

Ben McAdams gets some much-needed help from Thursday's vote update in Salt Lake County, now leads by 1,002 votes

Sen. Mike Lee says toxic U.S. politics will ultimately lead to widespread violence unless the country returns power to the states

Other

Utah County leaders tackle impending growth with launch of Valley Visioning project (Daily Herald)

Judge hears arguments in Mia Love's court case, does not rule (Daily Herald)

State's first annual jail deaths report prompts officials to urge focus on suicide prevention (Standard-Examiner)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

The Justice Department has prepared an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julain Assange. The charges were revealed by mistake in an unrelated court filing on Thursday - https://nyti.ms/2FpuTM9
21 days to a government shutdown. GOP leaders in Congress are working to avert a shutdown over funding for President Trump's border wall, but Trump may not be on board - https://wapo.st/2FrEeTK
North Korea claims they have tested a new "ultramodern tactical weapon," but nobody seems to know what the heck that might be - https://wapo.st/2FrzIEL
President Trump resumed his Twitter attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on Thursday, claiming the probe "has gone absolutely nuts" - https://nyti.ms/2Fpv8qx
Several people in contact with the White House and other Trump officials say President Trump and his allies are extremely anxious that special counsel Robert Mueller is preparing to pounce following a self-imposed quiet period in his investigation - https://politi.co/2Fsnzjb
The Florida Senate race is going to a hand recount, while Republican Ron DeSantis has likely won the gubernatorial contest - https://nyti.ms/2FnuV7y
Lots of women got elected to Congress this year, but they were mostly Democrats. The number of Republican women in Congress will drop next year - https://nyti.ms/2Frhfs4
After last week's midterm elections, there are no longer any Republicans in the House from the New England region - http://bit.ly/2FzPHku
Democrats have flipped 5 Republican-held seats in California so far in 2018. Democrat Katie Porter defeated incumbent Mimi Walters in deep-red Orange County - https://politi.co/2FpfUlx
Stop criticizing women on their clothing. A conservative reporter tweeted a photo of freshman Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and commented on what she was wearing. The internet pounced and ratioed to oblivion - https://wapo.st/2FlrNc6
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris bought 1,100 Facebook ads this week urging supporters to sign a "Protect Mueller" petition. The move is fueling speculation that she is preparing a run for president since politicians often use similar tactics to build email lists - http://bit.ly/2FqVvN3
Boring but important. A new study says almost half of the 6- to 21-year-olds in the U.S. are Hispanic, African-American or Asian - http://bit.ly/2FnwJ0d
Ohio passed a controversial bill outlawing abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Backers hope to use the legislation to challenge the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade - http://bit.ly/2Frhqne
Facebook leaders say they were unaware that a Washington, D.C.-based firm they hired tried to link an anti-Facebook campaign to billionaire George Soros - http://bit.ly/2Fnvf6g
A federal judge is expected to decide on Friday whether to temporarily restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's White House credentials - https://politi.co/2FpEKSd
President Trump plans to nominate handbag designer Lana Marks as the new ambassador to South Africa. She has no previous diplomatic experience. Marks is a member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida - https://reut.rs/2FzO866
The U.S. Marshals Service is spending millions of dollars a year on round-the-clock security for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The detail could cost taxpayers $19.8 million through next year. She is the only member of President Trump's Cabinet to have a similar security detail - https://nbcnews.to/2FsUt2Z
The FDA announced a ban on menthol in cigarettes and limiting the sales of flavored e-cigarettes to youths - https://nbcnews.to/2FnvWMU
The death toll from the massive Camp Fire in California is 63. More than 600 people are still missing - https://cnn.it/2FCN15F

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1871 - the National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
1907 - Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th state.
1914 - Intended to serve as a "lender of last resort," the New York Fed opened for business.
1933 - The United States established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
1973 - President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
2000 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.

Policy News

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