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Situational awareness - July 27, 2018
Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF!
Utah is getting $4 million from the feds to boost election security. Michael Cohen claims President Trump had advance knowledge about the infamous Trump tower meeting with a Russian lawyer. Mueller is reportedly scrutinizing President Trump's tweets in obstruction of justice probe.
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102 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018) 185 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 830 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
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Utah spending big on election security
Utah is getting more than $4 million from the feds to improve election security, which includes purchasing new voting machines and security upgrades on the state's voter registration system - http://bit.ly/2vdvVT8
What a week!
Romney's campaign cash. Love or Bishop for speaker? Utahns aren't sure lawmakers should be able to call themselves into special session. Plus, Donald Trump's rage tweeting and Michael Cohen's tapes. Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott run down the week in Utah politics - http://bit.ly/2Om5X8L
You can download the podcast version of our week in review here - http://bit.ly/2AcyFGd
Special session changes
Bob Bernick argues voters should approve a constitutional change to allow lawmakers to call themselves into special session - http://bit.ly/2LoUJ5E
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood was denied a pay raise leading one female city council member to wonder if the vote was motivated by sexism [
Tribune].
Sen. Orrin Hatch warns high school students to avoid "own the libs" behavior on social media [
Deseret News].
Home prices along the Wasatch Front are surging, but sales are down because of limited housing supply [
Tribune].
NATIONAL HEADLINES
Potential bombshell! Michael Cohen claims that Donald Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt about Hillary Clinton. Trump has previously denied any previous knowledge about the meeting, so somebody is lying -
https://cnn.it/2vdzSXY A Trump administration official tells members of Congress to expect a blockbuster GDP figure on Friday. Data points to economic expansion over 4% -
https://bloom.bg/2v9jnMz
The Trump administration reunited most of the families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border before a court-ordered deadline, but hundreds of children remain in custody -
https://wapo.st/2vcA8qf
Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly digging into President Trump's Twitter feed as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into possible obstruction of justice -
https://nyti.ms/2v9srkE Federal investigators have asked to interview Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, as part of their probe into President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen -
https://nyti.ms/2vaDyK1 The Russian hackers behind the attack on the 2016 presidential election have targeted Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ahead of her 2018 re-election bid. There's no evidence that the cyber attacks have been successful so far -
https://thebea.st/2v9k8oT
A recent staff shakeup has left the White House with nobody in charge of U.S cyber policy amid growing warnings about another Russian cyber attack on the 2018 midterms -
https://yhoo.it/2vbNkf5
A group of House Republicans is backing off their effort to impeach Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who is overseeing the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election -
http://bit.ly/2vbOPKf
Ultraconservative member of Congress Jim Jordan launches a bid for House Speaker next year despite being caught up in a sexual-assault-related scandal from his time as a wrestling coach at Ohio State University -
https://wapo.st/2vc7qpB
North Korea returns remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War -
http://bit.ly/2v9r3OY The attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels says he is now representing three additional women who claim they had relationships with President Donald Trump and were paid hush money ahead of the 2016 presidential election -
http://bit.ly/2v8Q7pf Facebook lost nearly $119 billion in market value on Thursday, the largest drop in stock market history -
https://wapo.st/2v8O84h Twitter's monthly users fell by 1 million during the second quarter as the service purged fake and suspicious accounts -
https://wapo.st/2vdLfPY
Climate change is turbocharging a hot and dangerous summer across the globe -
https://wapo.st/2vaNK5v ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1789 - The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established. It will later be renamed Department of State.
1890 - Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
1940 - The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
1953 - A truce officially ended the Korean War, which had begun June 25, 1950.
1974 - The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1996 - A pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Today At Utah Policy
Utah receiving $4 million in federal funds to improve election securityBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The federal government is awarding Utah more than $4 million to purchase new voting equipment and update the state's voter registration systems. ...
Rage tweeting like a teenage girl - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 382By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Mitt Romney has a massive cash advantage over Democrat Jenny Wilson in their U.S. Senate matchup....
Bob Bernick's notebook: Utah lawmakers shouldn't have to ask permission to do their jobBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor A new UtahPolicy.com poll by Dan Jones & Associates finds Utahns are split over a constitutional amendment that would give legislators the power to call themselves into a special session....
Hatch, bipartisan senators introduce Innovation Grants Higher Education BillBy Press release Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act to promote innovation and efficiency in higher education....
House votes to eliminate medical device tax permanentlyBy Press release Congresswoman Mia Love's on-going effort to repeal the Medical Device Tax has taken a significant step forward, after strong bipartisan support to approve H.R. 184, The Protect Medical Innovation Act....
Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 382By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott traipse through the week that was in Utah politics....
Weekly survey: Trump's $12 billion farm bailoutBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor This week the Trump administration announced up to $12 billion in federal aid for farmers who may be adversely affected by retaliatory tariffs from foreign countries. Do you agree or disagree with this federal aid package? Vote now in our weekly survey....
Policy News
Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Weekend EventsOutdoors Report--Tribune: Utah's Rob Bishop and Democratic counterpart unveil $5 billion plan to start tackling national parks' maintenance backlog--KSL:The Payson Canyon 'Four Bay' trail system: Made by locals, built with loveNew Films-- Mission: Impossible F...
Salt Lake County receives clean audit with zero deficiencies for its 2017 financial report Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams praised the accounting team in Mayor's Finance for its 2017 external audit results....
Utah Business Coalition gives 32 'Champion of Business' awards to Utah legislators The Utah Business Coalition announced the 32 Legislators that are to be given "Champion of Business" awards. ...
State of Utah launches statewide customer experience program with Qualtrics to better serve its citizens The State of Utah announced that it is launching a statewide customer experience program focused on improving the experience of its citizens....
Local Headlines
Salt Lake Tribune
Editorial: Utah law should empower property owners over gun carriers
Utah law says libraries and schools should have filters against internet porn. A new study says filtering doesn't work.
Gehrke: When the going gets tough, Salt Lake City's mayor goes missing - and it could doom her chances for re-election
A Utah County inmate was headed to trial and possible deportation. Then came his cancer diagnosis and medical bills nearing $1M.
South Salt Lake City Council member wonders if sexism put the kibosh on a pay hike for the mayor
Deseret News
Editorial: Why ban cellphones while driving in Utah? Here are two good reasons
Sen. Orrin Hatch tells conservative students to resist urge to 'own the libs' online
Police report success in ongoing North Temple operation
This new Utah sex ed bill could help prevent sexual harassment. Here's how
Voters split over giving lawmakers power to call themselves into special session
VA putting new focus on needs of minority veterans
Questions continue to dog possible federal designation for the Wasatch
Other
Rep. Brian King looks to restore net neutrality standards in Utah (Park Record)
National Headlines
Liberal enclaves embrace noncitizen voting: 'I think this is another good step forward' (Washington Times)
U.S. second-quarter GDP growth expected to top 4% (CBS News)
As Heatwave Tests The Limits Of Renewables, Anti-Nuclear Governments Return To Nuclear (Forbes)
The Pentagon just got one step closer to awarding its $10 billion cloud contract (CNBC)
U.S. touts EU trade truce, attention now turns to China (Reuters)
Stormy Daniels's attorney will speak in Iowa, fueling speculation of possible presidential bid (Washington Post)
Nunes: Redactions in FISA documents just as bad or worse than what has been released (The Hill)
Trump blasts Twitter's Republican 'shadow banning,' vows to probe 'illegal practice' (FOX News)
Why Jim Jordan is surviving, and thriving, despite Ohio State sexual abuse scrutiny (Washington Post)
Trump predicts 'terrific' GDP growth in Granite City speech, claims US 'winning' the trade wars (FOX News)
Facial Recognition Software Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers As Crime Suspects (NPR)
Saying Something
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