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Situational awareness - August 2, 2018
Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City.
Breaking down Utah's big political news. Trump calls on Sessions to end the Mueller investigation. Republicans block funding to beef up election security.
TICK TOCK
68 days until the last day to register to vote by mail (10/9/2018) 75 days until mail-in ballots are sent to voters (10/16/2018) 82 days until in-person early voting begins (10/23/2018) 89 days until the last day to register to vote in person or by mail (10/30/2018) 92 days until in-person early voting ends (11/2/2018) 96 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018) 179 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 224 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019) 824 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
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HERE ARE THE STORIES YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO TODAY
What a week!
Utah officials are worried they won't be able to implement the medical marijuana program if voters approve it in November. The Utah GOP Central Committee continues their buffoonish behavior. Plus, Donald Trump has clearly never been in a grocery store. Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott give you perspective on the big Utah political news of the week - http://bit.ly/2vtTB5U
You can also download (and subscribe) to the podcast version of our analysis here - http://bit.ly/2OBzqMb
Studying Utah's pollution problem
USTAR is working to better understand Utah's air quality issues - http://bit.ly/2O2jwt2
Cumulative voting
A California city will employ a unique voting method for one local election in 2020, which would allow voters to cast multiple ballots for a single candidate if they choose - http://bit.ly/2Ayb2Il
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Attorney General Jeff Sessions call for a fix to a law that released two men early from prison. Those men later allegedly murdered two Utah teenagers [
Deseret News /
Tribune].
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Chris Stewart's bill to create a national three-digit suicide prevention hotline is headed to President Trump's desk for his signature [
Deseret News].
Rep. John Curtis says it's time to remove partisanship from the debate over net neutrality [
Deseret News].
Three men are suing the FBI, claiming agents threatened them during the investigation into ex-Utah A.G.s Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow [
Tribune].
The first phase of the new Salt Lake International Airport has reached the halfway mark [
Tribune].
Salt Lake City is giving Pioneer Park a makeover with new lights and multi-use fields [
Tribune].
Myron Walker, the husband of former Gov. Olene Walker, died Monday [
Tribune].
NATIONAL HEADLINES
President Trump says Attorney General Jeff Sessions should shut down special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He also says the tax evasion trial of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is a "hoax" -
https://wapo.st/2vySMci Special counsel Robert Mueller has offered to limit the number of obstruction-related questions President Donald Trump would be asked by investigators, but only if Trump sits down for an in-person interview -
https://cnn.it/2vtfEcY
President Trump wants to sit down with Robert Mueller's investigators, but his lawyers keep telling him it's a bad idea -
https://nyti.ms/2vrIV7W There is a growing concern that America has not done enough to protect the 2018 midterm elections from attack by foreign countries, mainly Russia -
https://wapo.st/2vyS12W
Republicans in Congress block a Democratic-sponsored measure to provide $250 million to beef up election security -
https://usat.ly/2vrSlQX The U.S. Treasury is planning to increase borrowing to finance massive government deficits -
https://on.wsj.com/2vtrZOl
A federal appeals court rules the Trump administration's plan to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities" that don't cooperate with immigration authorities is unconstitutional -
https://usat.ly/2vrGimA The White House is considering another massive reduction in the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States -
https://nyti.ms/2vsZfVT A record number of Democratic congressional challengers have raised more money than their Republican opponents this year -
https://bloom.bg/2vtjkM0 Pope Francis declares the death penalty is inadmissible in all cases "because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person" -
https://nyti.ms/2vwj9zt
An unhinged conspiracy theory among supporters of President Trump is starting to trickle into the mainstream. Here's an explainer about "QAnon" -
https://wapo.st/2vvA9po
The Trump administration unveiled new rules to encourage more Americans to buy inexpensive, stripped down health plans for short-term use -
https://wapo.st/2vrIfzq
The TSA is considering eliminating security screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports -
https://cnn.it/2vtjdQw
2017 was one of the hottest years in recorded history -
https://cnn.it/2vwD01l ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1610 - During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
1776 - The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress.
1923 - Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon ttrhe death of President Warren G. Harding. Harding died from a stroke in a San Francisco hotel.
1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany following the death of Paul von Hindenburg.
1974 - John Dean, counsel to President Richard Nixon, was sentenced to prison for his part in the Watergate coverup. Dean's sentence was reduced, and he was released after four months.
1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
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Today At Utah Policy
That man has never bought groceries in his life - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 383By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor State officials are worried they won't be able to implement the medical marijuana ballot initiative if it's approved by voters. They also say it could end up costing Utah taxpayers....
From wildfires to winter inversion, USTAR-supported projects look to better understand Utah's air quality issues By Brian Somers, USTAR Managing Director With Utah's-and the rest of the western United States'-wildfire season in full swing and winter inversions lurking beyond, several Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) supported projects are aiming to better understand and monitor air pollutants such as wi...
California city will use cumulative voting in local electionsBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Voters in Mission Viejo, California will cast ballots using a "cumulative" voting system in their local elections, allowing them to cast multiple ballots for a single candidate if they choose....
Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 383By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott reconnoiter the big stories this week in Utah politics....
Policy News
Shopping for solar? New state website provides one stop online consumer resource Francine A. Giani, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Commerce announced that the Utah Division of Public Utilities and Office of Consumer Services have created a new state website for electricity customers using or considering solar resources....
Local Headlines
Deseret News
Op-ed: Remember agriculture when discussing immigrations solutions
Boyd Matheson: Why people come to the swamp
Jay Evensen: Inland port opponents should support Trump's trade war
Editorial: The most positive development in religious freedom since 1998
Utah Sen. Mike Lee blocks bill that would prevent access to 3D-printed guns
Dust-up develops over Point of the Mountain gravel pit proposal
Utah's Rep. Curtis says it's time to take partisanship out of net neutrality debate
Hatch pushes to fix law that would have prevented 'murder of 3 innocent Utahns'
Group pushes to make it easier, less costly for Utahns to expunge criminal records
Salt Lake City aims to 'breathe new life' into troubled Pioneer Park with makeover
Hatch, Stewart bill for national three-digit suicide prevention hotline awaits president's signature
Health providers urged to be 'the change agent' in public discourse on opioid addiction
Salt Lake Tribune
A Democrat tried to ban publishing plans for 3D printed guns. Utah Sen. Mike Lee blocked it on First Amendment grounds.
Myron Walker, once Utah's first gentleman, dies
First phase of new $3.6 billion Salt Lake City International Airport reaching halfway mark
Downtown's Pioneer Park to get a facelift with new multi-use field and lights
Other
Utah County Sheriff cites health as additional reason for resigning, says intent was not to disrupt (Daily Herald)
Utah County approves two names to submit for UTA board restructure (Daily Herald)
National Headlines
Reporters, celebs call Trump supporters 'Nazis,' 'KKK,' want them to be 'euthanized' after Tampa rally (Daily Caller)
'I'm Confused': ICE Official Corrects Hawaii Dem Who Thought Trump Created Immigration Law (FOX News)
Congressional candidate compares Melania Trump to prostitute (New York Post)
Kirsten Gillibrand Pays The Price For Speaking Out Against Al Franken (HuffPost)
Democratic socialism, explained by a democratic socialist (Vox)
'Seismic': Where the Ocasio-Cortez earthquake might hit next (Politico)
Making Sense of Obama's Seemingly Scattershot First Endorsement List (Slate)
US threatens raising tariffs to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods (CNN)
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady, Says Economy Is Strong (Wall Street Journal)
Two recession warning signs are here (CNNMoney)
Google said to consider censored search engine to re-enter Chinese market (Wall Street Journal)
Socialism
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill
Approval Rating
"Since World War II, Trump is only the second elected president to see an improvement in his approval rating during his sixth quarter in office, which sounds really good, except for the fact that the other one was Nixon." Jimmy Kimmel
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