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Situational awareness - August 21, 2020Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF!TICK TOCK34 days to the 1st Congressional District debate (9/24/2020)39 days to the Utah gubernatorial debate (9/28/2020)47 days to the Vice Presidential debate at the University of Utah (10/07/2020)52 days to the 4th Congressional District debate (10/12/2020)55 days to the 3rd Congressional District debate (10/15/2020)59 days to the 2nd Congressional District debate (10/19/2020)61 days to the Utah Attorney General debate (10/21/2020)74 days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)152 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)157 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:Biden accepts the Democratic nomination Trump working overtime to produce next week's Republican convention. Herbert issues a new emergency declaration.FRIDAY TRIVIAToday's question comes from guest quiz master Charlie Roberts: In 1988, Tooele County created a Hazardous Industries District in the West Desert to better control the burgeoning and controversial hazardous waste treatment and disposal business. Name the three Tooele County Commissioners who created the area. Know the answer? Send your guess to me via email at [email protected]. We'll select a winner at random from the correct entries. Thanks for subscribing to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown.If you know of friends or colleagues who would benefit from our daily news roundup, please encourage them to sign up for our newsletter.Today At Utah PolicyLawmakers, Gov. Herbert at odds over scope, length of coronavirus emergency declarationBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Gov. Gary Herbert says he will issue a new state of emergency declaration on Thursday night when the current declaration expires at midnight.Guest opinion: Child care underpins our economy By Derek Miller, President & CEO Salt Lake Chamber Often the first decision many parents make surrounds who is taking care of their children that day, what do they need, what's the schedule, and how can they plan work around their child's needs. This selfless act and choice is made by millions, daily. Single parents especially face a daunting task of caring for children that may need to learn at home and still being able to perform work responsibilities. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News A. Scott Anderson: New Salt Lake City mural honors inspirational Utah women, past and present Moving into dorm amid pandemic means testing, bringing lots of masks Utah Legislature authorizes substantial enrollment increases for 2 online charter schools New federal money available to some Utahns impacted by COVID-19 layoffs Legislature OKs some in-person voting in November election amid COVID-19 pandemic Utah Sen. Mike Lee likens Provo elementary students' desk shields to cages Trump small business czar reaches out to Utah companies saved by PPP Utah's Teal Drones poised to soar after Defense Department go-ahead Lawmakers repeal controversial annexation law that sidestepped counties Utah governor extends state of emergency declaration Cottonwood Heights files protest charge against councilwoman, then reconsiders Facebook shuts down page of armed Utah group that attends anti-police protests Here's how air pollution might make COVID-19 worseSalt Lake Tribune Utah governor calls parents 'irrational' for refusing to have their kids wear masks at school Heber City Council approves banner restrictions in response to outcry over LGBTQ pride flags Utah seeks new contact tracing technology, even as it keeps paying for existing app Utahns donate twice as much to Trump as Biden. That's seen as a sign of weak, hesitant GOP support. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declares a new state of emergency High-ranking member of Gov. Herbert's Cabinet to leave post Utah revises emergency plans to protect people with disabilities Utah Legislature OKs bill relaxing qualifications for state health director Utah Sen. Mike Lee apologizes for making fun of plastic shields in schools Utah lawmakers approve new coronavirus aid, elections changes in special sessionNATIONAL HEADLINESBiden makes it officialJoe Biden officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination during an emotional final night of the Democratic National Convention [WaPo]. 13-year-old Brayden Harrington stole the show when he recounted how Biden helped him overcome his speech impediment [CNN]. Republicans up nextPresident Donald Trump is working overtime to produce a blockbuster convention next week that will outshine this week's Democratic event [CNN]. Trump's re-election campaign has invited "the majority" of Republican members of the House and Senate to the president's acceptance speech on the White House lawn next week [Twiiter]. ImmigrationTrump cabinet officials voted in 2018 by a show of hands to approve the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border. White House adviser Stephen Miller saw the policy as a tool to deter more immigration [NBC News]. President Trump personally ordered former secretary of homeland security Kirstjen Neilsen to leave her post in Washington, D.C. and head to the southwest border at least half a dozen times, taking her away from focusing on national security matters [Politico]. Bannon arrestedFormer Trump campaign chairman and White House strategist Steve Bannon was arrested, along with others, for allegedly ripping off donors trying to fund construction of a wall on the southern border [CNN]. Bannon says his arrest was politically motivated by people who want to stop the construction of Trump's border wall [Twitter]. EconomyThe number of Americans applying for unemployment rose above 1 million last week after two weeks of declines [AP]. American Airlines is suspending service to 15 small cities in the U.S. in October as federal aid is running out [CNBC]. Empty threatPresident Trump threatened to send law enforcement to polling places on election day to protect against voter fraud, but he does not have the authority to do so [CNN]. Trump's taxesA federal judge in New York threw out President Trump's latest lawsuit seeking to shield his tax records from the Manhattan District Attorney [WaPo]. Social mediaThe Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow the President to block his critics on Twitter [Politico]. Lyft and UberThe ridesharing companies are threatening to suspend service in California if they are forced to reclassify drivers as employees [WSJ]. BUSINESS HEADLINESTrump small business czar reaches out to Utah companies saved by PPP (Deseret News) New federal money available to some Utahns impacted by COVID-19 layoffs (Deseret News) Zions breaks ground on new tech center in Midvale (Deseret News)Policy NewsCasual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report 8-21-20Outdoors Report-- KSL.com: 3 (mostly) family-friendly arch hikes around MoabConcertsAmazon continues expansion in Utah, begins hiring in American Fork and announces lease for new delivery station in North Salt Lake Amazon has begun hiring new full-time positions for a new delivery station located at 398 E 1100 S St., American Fork, UT, 84003. The company is also announcing a lease for a new delivery station at 989 West Center Street, North Salt Lake, UT, 84054, set to open next year. Collectively, these new delivery stations will add hundreds of new full- and part-time roles to Amazon's Utah delivery network.Valley Behavioral Health hosts back to school drive-thru for at-risk Salt Lake County kids to receive hundreds of donated school supplies Valley Behavioral Health, a nonprofit network of clinics providing treatment for behavioral and health conditions, hosted its third annual Children's Services Back to School event at the Maverik Center in West Valley City to provide school supplies for hundreds of at-risk kids. This year's event featured a drive-thru where current Valley clients received free lunch, shoes and backpacks as they pulled through the parking lot. Non-clients also were welcomed with free lunch prepare students for the upcoming school year. More National HeadlinesCiting threats, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends ban on protesters on her block: 'I have a right to make sure that my home is secure' (Chicago Tribune) Pittsburgh Dem Mayor: No, You Can't Protest Outside My House (Hot Air) Riots for thee, but not for me (Spectator) The Post Office Conspiracy Is First Class Stupidity (Townhall) Joe Biden's Flip-Flops Prove He's Not Running His Own Campaign (Federalist) Why California's Latest 'Soak the Rich' Tax Proposals Are Likely to Backfire (National Review) 'Were You Watching?': Gayle King Shocked Priebus Unimpressed by Dem Convention (NewsBusters) Whistleblower details 'training manual' used for censorship on Facebook | Ryan Hartwig with Ezra (Rebel News) Google Has a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree (Inc.) DNC Caught Using Duplicate Livestreams to Cheer Kamala After Her DNC Speech (PJ Media) California Gov. Newsom failed to take promised pay cut, newspaper finds (FOX News)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1831 - Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Virginia. Turner was later hanged. 1888 - The first successful adding machine in the U.S. is patented by William Seward Burroughs. 1897 - American automobile manufacturer Oldsmobile is founded. 1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee. 1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. 2017 - Millions watched the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. in 38 years. Wise WordsFools and Fanatics"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." Bertrand Russell Lighter SideConstitutional Colbert"Establishing post offices is in the Constitution. Congress needs to stand firm and protect the United States Postal Service with the same fervor the right uses to defend guns. 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