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Morning must reads for Monday, June 26, 2017
Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 177th day of the year. There are 188 days remaining in 2017. Today is the 157th day of Donald Trump's presidency.
Utahns support Chaffetz's decision to step down from Congress. Gerrymandering gave the Utah GOP an unfair advantage in 2016. Republicans push to pass their Obamacare repeal bill this week.
50 days until the 2017 Utah primary election (8/15/2017)
134 days until the 2017 election (11/7/2017)
210 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)
255 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)
498 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
1,227 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
National headlines:
Senate Republicans plan to vote on their Obamacare repeal measure this week, but it's not for certain the measure will pass before the July 4 recess [New York Times]. Complicating things is the expected CBO score for the bill on Monday. The consensus is the score will show the bill leaves millions more uninsured than Obamacare [Politico].
| Poll: Utahns support Jason Chaffetz's decision to leave Congress early By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Last week Rep. Jason Chaffetz formally submitted his resignation from Congress as he prepares to leave Washington at the end of the month. Most Utahns say they support Chaffetz's decision to leave before his term is up according to a new UtahPolicy.com survey.... |
| 'Political Insiders' say Curtis should prevail in the August GOP primary By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Our "Political Insiders" think Provo Mayor John Curtis is the most likely to prevail in the three-way GOP primary in the special election for Congress.... |
| Chaffetz: Congress should keep an eye on Mueller (with video) By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Rep. Jason Chaffetz says Congress should keep an eye on special counsel Robert Mueller, who was appointed to investigate Russian involvement in the 2016 election.... |
| Analysis shows Utah electoral maps gave GOP a three-seat advantage in 2016 By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The Utah GOP won three more state legislative seats than they should have in 2016 because of partisan gerrymandering according to a new analysis.... |
| Ainge can't be thrown off the ballot for not being a registered voter By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Since Tanner Ainge was not registered to vote when he filed to run as a Republican in the special congressional election, could he be disqualified from running as a Republican?... |
| Beg to Differ podcast: 'Special election wrangling' By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Bryan Schott and Mike Winder make you the smartest person in the room when you discuss politics.... |
| Hatch, Wyden, Brady and Neal urge President Trump to address U.S.-India trade barriers during Prime Minister Modi's visit Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Mass.) urged President Trump to advocate for market-based reforms and eliminate t... |
| GOED confirms new board chair The Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board recently approved two changes in leadership. Jerry Oldroyd, senior counsel at Ballard Spahr, will now serve as board chair. Mel Lavitt, a senior advisor at Needham & Company, will serve as chair of the board&rsquo... |
Salt Lake Tribune
Holly Richardson: By picking Herrod, GOP delegates may have accidentally killed the caucus system
Op-ed: Trump's cure for rising drug prices, importing drugs, won't help
Editorial: Closing liquor store won't cut off supply
Court to hear GOP's SB54 appeal, so why isn't Utah party's new chief turning cartwheels?
Chaffetz submits letter to officially resign next week, meets with Trump at the White House
Gehrke: Marijuana initiative offers hope in face of legislative apathy - just ask my friend Forrest
Why is Rep. Chaffetz really leaving Congress? Five possibilities - that he may be keeping hush-hush
Congressman Jason Chaffetz limps to political sideline, but says he won't leave the arena
Salt Lake County is becoming less Mormon - Utah County is headed in the other direction
Rep. Jason Chaffetz's top career highlights: From a chart-gone-wrong to a run for speaker
Deseret News
Frank R. Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb: Special election squabbles and Dem congressional losses
Paul Sharp: Public transit is a 'phony' miracle
Orrin Hatch: The Better Care Reconciliation Act is a win for health care in Utah
Ralph Becker: Agenda for a better public lands future in Utah and the West
Editorial: Fighting preventable summer fires puts a burden on public funds
Analysis: What Georgia and Maine could teach Utah about the Chaffetz special election
Trump calls Mike Lee a 'good guy' despite opposing health care bill
Chaffetz announces his resignation from Congress again for Utah lawmakers
Proposed oil and gas leases near Dinosaur National Monument stoke opposition
Advocates ready to launch whole-plant medical marijuana ballot initiative
Other
Cache School District has plenty of land in waiting (Logan Herald Journal)
Sketchy firm behind Trump dossier is stalling investigators (New York Post)
After string of defeats, Democrats rudderless in Trump era (AFP)
Trump to Call for U.S. 'Dominance' in Global Energy Production (Bloomberg)
Gowdy: Oversight panel won't pursue Russia, obstruction probes (Politico)
Kennedy stays quiet on whether he'll retire at end of Supreme Court term (Politico)
Dems push leaders to talk less about Russia (The Hill)
GOP agrees on one thing: ObamaCare taxes must go (The Hill)
Nebraska Dem Party Official Loses Job After Saying He's 'Glad' Scalise Got Shot (Free Beacon)
CIA Director Pompeo: Intel leaks on the rise, cites leaker 'worship' (Associated Press)
The story behind Planned Parenthood's big, bad investment in Jon Ossoff (Washington Examiner)
Perseverance
"The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't." Henry Ward Beecher
All 50
"White House officials said Russia targeted election systems in 21 states last year. Trump was furious. He said, "I paid for all 50." Jimmy Fallon
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