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| The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Send news tips or feedback to [email protected], or message us on Twitter. Situational awareness - October 17, 2019Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake CityThanks for reading Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:Rep. Ben McAdams has the highest approval rating among Utah's House members. Conservative group attacks Romney over impeachment. Legislative leaders want a tax cut before the end of the year. Prominent Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings dies.TICK TOCKDays to the 2019 Utah municipal elections: 19 (11/5/2019) Days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 102 (1/27/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 138 (3/3/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 257 (6/23/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 383 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyMcAdams has the highest approval rating of Utah's House membersBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Freshman Rep. Ben McAdams, who has the shortest tenure of Utah's four House members, also has the highest approval rating according to a new Utah Political Trends survey.Television ad slams Romney for being a 'Democratic asset' on impeachment By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The conservative Club for Growth is launching an ad in Utah attacking Sen. Mitt Romney over the effort to impeach President Donald Trump. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Editorial: From scooters to homeless shelters, what's happening in Salt Lake City? Why did Bernie Sanders single out Mike Lee at presidential debate? Tax cut by the end of the year? Utah House speaker hopeful What will it take to improve early learning for Utah kids? Millions more for teacher coaching, student testing, extended-day kindergarten Utah legislative proposals seek to snuff out youth vaping, focus on sales to teens Conservative group calls Mitt Romney a 'Democrat secret asset' in TV ad Activists assemble against construction ahead of Utah Inland Port Authority's first meeting in months Utah lawmakers talk gun violence, red flag laws State lawmakers hope to follow Riverton's footsteps in combating opioid crisis Utah legislature gears up for 'interesting conversation' on conversion therapySalt Lake Tribune A closed state liquor store was being readied to house homeless individuals - but a spokesman says no longer Arches National Park crowd-relief study will look at shuttles, new entrances, entry by reservation Activists call for halt of construction in inland port until environmental effects are studied Utah tax reform leaders call for tax hike on groceries with some relief for low-income residents Rep. Ben McAdams has $1 million in his campaign bank a year before Election Day Mitt Romney is a 'Democrat secret asset,' says ad to air from conservative group Vape shops could be shuttered after selling to minor under bill headed to Utah Legislature Utah lawmakers approve $600K settlement for ex-A.G. Mark ShurtleffOther Mail-in ballots sent out, Vineyard and Payson get ready for ranked choice voting (Daily Herald)NATIONAL HEADLINESBreaking overnightRep. Elijah Cummings, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress, has died. He was 68 [AP]. ImpeachmentSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells Republicans to prepare for an impeachment trial for President Donald Trump as soon as Thanksgiving and be over by Christmas [Washington Post]. The White House strategy of blocking administration officials from testifying before Congress in the impeachment inquiry is not working as several current and former officials are talking to investigators [New York Times]. U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sonland appears before Congress Thursday as part of the impeachment inquiry [NBC News]. House lawyers accused President Trump of trying to "obstruct his own impeachment" in a court filing as they sought to force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify [Politico]. A former top State Department aide says he quit his job because the Trump administration sidelined key diplomats on Ukraine policy [New York Times]. Trump vs. PelosiDemocratic leaders stormed out of a meeting over the situation in Syria after President Trump called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a "third-rate politician" while Democrats say Trump had a "meltdown" [Politico]. President Trump tweeted a photo of Nancy Pelosi from the meeting, saying it showed her "unhinged meltdown." Pelosi made the picture her Twitter cover photo [CNN]. UkraineThe federal probe into Rudy Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine includes a counterintelligence probe over whether a foreign influence operation was trying to take advantage of his business entanglements in that country in order to curry influence with the White House [CNN]. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in an interview President Trump directed him to call his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to discuss corruption in Ukraine [Wall Street Journal]. SyriaPresident Trump is lashing out after House Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to condemn his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria [New York Times]. President Trump sent a letter to Turkish President Erdogan warning him to "Don't be a tough guy" and "don't be a fool" by launching a military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria. Erdogan reportedly threw the letter in the trash [BBC]. Yikes!The planet is having the second warmest year on record since the 19th century [Washington Post]. BUSINESS HEADLINESWhy $1 million-plus Utah cribs are selling like hotcakes (Deseret News) Amer Sports to expand in Ogden, bringing 110 new jobs (Standard-Examiner) The deal that ignited Utah's tech explosion (Deseret News)Policy NewsUtah County expands mobile voting for the November general elections and broadens eligibility to include the disabled communityTusk Philanthropies announced it will extend its Utah County's mobile voting pilot for the upcoming November general elections. Utah County will broaden eligibility in the upcoming election to include the disabled community, marking the first time mobile voting will be offered to U.S. citizens other than military and overseas voters. More National HeadlinesDemocratic debate: Elizabeth Warren at a loss when pressured to defend fanciful proposals (New York Post) The perils of praetorianism (Providence Journal) What Teaching Ethics in Appalachia Taught Me About Bridging America's Partisan Divide (Politico) Turley: Why more questions remain after Hunter Biden's interview (The Hill) Democrats Want to Make It a Federal Crime to Threaten Journalists (Reason) Biden Lied for Years About the Driver Involved in His Wife & Daughter's Death (PJ Media) The Vaping Crisis Is a Moral Panic Led by Anti-Smoking Crusaders (Reason) Donors express frustrations over Biden (The Hill) GQ is a holy text of woke capital (Spectator) Federal judge overturns ObamaCare transgender protections (MSN) Beto: If AR-15 Owners Don't Surrender Them Then 'There Would Be a Visit By Law Enforcement' to Take Them Away (Townhall)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1777 - British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War. 1931 - Gangster Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion. 1933 - Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany, settling in the United States and becoming an American citizen in 1940. 1989 - An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck northern California, killing 67 people and causing $7 billion worth of damage. Wise WordsBe Kind"Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people."Dennis Prager Lighter SidePence Derangement"The vice-poodle has been a very good boy for his president," said [Jimmy] Kimmel Pence had said in order to help exonerate Trump, he was willing to release transcripts of his own calls with the Ukrainian president. "In other words, I will prove my boss didn't rob that convenience store by releasing a video of me not robbing a convenience store," Kimmel explained. Listen to us on_Apple Podcasts Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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