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| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message CenterGot an opinion or op-ed you'd like to share?A response to one of our stories?We're always on the lookout for guest opinion pieces.Email us your ideas.Situational awareness - June 3, 2019Good Monday morning from Salt Lake CityWelcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here's what is driving the day:Rep. John Curtis discusses Mueller, air quality, China and Iran. The Salt Lake Tribune looks like they're preparing to dump their print edition. Trump throws insults as he lands in London for a state visit to Britain. Pompeo says Trump's Middle East peace plan is "unexecutable."Trivia answersWow! You guys really know your Utah history! The Utah county, included in Tooele's current borders incorporated in 1856 and dissolved in 1862 was named Shambip County. Wikipedia says the county consisted primarily of the Rush Valley and its county seat was located at the town of Shambip. We had numerous correct answers, but the first three readers to send theirs in were: David Patton Jeff Maynes Zachary ZundelIf you have a Utah political trivia question, send it to me via email at [email protected]. In return, I'll send you one of our limited-edition UtahPolicy.com laptop stickers. News tips/story ideasKindly send suggestions, concerns and news tips to us via email at [email protected]. The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Our news is curated by Managing Editor Bryan Schott, along with help from Golden Webb. ((Click here to subscribe)) TICK TOCKToday is the 154th day of the year. There are 211 days remaining in 2019. The municipal election filing period opens today (6/3/2019) 4 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 5 days until the Independent American Party Utah State Convention (6/8/2019) 19 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 23 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 57 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 71 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 101 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019) 155 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 238 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 246 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 274 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 515 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyQ&A with Rep. John CurtisBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor 3rd District Republican John Curtis spoke with UtahPolicy.com last week about a number of issues, including his reaction to the Mueller report, pollution control and the trade war with China.Is the Tribune preparing to dump their print edition? By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor The Salt Lake Tribune, now moving toward a never-before-tried foundation approach business model, has sent out a survey to its subscribers with several questions having to do with dumping the printed paper format.At least Trump takes action -- unlike Congress By LaVarr Webb, Publisher I really don't like Trump's threat to impose escalating tariffs on Mexico unless it stops illegal immigrants from entering the United States.Let's freak out about UFO's! - Bernick and Schott on politics By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The tax reform task force is finally getting down to work. Leaders say "everything is on the table" as they look to revamp Utah's tax system. We break down those discussions for you.Independent American Party Convention June 8 By Press release The Utah Independent American Party will hold its State Convention/Independence Summit on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Juab High School in Nephi. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Pignanelli and Webb: McAdams walks tightrope regarding federal Equality Act Op-ed: College is not the only path to success for Utah's students and workers UTA, Utah Rep. Ben McAdams working to secure more federal dollars for electric buses Mitt Romney 2024? Utah senator says it's 'likely' he will be in office for more than one term Opioids leading cause of death of new Utah moms Utah studies opioid-related overdose deaths one at a time, hoping to prevent more Power plant shutdown looms over Navajo Nation Utah regulators push back against failing grade on how to spend Volkswagen settlement monies Mike Styler twice refused this post that turned into his dream jobSalt Lake Tribune George Chapman: SLC police deserve a more respectful salary Op-ed: Utah software purchasing problems are nothing new Editorial: Opioid epidemic is not imported. It is on us. 'No longer a Gestapo' - retiring head of Utah's Natural Resources reflects on how he turned combative agencies into cooperative ones Rep. Ben McAdams asking Congress to boost federal funding for low-emission bus fleets Sen. Mitt Romney warns of 'increasingly harmful consequence' for American consumers if Trump imposes tariffs on imports from Mexico Gov. Gary Herbert receives lifetime achievement award from refugee community Utah officials ask potential cannabis growers to step forward, hoping to get plants in the ground this year Surprise! The LDS Church can be seen as more 'pro-choice' than 'pro-life' on abortion. Here's why. Is Utah - and Utah County in particular - ready for an openly gay Republican officeholder? History of crooked or kooky commissioners helps fuel effort to change Utah County's form of governmentOther Ogden ranks high in opioid overdose deaths, trails just Carbon, Emery counties (Standard-Examiner) Park City election, kicking off Monday, may reveal continued City Hall support or appetite for change (Park Record)NATIONAL HEADLINESTrump in London President Trump landed in Britain Monday morning and began throwing insults on Twitter, calling London Mayor Sadiq Kahn a "stone cold loser" - https://cnn.it/2HRInzs Trump's insults toward Kahn come after the mayor compared Trump to "fascists of the 20th century" in an op-ed - http://bit.ly/2HQMk7I In a pre-visit interview, Trump called Meghan Markle, the Duchesshttps://cnn.it/2HRInzs of Sussex, "nasty" in response to her criticism of his personal conduct. Trump, then denied throwing the insult toward Markle despite his comment being on tape - https://cnn.it/2MsehqRPompeo says Trump's Middle East peace plan is "unexecutable." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the comment in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders according to an audio recording. Pompeo also said the plan might not "gain traction" and he worried the plan would be dismissed out of hand - https://wapo.st/2MnKfo0 Eyebrow-raising statements from Kushner White House adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner said in a televised interview with Axios on Sunday he doesn't know if he would call the FBI if he were to again receive a letter promising campaign help from a foreign government similar to the email that led to the infamous Trump Tower meeting in 2016. Kushner also claimed he never discussed his top-secret security clearance with Trump despite reports the president ordered his own staff to approve it. He also repeatedly refused to say whether Trump leading the "birtherism" charge against former President Obama was racist.Watch clips of the interview - http://bit.ly/2Mqqz33 Bombshell. An investigation by the New York Times found Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao repeatedly used her position to benefit her family's shipping company, which has deep ties to the economic and political elite in China. Chao also requested "alarmingly inappropriate" meetings between her family's company and Chinese officials in 2017. The meeting was canceled after government officials raised ethics concerns - https://nyti.ms/2Mq8YIq Impeachment Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, hoping she will crack on her no-impeachment stance this month - https://politi.co/2Mq9Ahc House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn says he feels Trump will eventually face impeachment proceedings in the House - https://cnn.it/2HQaOhs Sen. Bernie Sanders called on the House to open an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, but warned the Republican-controlled Senate will probably not vote to convict him - http://bit.ly/2HTNFL7 A new poll shows most Democrats are in favor of impeaching President Trump while overall Americans remain opposed. The same poll shows President Trump's approval rating holding steady at 43% - https://cnn.it/2HTMLyd2020 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he will not challenge Donald Trump for the GOP nomination next year - https://wapo.st/2HT8mXx Former vice president Joe Biden has opened up a massive lead over the rest of his Democratic rivals, leaving them to fight amongst themselves for 2nd place - https://politi.co/2HTO3Jz New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tangled with Fox News' Chris Wallace over gender equality during a televised town hall on Sunday night - https://politi.co/2HRISJQIran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's willing to negotiate with Iranian leaders without any preconditions - https://politi.co/2Mp52HS Recession fears grow. A survey of top American business leaders shows they are increasingly worried that the country will enter a recession by the end of 2020 - https://cnn.it/2MqGcar Top economic advisor to leave the White House. Kevin Hassett, who has served as chairman of the Council on Economic Advisers since 2017, is leaving the administration - https://wapo.st/2MtnwqA The Pentagon vs. the White House. Top Pentagon officials have warned the White House to stop politicizing the military - http://bit.ly/2MpZblK Pentagon media briefings. The Pentagon has not held an on-camera media briefing in more than a year. Officials tell CNN they stopped the televised briefings because they were worried President Trump would get angry if he saw something he didn't like - http://bit.ly/2HSTHvl North Korea. A North Korean official who was reportedly executed last week because of the failed summit with the U.S. was seen in public over the weekend - https://nyti.ms/2MAyf2q Immigration. Visa applicants to the U.S. are being required to submit information about their social media accounts under a new State Department policy - https://nyti.ms/2MpZhK8 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1888 - The comic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" was published in the Sunday edition of the San Francisco Examiner. 1889 - The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between Willamette Falls and Portland, Oregon. 1937 - The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, married divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson after abdicating the British throne. 1943 - In Los Angeles, U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots. 1965 - Gemini IV astronaut Ed White made the first American spacewalk. 1980 - An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty. The FBI suspects Croatian nationalists. 2006 - The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. 2013 - The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland. 2017 - London Bridge attack: Eight people are killed and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police. Policy NewsFred Lampropoulos honored as 40th Giant in our CityUtah's business and community leaders gathered to recognize Fred Lampropoulos as the 40th Giant in our City for his contributions to our local business community and state. The award is presented by the Salt Lake Chamber, Utah's largest and longest-standing business association, and is recognized as the most prestigious business award given in Utah.Wyoming joins Utah, Western Colorado and Northern Ute Tribe on natural gas initiative Continuing work to advance new market access for the West's natural energy resources, Consumer Energy Alliance and its government partners across the region gathered last week at the Governor's Energy Summit to expand the Western States and Tribal Nations agreement to include the Wyoming Pipeline Authority.More National HeadlinesNew poll has great news for Trump ahead of campaign season, bad news for Democrats (The Blaze) How Did Russiagate Begin? (The Nation) Why the UK Suddenly Is Suffering from a Physician Shortage (FEE.org) Veterans Walk Out of Meeting With Ocasio-Cortez After She Bashes U.S. and Trump (Legal Insurrection) California's jails are so bad some inmates beg to go to prison instead (Los Angeles Times) Hickenlooper booed in San Francisco for denouncing socialism (The Hill) With Biden absent, his rivals pounce at California gathering (Associated Press) In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela (Wall Street Journal) Amazon could face heightened antitrust scrutiny under a new agreement between US regulators (Washington Post) Google's Scrutiny by Justice Department Has Been Building (Wall Street Journal) Wise WordsSelf Reflection"I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends." Walt Whitman Lighter SideTrump Meeting"So according to Chuck and Nancy, Trump came into the meeting and completely acted the fool. But according to Trump's calm Twitter rant this morning, he was chill for the whole three minutes and when he stormed out, it was in a relaxed and graceful fashion." - TREVOR NOAH 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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