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| Message Center Utah's Daily Policy Resource | Brought to you by Utah Policy Tuesday, December 27, 2016Listen to our interviews, podcasts and other audio on Soundcloud.You can listen online or on their app, available in the iTunes or Google Play store.Local News Highlights: Daily BriefingMorning Must Reads for Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 362nd day of the year. There are four days remaining in 2016. Utahns want Donald Trump to keep his promise about deporting illegals with criminal records. Barack Obama says he would have won a third term. Rep. Chris Stewart is under consideration for a job in the Trump administration. The clock:24 days until Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President (1/20/2017)27 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature (1/23/2017)72 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature (3/9/2017)315 days until the 2017 municipal elections (11/7/2017)679 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)Ten talking points for Tuesday:Promise keepers. An overwhelming number of Utahns want President-elect Donald Trump to follow through on his promise to deport illegal immigrants who have criminal records [Utah Policy].Countdown continues. Sen. Mike Lee's surprisingly easy path to a second term in Washington is our #3 Utah political news story from 2016 [Utah Policy]. A real hypothetical matchup. President Barack Obama says he would have won a third term in 2016 if he was able to run again [Politico]. Donald Trump fired back that there's "no way" he would have lost to Obama this year [CBS News]. Visitors from the East. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday [Wall Street Journal]. Too early. Here are the top-15 contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 [The Hill]. New administration shuffle. Utah Rep. Chris Stewart is reportedly on the short list of candidates for Secretary of the Air Force in a Donald Trump administration. If Stewart gets the job, there will have to be a special election to fill his seat [Tribune, Deseret News]. It never hurts to talk. House Speaker Greg Hughes is still talking with the incoming Donald Trump administration about a possible job in Washington [Deseret News]. Homeless shelter costs. The amount to build four new homeless shelters in Salt Lake City could pass $40 million, which is more than Utah lawmakers allocated. That means private donors would be left to pick up the remaining tab [Tribune]. Salt Lake City businessman Pat King has pledged $4 million to help construct a homeless shelter for women in the city [Tribune]. Snow totals. The Christmas Day snowstorm that rolled through Utah made a significant addition to Utah's snowpack [Fox 13]. Post Christmas violence. Fights break out at dozens of malls across the U.S. on the day after Christmas [CNN]. Social media may have played a big part in fueling the violence [CBS News]. On this day in history:1831 - British naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin's discoveries during the nearly five-year journey helped form the basis of his theories on evolution.2007 - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a bomb and shooting attack as she left an election rally in Rawalpindi.Today At Utah Policy
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Local HeadlinesSalt Lake Tribune Op-ed: Amazon deal is good for Utah consumers and businesses Orrin Hatch: GOP-controlled Senate has delivered for Utah Stewart: Streamlining FDA process means lives saved Paul Rolly: Rolly's annual Christmas poem; The Grinch, The Grouse and the spoils Editorial: Republicans say they will replace Obamacare. They'd better. Editorial: Don't count on reform to shrink the need for a new Utah prison Editorial: Put some teeth in Utah mobile home law Dan Berman, antitrust warrior, Democratic insider and Utah civic activist, dies at age 82 Noel lining up conservative backers in push to head BLM Remembering Mills Crenshaw, the voice behind a massive Utah anti-tax protest rally Estimated cost to build four homeless shelters approaches $40 million Utahn's nomination for Federal Reserve set to expire without vote Rolly: GOP sends Christmas message about giving, but what about paying its bills? Utah's Rep. Chris Stewart in mix to head Air Force under Trump Businessman Pat King donates $4 million for Salt Lake City women's shelter Want to really help fight Utah pollution? Buy a new car, group suggests It's an open question if Trump can restore coal-country jobs - but he's brought hope Deseret News Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Holiday tweets from the political class Hal Boyd: Utahns to play 'major role' in Trump's Supreme Court pick, Hatch says Editorial: Silicon Slopes planning begins to mature and excite Judge rejects ex-A.G. John Swallow motion to drop bribery, other charges against him Governor joins volunteers to distribute holiday meals to Utah families in need Sought-after BYU alum tapped to cover Trump White House Utah Rep. Chris Stewart under consideration as secretary of Air Force Utah House speaker still talking with Trump administration Other Legislative issues to watch for in 2017: Domestic violence (Daily Herald) Congress approves massive Air Force test range expansion (Standard-Examiner) Cache Valley residents talk Trump presidency (Logan Herald Journal) National HeadlinesTrump's 10 biggest allies in Congress (The Hill) Americans hopeful for a better 2017 (Associated Press) An Oklahoma newspaper endorsed Clinton. It hasn't been forgiven. (New York Times) Pennsylvania professor under fire for 'white genocide' tweet (Reuters) Trump mocks Obama for saying he could have beaten him if he were allowed to run again (Daily Mail) Trump taps aide Stephen Miller to write inaugural address (Politico) In 2016, Violence Pervaded Policing On Both Ends Of The Gun (NPR) Donald Trump Says UN Just a Club for People to 'Have a Good Time' (Associated Press) Republicans plan to overhaul the tax system. Here's what they're thinking so far (Los Angeles Times) Iran Says It's Getting Planes From Boeing at Half the Price (Fortune) Trump poised for cost-cutting battle with defense contractors (FOX News) | Wise WordsTonic to Our Souls Lighter SideNever Forget | ||||||||||||||
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