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Situational awareness - July 13, 2018
Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. Happy Friday the 13th, even if you're the superstitious type.
Gov. Herbert may call a special session next week. Mia Love has raised more than $3 million for her re-election bid. President Trump blasts British Prime Minister Theresa May in an interview.
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116 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018) 199 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 844 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
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Special session next week?
Gov. Gary Herbert may call a special session next week so that lawmakers can make changes to the inland port law passed at the end of the 2018 session [Deseret News, Tribune].
What a week!
Primary election results. March for our lives. Supreme Court fight. Trade war hits Utah. Plus, we're pretty sure Spencer Cox is running for governor in 2020. Chris Jones of KUTV joins Bryan Schott to run down the week in Utah politics - http://bit.ly/2NbpFTh
You can download our week-in-review in podcast form if you want to listen on the go - http://bit.ly/2zBt5Ns
2020 contenders mostly need to raise their profiles
Our newest poll shows Spencer Cox, Sean Reyes, and John Dougall have good job approval ratings, but they still need to let more Utahns know who they are if they plan to run for governor in 2020 - http://bit.ly/2NdIeXa
Mia Love fundraising
Rep. Mia Love has raised more than $3.2 million for her race against Democrat Ben McAdams - http://bit.ly/2utWBi5
Support from surprising places
Bob Bernick says recent polls show Mitt Romney and Spencer Cox get a surprising amount of support from Utah Democrats - http://bit.ly/2NdvyPX
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
Organizers of the March for our Lives anti-gun violence rally secure a new venue for their visit to Salt Lake City this weekend [
Deseret News].
The three new homeless shelters slated to open in Salt Lake City may not have enough capacity [
Tribune].
Educators say proposed changes to Utah's teacher licensing will make the state's teacher shortage worse [
Deseret News].
Republicans select Marsha Judkins to fill the vacancy in the Utah House created when Rep. Keith Grover was appointed to fill retiring Sen. Margaret Dayton's seat [
Daily Herald].
The Utah Department of Transportation is doubling the maximum toll for express lanes [
Tribune].
NATIONAL HEADLINES
Trump insulted British Prime Minister Theresa May and London Mayor Sadiq Kahn in an interview published in The Sun tabloid during his visit to the U.K. -
http://bit.ly/2Nc8elz
Also in The Sun interview, Trump said Europe was losing its culture because of immigration -
http://bit.ly/2NcnWNx
Foreign leaders lash out at President Trump after he disrupted the NATO summit to demand that countries increase their spending on defense -
https://wapo.st/2Nc98yt
Republicans in Congress are worried President Trump will be no match for Russian President Vladimir Putin during their summit next week -
http://bit.ly/2Ng6RTc
FBI Agent Peter Strzok defended his actions in the investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during a contentious hearing in Congress on Thursday. At times, the hearing devolved into a partisan brawl between Republicans and Democrats on the committee -
https://nyti.ms/2NeqlHD
Republicans in the Senate accuse Democrats of trying to "bork" President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh -
http://bit.ly/2NdIRQw
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accuses Democrats of peddling in conspiracy theories over Brett Kavanaugh's writings about presidential power -
https://nbcnews.to/2NdJ0Dy
White House advisor, and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner still lacks the proper security clearance to view the sensitive intelligence he has been given access to -
https://wapo.st/2NfsUcD
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says talks between the U.S. and China over the growing trade war between the two countries have broken down -
https://nyti.ms/2N8ZSv5
Progressive Democrats in Congress introduce legislation to abolish ICE -
http://bit.ly/2NdGaOL
Dark money is funding more than 40% of all political ads so far ahead of the 2018 midterms -
https://usat.ly/2NdCOeG
Facebook is struggling to explain why they allow conspiracy theory peddling site InfoWars to remain on their platform amid the crackdown on fake news -
https://cnnmon.ie/2N7Hjas
The Justice Department is appealing a decision to allow the blockbuster merger between AT&T and Time Warner -
https://cnnmon.ie/2NeITYv ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1787 - The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
1863 - Opposition to the Federal Conscription Act triggers New York City riots in which at least 120 people died and hundreds were injured.
1923 - The Hollywood Sign is dedicated in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland," but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.
1973 - Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon tapes" to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break-in.
1977 - New York City experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread looting.
1985 - The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
1985 - Vice President George H.W. Bush becomes Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
2013 - George Zimmerman was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Florida.
Today At Utah Policy
Poll: Cox in good shape if he decides to run for governor in 2020By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, for being second fiddle to GOP Gov. Gary Herbert, is looking pretty good among Utahns 18 months out from an election year aimed at replacing his retiring boss, a new UtahPolicy.com poll shows....
Bob Bernick's notebook: Romney and Cox get surprising support from Utah DemocratsBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor In this era of Trumpism, with its tough, some may say cruel, populism, are Utahns looking for a Republican who shows a softer side of partisan politics even a caring side?...
Apparently you've never listened to this show - Bernick and Schott on politics #380By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor This week: Primary election results are final, so the only real intrigue we have left is whether Ben McAdams can upset Mia Love in CD4. An anti-gun violence rally gets canceled due to fear that pro-gun activists will disrupt the event. Orrin Hatch lives for Supreme Court nom...
Love has raised $3.2 million so far in her race against McAdamsBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Rep. Mia Love has raised more than $3.2 million for her midterm election race against Democrat Ben McAdams....
Sen. Lee introduces the Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2018By Press release Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2018 (S. 3198)....
Rep. Curtis joins colleagues to take action on tariffsBy Press release Congressman John Curtis joined Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, to introduce legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national secu...
Housing And transportation drive the largest year-over-year price increase in Utah seen since measurement began in 2011By Press release The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index increased 0.9 percent from May to June on a non-seasonally adjusted basis....
Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 380By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Bob is out this week, so we're joined by Chris Jones from KUTV Channel 2 to discuss the big Utah political stories from the past week....
Weekly survey: Will Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed to the Supreme Court?By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Will Republicans be able to confirm him before the 2018 election, or will Democrats be able to block his confirmation? Vote now in our weekly survey....
Policy News
Utah ESSA state plan approved by U.S. Secretary of Education Utah's state plan under the Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA) received final approval Thursday by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos....
Steve Starks to take over as Chairman of the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah's largest and longest-standing business association, has named Steve Starks, president of the Utah Jazz and Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment, as the new Chairman of its Board of Governors. Starks has served as the Board's vice chair alon...
Salt Lake City welcomes Silicon Valley firm Postmates as the company expands across the U.S. In a massive U.S. market expansion, Postmates, the on-demand delivery pioneer, named Salt Lake City as one of its new homes as the Silicon Valley tech platform announced the expansion of its coverage to nearly one in two U.S. households....
Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Weekend EventsOutdoors Report-- Tribune: Flash floods, rockfalls close parts of Zion National Park--Tribune:Sen. Mike Lee introduces a bill to block any president from unilaterally creating new national monuments in Utah-- KSL: Section of popular mountain bike trail reopens ...
Local Headlines
Deseret News
Jay Evensen: More evidence the Salt Lake area is becoming like the Bay Area
Editorial: Keep a wary eye as Utah's economy hums
Toxic air in rural America?
Utah is the third-best state for business, new report says
Sen. Mike Lee proposes bill to block presidents from using Antiquities Act in Utah
Lawmakers looking at Jan. 1 to start online sales tax collections
Mayor Jackie Biskupski refuses to 'endorse' City Council port negotiations
Feds OK Utah's Every Student Succeeds Act state plan
March for Our Lives town hall on gun laws, school safety back on in Utah
Proposed changes to teacher licensure will 'exacerbate' teacher shortage, educators say
Lawmaker looks to keep Utah net neutral
2 dozen protesters chain themselves inside Utah office of ICE contractor; 8 arrested
Endangered Species Act: An '8-track law'
Holladay residents turn in petition in hopes of blocking old Cottonwood Mall development
Salt Lake Tribune
There could be eight times more coal mining near Bryce Canyon National Park if Trump's BLM has its way
Trump administration cut the funding for Obamacare navigator grants so much that Utah programs may not bother participating
As developers build three new homeless shelters, some state leaders are asking: Will they be enough?
8 protesters arrested at Utah office of private prison company with contracts to hold undocumented immigrants
Will there be a special session on controversial port next week? Talks between Salt Lake City and state officials continue but impasse apparently remains
Twitter purge costs Mitt Romney, Mormon church, The Tribune and other Utah-tied social media accounts thousands of followers
Other
Utah County Republicans select Marsha Judkins to fill legislative vacancy (Daily Herald)
Some cities proposing relatively large property tax increases (Logan Herald Journal)
National Headlines
Trump is as popular as Obama was in the middle of his first presidential term, survey says (McClatchy)
Trump sending top team to Mexico to woo next president (AFP)
Oregon ranchers pardoned by Trump arrive home (CBS News)
Trump called George W. Bush to discuss Brett Kavanaugh (CNN)
Socialists divided over Cynthia Nixon (Politico)
Secret Service rolls out new ways to identify and stop student attackers (ABC News)
Feud erupts between Dem socialist Ocasio-Cortez and defeated Rep. Joe Crowley (FOX News)
House to vote on Democratic bill to abolish ICE (CNN)
Dems who drafted bill to abolish ICE now say they'll vote against it (FOX News)
Kavanaugh Is a Mentor To Women (Wall Street Journal)
FBI agent Peter Strzok, Republicans clash in fiery House hearing (CNN)
Necessities
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." Dalai Lama
Good News
"I've got good news, and I've got bad news. The bad news is I lied: There's no good news. But for a minute, you had hope. You're welcome!" Stephen Colbert
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