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Situational awareness - June 6, 2019

Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City

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Hughes will launch his campaign for governor later this summer. Romney considering carbon tax legislation. Inland port meeting devolves into chaos. Trump leans into tariff fight.

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TICK TOCK

Today is the 157th day of the year. There are 208 days remaining in 2019.

The municipal election filing period ends tomorrow (6/7/2019)

2 days until the Independent American Party Utah State Convention (6/8/2019)

16 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019)

20 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019)

54 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019)

68 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)

98 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019)

152 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)

235 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020)

243 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)

271 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020)

512 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

Hughes will enter 2020 gubernatorial race later this summer
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes will run for governor next year, seeking the GOP nomination in what could become a crowded field, sources close to Hughes told UtahPolicy.com on Wednesday.Romney 'looking at' carbon tax legislation
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he was considering co-sponsoring a carbon tax bill with Delaware Democrat Cris Coons.McAdams cohosts Housing Task Force Forum with input from Utah homebuilder
By Press release
Congressman Ben McAdams, a co-chair of the New Democrats' Housing Task Force, welcomed stakeholders to a forum seeking innovative ideas for making housing more available and affordable. McAdams co-chairs the task force with Congressman Heck of Washington and Congresswoman Hill from California.Sens. Lee and Hawley introduce the Take Care Act
By Press release
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Take Care Act Wednesday, a bill designed to promote accountability and effective administration by restoring the original understanding of the President's constitutional power to remove his subordinates.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 HEADLINES

Deseret News

Op-ed: Make life-saving drugs affordable Jay Evensen: Would 'microtransit' get Utahns out of their car and onto a train? Utahn frustrated by Democrats, liberals threatened senator, charges state Got air pollution? The 13-year-battle the Wasatch Front might be starting to win One arrested after protesters swarm Utah Inland Port Authority Board meeting

Salt Lake Tribune

'You need a state to be willing to take that plunge' - report says Utah could lead the way on sales tax modernization Global study says Salt Lake City is a rare place where traffic congestion is decreasing as population booms Salt Lake City mayoral candidates push for free-fare UTA ridership ahead of tonight's transportation debate UTA says new Salt Lake County sales tax hike will go mostly to improve bus service - eventually It looks like Utah County voters will be deciding whether to dump 3-member commission form of government Utah Inland Port meeting erupts in protest, with dozens ejected by officers and one arrested Kaysville man charged with threatening members of Congress, making more than 2,000 calls to U.S. Capitol

Other

Ogden-area businesses track Trump's Mexican tariff proposal, upshot still unclear (Standard-Examiner)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

D-Day. President Donald Trump and other world leaders celebrated the 75th anniversary of the invasion of Europe that resulted in victory in World War II on Thursday - https://wapo.st/2IqKcT6

The quote everyone will be talking about today. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats in Congress she'd like to see President Trump "in jail" as she clashed with members of her caucus who are pressing to begin impeachment hearings against Trump - https://politi.co/2HYdRny

Tariff fight

President Trump is leaning into his trade war, saying talks with Mexico over his threatened tariffs are going well while proposing new tariffs on China - https://cnn.it/2Im9bXH Republicans in Congress are divided over whether to support or oppose Trump's tariffs on Mexico - https://politi.co/2IklmV0

Immigration

Illegal border crossings have surged to a seven-year high. More than 144,000 migrants were taken into custody in May - https://wapo.st/2Ih2S7G The Trump administration is scaling back or discontinuing several services for undocumented migrant children living in shelters, including English classes and recreation because the program is running out of money - https://abcn.ws/2I0op5X Members of the military along the U.S.-Mexico border will spend the next month painting barriers to improve their "aesthetic appearance" - https://cbsn.ws/2IpA113 A teacher in Texas has been fired for asking President Trump to deport undocumented students in her school district - https://cnn.it/2Iknv30

2020

A new poll shows most Americans expect Trump to win another term in 2020 - https://cnn.it/2IsMQYO Beto O'Rourke is calling for a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress. He also wants to end lifetime appointments for members of the Supreme Court - https://politi.co/2IkXi4k

Fake news. Americans think "made up news" is a bigger problem than climate change according to a new study - http://bit.ly/2HYxqMM

Trump's military service. President Trump told British journalist Piers Morgan he's "making up" for avoiding service in Vietnam by boosting military spending - https://wapo.st/2IrJogH

Trump's 4th of July. President Trump plans to speak at the Lincoln Memorial as part of a revamped July 4th celebration - https://wapo.st/2Ih0zBy

Los Angeles homeless. The number of homeless people in Los Angeles jumped 12% last year. Nearly 59,000 people are living in the streets across Los Angeles County - https://cnn.it/2I0mVIV

Humanitarian crisis. The United Nations says nearly 2 million Somalis could die of starvation by the end of the summer due to a severe drought in that country - http://bit.ly/2IrIKQj

For your radar. Private sector job growth fell to a 9-year low last month. Private sector employers hired just 27,000 people in May, far below the forecast of 175,000 jobs - https://on.mktw.net/2HYjDpg

YouTube purging extremist videos. The video sharing platform is removing thousands of videos and channels that promote neo-Nazism, white supremacy and other extreme views - https://nyti.ms/2IqLU6Y

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1775 Marinus Willett and the Sons of Liberty confront British soldiers and seize five wagon loads of weapons as the Redcoats evacuate New York City.

1933 The first drive-in movie theater opens in Camden, New Jersey, the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead.

1944 D-Day: The allied powers cross the English Channel in the largest amphibious military operation in history, landing on the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of Europe from the Nazis. The allies lost 2,000 troops at Omaha beach, but by day's end, 155,000 Allied troops had stormed the beaches.

1966 James H. Meredith, who in 1962 became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, is shot by a sniper after beginning a long civil rights march through the South.