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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 20, 2019Good Thursday 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 are the stories we're following today:Spencer Cox's podcast deal with a local news organization is raising some questions. A Utah lawmaker will push to ban most abortions in Utah. Iran shoots down a U.S. military drone.My inbox is open to you!Got a confidential news tip? Is there a story we should be following? Drop me a line 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 171st day of the year. There are 194 days remaining in 2019. 2 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 6 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 32 days until ballots for the 2019 primary election are mailed to voters (7/22/2019) 40 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 54 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 84 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019) 138 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 221 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 228 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 257 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 266 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020) 502 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicySpencer Cox's podcast partnership with a local news outlet blurs the line between news and campaigningBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Online media is giving politicians new avenues to get their message out to voters, offering a path around the traditional media. However, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox appears to have forged a close relationship with a local news station that could end up benefiting his 2020 bid for governor.Romney wants to block Trump from using Huawei to win a trade deal with China By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mitt Romney introduced an amendment to a spending bill this week that seeks to block President Trump from ending sanctions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as a bargaining chip to win a trade deal with China.McAdams votes against spending package By Press release Congressman Ben McAdams voted against a measure totaling nearly $1 trillion in federal spending next year.Reps. Curtis, Fudge introduce bipartisan legislation to improve community college graduation rates By Press release Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), introduced the Time to Completion Act of 2019, legislation that will provide information that is essential for students and families to better evaluate the performance of colleges and universities.Utah Elections Office announces procedural updates regarding 2020 gubernatorial race By Press release The Utah Elections Office has announced procedural updates to the process of handling complaints made against campaigns or candidates who enter the 2020 gubernatorial race.Utah's small business source for government contracting assistance By GOED team The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has nine locations throughout Utah to help small businesses expand through government contracting opportunities.Subject matter immersion: How the LDS Business College is getting students ready for the real world By Salt Lake Chamber In the latest Building Utah podcast, the Salt Lake Chamber sits down withLDS Business CollegePresident Bruce Kusch to discuss the college's latest approach to deep learning through what's being called, "Subject Matter Immersion."Televised Salt Lake City Mayor's debate set for July 15 By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The first televised Salt Lake City mayoral debate will be on Monday, July 15 at noon. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Jay Evensen: Harvard's rejection of Florida student shows pitfalls of maturation in the modern world Op-ed: How to protect monuments and local communities Utah Gov. Gary Herbert 'took a break' from European trade mission to meet Pope Francis How new Abortion-Free Utah group is targeting Planned Parenthood, campaigning to end elective abortion Census: Mixed heritage Utahns - most of them youngsters - fuel diversity in Utah City-funded bus expansion could relieve jammed-up Sugar House Little to report from Utah tax reform task force until town halls start next week New process for filling congressional vacancies in Utah looks a lot like the one used by governorSalt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City mayor, council feud bubbles into public view Delta Air Lines sees continuing growth in Salt Lake City, including nonstops to Asia when new airport is complete Utah lawmakers float a compromise on filling midterm vacancies in Congress - an ongoing source of controversy Utah senator readies legislation to eliminate elective abortions across the state 'Do we care?': Utah lawmaker questions blank campaign disclosures for city election candidates Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox will distance himself from making calls on election complaints in the governor's race in which he's a candidate Riverton City Council passes 'child-appropriate' resolution, citing 'corrosion of childhood' due to sexually explicit materialsOther Reps in Weber, Davis counties bullish after creating new group to spur growth (Standard-Examiner)NATIONAL HEADLINESBreaking overnight. Both U.S. and Iranian officials say Iran shot down a U.S. military drone. The Iranians say the drone was flying over one of its southern provinces near the Gulf of Oman - https://reut.rs/2J0hp8t Biden slammed for remarks about former segregationist colleagues. The former vice president is taking heat from his Democratic rivals for burnishing his bi-partisan credentials by pointing to his ability to find common ground with other senators, even those who were segregationists - http://bit.ly/2x4I3Hx Sen. Cory Booker is calling on Biden to apologize for his remarks - https://nyti.ms/2x5w3FHTrump has lost all interest in Venezuela. White House officials say President Trump is no longer interested in Venezuela after spending much of the Spring pushing for the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro - https://wapo.st/2x4boSn Budget talks stalled. Trump administration officials are pitching a short-term deal to avoid a potential default if Congress does not raise the debt limit this fall, which would trigger hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts - https://politi.co/2IY7H6d A 2020 nightmare for Democrats. There is a very plausible scenario for the 2020 election wherein President Donald Trump loses the popular vote by 5 million votes or more but wins re-election by a single electoral vote - http://bit.ly/2J1T7uO Pelosi rules out censuring Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will not censure President Trump as an alternative to impeachment. "If the goods are there, you must impeach," she said Wednesday - https://wapo.st/2IWTpD1 The investigations Democrats are furious after former White House communications director Hope Hicks refused to answer their questions when she appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday - http://bit.ly/2x3q2JH Deutsche Bank is the target of a criminal investigation over whether the bank complied with anti-money laundering laws - https://nyti.ms/2x50Q5J Former Trump business partner Felix Sater will testify before the House Intelligence committee on Friday - https://wapo.st/2x6X4IWFundraising. President Trump's campaign says they raised nearly $25 million in "less than 24 hours" after Trump kicked off his re-election bid earlier this week - http://bit.ly/2J1Vu0G Immigration The director of ICE said he would follow through with plans to round up and deport undocumented families - https://nyti.ms/2x5dWQ6 The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill Wednesday to send $4.6 billion in additional aid to cope with the flow of Central American immigrants - https://nyti.ms/2IP4vd2Rate cut coming? The Federal Reserve signaled they might soon cut interest rates amid fears the U.S. economy is slowing down - https://wapo.st/2IP3vpi Polls! Polls! Polls! More than two-thirds of Democratic voters want Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump. That's an increase from April - https://politi.co/2x4JDcr Bad news for Biden. Only 3 percent of Democratic voters want a president in their 70s - http://bit.ly/2x6R8j2Uh oh. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating YouTube for allegedly violating children's privacy. The company could face a hefty fine - https://wapo.st/2x3bTMr YouTube is considering changes to how it handles content for children - https://cnn.it/2x7H5KJAbortion. The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says they will no longer comply with a state law mandating a second pelvic exam for women seeking an abortion. Providers at the clinic say the exam is unethical and unnecessary - https://cbsn.ws/2J1X4zE Environment The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era restrictions on coal-fired power plants, replacing them with new rules that give states the authority to decide how much those plants must reduce emissions if at all - https://nyti.ms/2IWtb3C A new study says the U.S. may have to spend more than $400 billion to construct seawalls to protect cities from rising sea levels - http://bit.ly/2x4JmGrUFOs. At least three more U.S. Senators have received a classified Pentagon briefing on reported encounters between Navy jets and unidentified aircraft - https://politi.co/2x1aBll ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1782 - Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States. 1787 - Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the "United States." 1840 - Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. 1863 - West Virginia is admitted as the 35th state. 1963 - Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington and Moscow. 1972 - An 18 1/2 minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. Policy NewsRep. Steve Eliason to co-chair the Intervention to Save Lives SubcommitteeState Representative Steve Eliason has accepted an invitation from The Council of State Governments (CSG) to be on their Healthy States: What Works National Task Force.Volunteers needed for the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference Volunteers are needed for the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference, announced Mayor Jackie Biskupski.Utah consumer alert: Beware of fake Wells Fargo crucial notice text Francine A. Giani, Executive Director of the Department of Commerce, announced today that the Utah Division of Consumer Protection has received a report that phony texts pretending to be from Wells Fargo Bank are being sent to consumer phones. More National HeadlinesExclusive Poll Reveals Dems' Sexism Problem in 2020 (Daily Beast) How Government-Guaranteed Student Loans Killed the American Dream for Millions (FEE) Three High School Girls File Discrimination Complaint Over Dominating Transgender Athletes (PJ Media) The Slow, Welcome Death of the GMO Panic (Commentary) Warren emerges as potential compromise nominee (Politico) Syrian refugee arrested on terrorism charges after planning attack on Christian church (WTAE) 'Chill, Chill, Chill, Chill!': Congressional Hearing Explodes As Witness Trashes Slavery Reparations Bill (Mediaite) Wise WordsEvening Walk"There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature." Henry David Thoreau Lighter SideBack to Work"Right now, you've gotta imagine Robert Mueller is just getting home with all his boxes after clearing out his office, turns on the T.V., and he's like, 'Damn it, honey, I'm going back to work. I'll see you in another two years.'" - STEPHEN COLBERT 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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