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Situational awareness - July 16, 2018
Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City.
President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin. Love and McAdams are essentially tied in the campaign cash race. Germany says Europe can no longer rely on the Trump White House.
TICK TOCK
113 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018) 196 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 841 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
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HERE ARE THE STORIES YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO TODAY
Kavanaugh cruising
Our "Political Insiders" expect Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed to the Supreme Court prior to the 2018 midterm elections - http://bit.ly/2zGQT2l
Love and McAdams running neck and neck in campaign cash
The latest FEC disclosures show Rep. Mia Love and her Democratic opponent, Ben McAdams, have nearly the same amount of campaign money in the bank, but Love has spent a lot more - http://bit.ly/2uxiP2O
Lee says Trump's meeting with Putin could be "productive"
Sen. Mike Lee says Democrats calling for President Donald Trump to skip his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin are wrong. He also says special counsel Robert Mueller should wrap up his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election - http://bit.ly/2miNxsI
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
The March for Our Lives anti-gun violence activists visit Utah and call for a ban to bump stocks and stricter background checks for gun purchases [
Deseret News,
Tribune].
53 governmental entities are proposing tax hikes this year. Many of the hikes are likely because truth in taxation laws prevented such increases in the past [
Tribune].
Utah gun rights activist Janalee Tobias says she was a victim of Sasha Baron Cohen's new television series [
Deseret News].
Utah students who opt out of standardized testing will be counted as "failing" [
Tribune].
Rep. Rob Bishop says the Endangered Species Act is the "most inept program" in the federal government and is advocating for reforms [
KSL].
The Utah Education Association has canceled their annual fall convention [
KSL].
NATIONAL HEADLINES
President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday morning, despite calls from Democrats to cancel the meeting over Russia's interference in the 2016 election -
https://politi.co/2L1ByyL
What Trump and Putin hope to accomplish during their meeting in Finland -
http://bit.ly/2L027o0
President Trump spent part of Monday morning blaming his predecessor, Barack Obama, for the sour relationship between Russia and the U.S. -
https://cnn.it/2L1gZlK Following President Trump's attacks on NATO and the European Union, Germany's foreign minister says Europe can no longer rely on the Trump administration -
http://bit.ly/2KWCLqZ The White House will hold direct talks with the Taliban in an effort to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan -
https://nyti.ms/2KYb7tR Democrats in California endorsed liberal state lawmaker Kevin de Leon for Senate over 26-year incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein -
https://lat.ms/2L2jDbj
Voters in the Midwest, which mostly went for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, seem to be swinging away from the GOP ahead of the 2018 midterms -
https://wapo.st/2L0Ggg3
President Trump's campaign has already spent $1.2 million on legal fees so far this year -
https://bzfd.it/2L1CsLF
Jared Kushner's real estate firm has been hit with a lawsuit alleging they waged a campaign to push residents out of rent-stabilized apartments -
http://bit.ly/2KYMBbH
Speaker Paul Ryan says woodchucks chewed the wiring out of his SUV, destroying the vehicle -
https://nyti.ms/2NlL4Jt ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1790 - The District of Colombia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
1861 - American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run.
1935 - The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
1945 - The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1951 - J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye was published.
1969 - Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Today At Utah Policy
'Political Insiders' say Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed to the Supreme Court before the 2018 midtermsBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Our "Political Insiders" expect Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee, to cruise through his confirmation and be installed on the high court before the 2018 midterms....
Lee pushes back against Democrats who say Trump should cancel his meeting with PutinBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mike Lee says Democrats who are calling for President Trump to cancel his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin are wrong....
Democrat McAdams has more campaign cash than Republican LoveBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Democratic 4th district congressional candidate Ben McAdams reports having more campaign money available than his Republican opponent, Mia Love....
Policy News
Sens. Lee, Rubio, Cruz introduce Transportation Empowerment Act Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the Transportation Empowerment Act, a bill which would give states and localities far more control over their infrastructure spending by phasing out the federal gas tax. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and S...
Rep. Curtis introduces bipartisan bill to help small businesses grow Congressman John Curtis introduced the bipartisan Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency Act, also known as the Small Business ACE Act....
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....
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
Summit fever: Trump reaches for big moment with Putin (Associated Press)
Warren Is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders. (New York Times)
Republicans praise Page's testimony one day after battle with Strzok (CNN)
Crowley declines to back Pelosi for speaker (Politico)
Progressive candidates who could be the 'next Ocasio-Cortez' prepare for primaries (ABC News)
Trump 2020, outside groups raise $32.7 million in just 3 months, small donors rule (Washington Examiner)
$88 Million and Counting: Trump Amasses Huge Head Start for 2020 Campaign (New York Times)
GOP weighs ICE vote to torture Democrats (Washington Examiner)
SCOTUS battle highlights red-state Democrats' 2018 dilemma (ABC News)
California Democratic Officials Reject Dianne Feinstein (Wall Street Journal)
Pentagon Nears New F-35 Deal (Wall Street Journal)
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