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| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message CenterWant to be a part of our "Political Insider" group?Go to this link right now and tell us why we should include you as one of our Republican or Democratic panelists?Situational awareness - May 14 2019Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City.Welcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here's what is driving the day:How the Tribune's move to a non-profit might work. LDS Church announces opposition to the Equality Act. The Dow takes a beating after China announces retaliatory tariffs.News tips/story ideasKindly send suggestions, concerns and news tips to us via email 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 134th day of the year. There are 231 days remaining in 2019. 20 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 24 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 25 days until the Independent American Party Utah State Convention (6/8/2019) 39 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 43 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 77 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 91 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 175 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 258 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 266 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 294 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 535 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyHuntsman lays out how the Tribune's move to a non-profit may workBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor When UtahPolicy.com broke the story a week ago that The Salt Lake Tribune was going to be turned into a nonprofit newspaper by owner Paul Huntsman, speculation quickly broke out over how that billionaire/philanthropist family would financially support the newspaper in the future.Register to attend this week's Governor's Utah Economic Summit By GOED Team The 13th Annual Governor's Utah Economic Summit, (UES) sponsored by the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, World Trade Center Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber will be held Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Grand America Hotel from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Editorial: From the Constitution to the border, we have a crisis of crises Utah joins nationwide lawsuit alleging generic drug price-fixing conspiracy New study sheds more light on wintertime pollution Utah's Gail Miller to receive same congressional award as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Mariah Carey Residents excited, concerned about planned large trail in southern Salt Lake County Latter-day Saint leaders call for 'fairness for all' while opposing the Equality Act U.S.-China trade dispute likely to bring higher prices to Utah consumers Utah Rep. Ben McAdams: Equality Act 'step in direction we need to take,' but religious concerns must be heardSalt Lake Tribune Utah's only 'Zion Ceiling' will fall this summer when Tin Angel opens a restaurant in Salt Lake City's Eccles Theater LDS Church comes out against Equality Act, saying LGBTQ rights bill doesn't ensure religious freedom The new Utah Republican chairman talks about party unity, Democratic 'socialism' and paying the phone billNATIONAL HEADLINESTrade war The Dow had its worst day since January, falling 617 points after China retaliated against the Trump administration by announcing they would raise tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods - https://cnn.it/2Q5yWiv Senate Republicans are bemoaning Trump's protectionist policies, but have little appetite for trying to stop the president from escalating the trade war with China - https://politi.co/2Q1KMdD President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on nearly every product China sends to the U.S. - https://nyti.ms/2PZUflsSupreme Court The court's conservative justices overturned a 40-year-old precedent on Monday, ruling states may not be sued in the courts of other states. The ruling has the liberal justices on the court worried about the other long-standing precedents the conservative majority on the court could overturn - https://nyti.ms/2Q5tVGU The judges ruled a class action against Apple could proceed under antitrust laws. Consumers are suing the tech giant for unlawfully monopolizing the sale of iPhone apps - http://bit.ly/2Q5TsiX Justice Stephen Breyer sounds the alarm that the court's conservative majority is eager to overturn Roe v. Wade - http://bit.ly/2Q5u11eIran U.S. military officials are mulling a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East if Iran attacks American forces or accelerates work on their nuclear weapons program - https://nyti.ms/2Q5rfck The rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran has experts worried the two countries might be on the brink of war - https://econ.st/2Q2A9XQImmigration The Trump administration was pushing a secret plan to arrest and deport thousands of migrant parents and children in 10 U.S. cities. Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other top immigration officials stopped the administration from implementing the plan before their ouster by Trump - https://wapo.st/2Q1JPlzThe investigations Attorney General William Barr assigned the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut to probe the origins of the Russia investigation - https://nyti.ms/2QbYLh7 A federal judge is fast-tracking a ruling on the House Oversight Committee's subpoena requesting eight years of President Trump's financial records. The judge will decide on Tuesday aboutTrump's lawsuit seeking to block the subpoena - https://politi.co/2Q6oEii Top Republicans say the subpoena for Donald Trump Jr. from the Senate Intelligence Committee was prompted by Trump's stonewalling on testifying before the committee. The younger Trump had agreed twice to testify before the committee in recent months, then later backed out - https://nyti.ms/2Q2CD8v Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein unloaded on former FBI Director James Comey during a speech on Monday evening, slamming Comey as a "partisan pundit" - https://fxn.ws/2Q1LM1n2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are chasing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement - https://politi.co/2Q1LUOp Sen. Elizabeth Warren is vowing to replace Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with a former public school teacher if she wins in 2020 - http://bit.ly/2Q2CMJa A group of women is suing the Trump campaign alleging they were underpaid compared to their male counterparts by 20%. Former White House adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman is requesting to join the lawsuit - https://wapo.st/2PZTcSLCongress The Trump administration wants to take $1.9 billion in surplus Pell Grant money to boost NASA's budget - http://bit.ly/2Q5k6bRON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1787 - In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides. 1796 - Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation. 1800 - The process of moving the U.S. capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. begins. 1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois. 1878 - The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers. 1948 - Israel is declared to be an independent state, and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the decision, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1984 Arab-Israeli War. 1973 - Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Policy NewsCicero Group welcomes newest partnerCicero Group is pleased to announce the addition of Scott Neuner as the firm's newest partner.Utah joins lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 generic drug makers in conspiracy to fix market pricing for drugs Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 44 states announcing a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers alleging a broad conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices as well as reduce competition for more than 100 different generic drugs.More National HeadlinesThe Blue-Collar Jobs Boom Nobody Seems To Notice (Because It's Happening Under Trump) (Issues & Insights) The dark reason so many millennials are miserable and broke (MarketWatch) Demography is California's destiny (Sacramento Bee) The astonishing disappearing act of Beto O'Rourke (Guardian) 2020 hopeful Biden says he's open to breaking up Facebook (Associated Press) Bernie Sanders, a Front-Runner With Financing to Prove It, Struggles to Retain Outsider Status (Wall Street Journal) Raid on San Francisco reporter's home condemned as 'an attack' on 1st Amendment (Los Angeles Times) Will political correctness kill classic movies? (The Hill) Wise WordsLibertyThere is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton Lighter Side10 Counts"There are 10 counts of obstruction outlined in the Mueller report. That's like Moses coming down from the mountain and saying 'Just talked to God. Essentially, no commandments. Now I'm going to ride the golden calf! Yee-haw!'" - 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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