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Situational awareness - July 31, 2018
Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City.
Utah GOP could freeze out members of Congress. Inland Port authority gets down to business. The Trump administration is considering going around Congress to give a $100 billion tax cut to wealthy Americans.
TICK TOCK
70 days until the last day to register to vote by mail (10/9/2018) 77 days until mail-in ballots are sent to voters (10/16/2018) 84 days until in-person early voting begins (10/23/2018) 91 days until the last day to register to vote in person or by mail (10/30/2018) 94 days until in-person early voting ends (11/2/2018) 98 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018) 181 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 226 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019) 826 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
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Utah's unique politics
In our latest podcast, we talk with BYU political scientist Adam Brown about his new book on Utah's political scene - http://bit.ly/2AApEHp
Another Utah GOP Central Committee power grab?
A proposed change to the Utah GOP's constitution could cut Utah's members of Congress out of the party's Executive Committee decisions - http://bit.ly/2AwCdDA
"Dreamers" and the courts
Former State Senator Steve Urquhart says the fate of "Dreamers" could be one of the first cases heard by Brett Kavanaugh if he's confirmed to the Supreme Court - http://bit.ly/2LEA3Xx
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
The Inland Port Authority gets down to business and selects Salt Lake Chamber CEO Derek Miller as board chair [
Deseret News,
Tribune].
Some think an obscure sentence in the Utah Constitution could nix the state's authority over the Inland Port [
Deseret News].
Rep. Francis Gibson, who sits on the Inland Port Authority, said he would like environmental groups to speak with a unified voice at future meetings on the facility [
Tribune].
Sen. Orrin Hatch says he told President Trump not to call journalists the "enemy of the people" [
Deseret News].
The Trump administration plans to put more than a half-million Utah acres up for auction for energy development later this year [
Tribune].
The Unified Police Department vows more transparency by disclosing the names of their police officers, but they won't stop employees from working private security jobs [
Tribune].
NATIONAL HEADLINES
Rudy Giuliani moved the goalposts significantly in the Russia investigation, claiming during multiple interviews on Monday that even if President Trump did collude with Russia during the 2016 election, collusion is not a crime. Giuliani also suggested Trump would have had to pay for Russia to interfere in the election on his behalf -
https://wapo.st/2vrcxT4 The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress and granting a $100 billion tax cut mainly to wealthy Americans by reducing capital gains taxes -
https://nyti.ms/2vl0tTb President Trump says he would agree to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with "no preconditions." Iran said talks with the United States would be impossible because of the administration's hostile stance toward the country -
https://nyti.ms/2vjZy5q North Korea has started work on two new liquid-fueled ICBMs even though the country is engaged in arms talks with the U.S. -
https://wapo.st/2NZcqFM A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to locate the parents of hundreds of migrant children separated from their parents who the feds say are "ineligible" for reunification -
https://nbcnews.to/2O0wRCq The trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for tax evasion gets underway Tuesday. Prosecutors say Manafort earned more than $60 million from Ukrainian consulting work and hid a significant amount of that from the IRS -
https://wapo.st/2NZcwNK
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a "religious liberty task force" -
http://bit.ly/2NZ9Kbc Veteran journalist Bob Woodward plans to release a book about the first year of the Trump presidency on 9/11. The book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," will reveal the "harrowing life" inside the White House -
https://wapo.st/2vnJGip
The Pentagon is already taking steps to create the Space Force branch of the military, even though it hasn't been approved by Congress yet -
http://bit.ly/2NXLA0D The personnel chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is under investigation for allegedly hiring women as possible sexual partners for male employees -
https://wapo.st/2vlocCQ
Boring but important. The yield curve for U.S. Treasuries is starting to flatten out. Nearly every time this happened in the past, the U.S. economy tanked shortly afterward -
http://bit.ly/2vu7Isb
A Democratic congressional candidate in Virginia is claiming her Republican opponent is a "devotee of Bigfoot erotica" -
https://usat.ly/2NSUD2Q ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1498 - On his third voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus became the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
1777 - The Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of the Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
1790 - The first U.S. patent is issued to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
1792 - Director David Rittenhouse laid the cornerstone in Philadelphia for the U.S. Mint, the first building of the federal government.
1932 - the Nazi Party wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
1964 - Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon.
1974 - Watergate figure John Ehrlichman was sentenced to prison for his role in the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. He was in prison for 18 months. Ellsberg was the Pentagon consultant who leaked the "Pentagon Papers."
1991 - Congress voted to overturn a 43-year-old law and voted to allow women to fly military warplanes in combat.
2012 - Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
2017 - Anthony Scaramucci resigned after 10 days as President Donald Trump's communications director.
Today At Utah Policy
Podcast: New book examines Utah's unique political environmentBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor BYU professor Adam Brown is the author of the new book "Utah Politics and Government, American Democracy among a Unique Electorate."...
Utah GOP proposal could cut members of congress out of key committee decisionsBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor A proposed change in the Utah GOP's governing documents would essentially cut the state's Congressional delegation out of the party's Executive Committee while giving more power to the hardliner-dominated Central Committee. ...
Guest opinion: The courts are no place for 'Dreamers'By Steve Urquhart As the U.S. Senate considers Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, Americans will hear the term "legislating from the bench." It refers to judges, or Supreme Court justices, ruling on matters that should be settled by legislators. Concerned with preserving the separati...
Bramble ranked among 'most productive' state legislators by FiscalNoteBy PR Newswire FiscalNote, a technology innovator at the intersection of global business and government that provides advanced, data-driven Issues Management solutions today unveiled new data on the most productive state legislators nationwide....
Policy News
Salt Lake County Republican Party announces their pick for communications director Salt Lake County Chairman Scott Miller states, "After an exhaustive search and several interviews, we have found a qualified and talented Communications Director for the Salt Lake County Republican Party." ...
Operational Excellence Conference announces Steve Starks as a 2018 keynote speaker Steve Starks, president of Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment and president of the Utah Jazz, will be a keynote speaker at the State of Utah and Goldratt Consulting Operational Excellence Conference on Sept. 27-28 at the Grand America Hotel. ...
Sutherland Institute announces Rep. Chris Stewart on national security in 2018 Congressional Event Series Sutherland Institute announced new details for its 2018 Congressional Event Series....
Local Headlines
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Inland Port Authority formally launches with Derek Miller as chairman and James Rogers, vice-chairman
Under Trump, more than a half-million Utah acres will be auctioned for oil, gas leasing
Gehrke: How a changing Utah population may lead to a more politically balanced state
Unified Police Department says it will become more transparent - but won't stop its officers from working as private security, which state audit recommended
Utah lawmaker asks for fewer opinions about the environment and pollution at inaugural inland port authority meeting
Biskupski, McAdams join national mayors to urge action as Utah sees worst growth in backlog of U.S. citizenship applications
Deseret News
Editorial: Here's the epitome of Washington's reckless spending
Some think one sentence in the Utah Constitution might undo the Inland Port Authority
New documentary series on former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson a decade in the making
Unified police board needs stronger oversight of sheriff, state audit says
Orrin Hatch says he's told Trump not to call press 'enemy of the people'
Environmental advocates warn they'll be 'watching closely' as Utah Inland Port board begins business
National Headlines
Dimon says Trump's tax cut and deregulation have 'accelerated growth' (CNBC)
Like it or not, America is now seriously debating socialism (New York Post)
Linda Tripp makes first public appearance in 18 years at whistleblowers conference (Washington Times)
Trump: I am ready to meet with Iran 'anytime they want to' with no preconditions (CNBC)
Robert Wilkie sworn in as Trump's new VA secretary (FOX News)
Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for all' bill estimated to cost $32.6T, new study says (FOX News)
Sessions announces new 'religious liberty task force' (CNN)
Manchin Is First Democrat to Meet With Kavanaugh as Parties Intensify Feud (New York Times)
How to Gauge the Fed's Reaction to Trump's Tweet (Bloomberg)
San Francisco Is Poised To Ban Plastic Straws. That's Got Bubble Tea Shops Worried (NPR)
Les Moonves and the Limitations of 'No Means No' (Slate)
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