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The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Send news tips or feedback to [email protected],. Situational Analysis - Dec. 1, 2020Welcome to Tuesday. First day of the last month of the insane year 2020. May its final days pass swiftly. TICK TOCK13 days until the Electoral College meets (12/14/2020) Today At Utah PolicyExpert opinion: Policy trends impacting the Utah-China relationshipBy Troy Keller, Dorsey & Whitney If the global economy is a football stadium filled with dominos arranged in intricate patterns, Utah is a cluster around the 20-yard line, deep on the U.S. side of the field. From this cluster sprouts our state's industries in lines that split and divide as they interconnect with the rest of the world.  Webb Wrap: Post-pandemic, will downtown Salt Lake City come back to life?By LaVarr Webb It's obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic is going to bring about a number of permanent changes in society. Just how big those changes will be is still unknown. For example, we don't know how many people will return to work in traditional office settings once it is safe to do so. We don't know how dramatically buying patterns have been permanently altered. We don't know if bricks-and-mortar retail stores will ever flourish again, given the ease and convenience of on-line purchasing.  Guest opinion: Will we emerge from the pandemic better than before?By Sen. Karen Mayne As a people, we have faced world wars, the Great Depression, social upheaval, and an array of national and community problems, which all have generally been understood as opposing forces to combat. These threats have not been invisible nor faceless. Similarly, the current pandemic is a silent and deadly killer that moves freely between conversations and human socialization. Utah HeadlinesDeseret News
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Policy NewsGovernor appoints Rita Cornish, Ronald Russell to the 2nd District CourtGov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Rita Cornish and Ronald Russell to fill current vacancies on the Second District Court bench. "It is a privilege for me to appoint someone so capable as Rita Cornish to the court bench," Gov. Herbert said. "Rita's experience and knowledge in the judicial system will be tremendous assets to the second district. I am confident she will excel in this new role." Utah Senate requests public comment on two judicial nominees The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on attorney Ronald Russell and attorney Rita Cornish who were appointed by Governor Gary Herbert as judges for the 2nd District Court. Those who desire to comment should contact Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation committee staff, Jerry Howe at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, by 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2020, at the Utah State Capitol, House Building, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210. All statements should include the respondent's name, telephone number and mailing address. Hatch & Herbert comment on the passing of Judge Dee Benson Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Chairman Emeritus of the Hatch Foundation, released the following statement on the passing of Judge Dee Benson:"Judge Dee Benson was an exemplary jurist, a sharp legal mind, and above all, a cherished friend. As a counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, he brought invaluable insight to the issues of the day, so much so that I asked him to serve as my chief of staff. Later, as a United States District Court Judge, he brought experience, wit, and wisdom to the federal bench-and a smile to everyone he knew. Business Headlines
On This Day In History(From History.com) 1824 - The presidential election goes to the House of Representatives as no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. John Quincy Adams is selected president by the House over Andrew Jackson and William H. Crawford. But four years later, in 1828, Jackson defeats Adams and wins the presidency. 1913 - Henry Ford starts up his first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile, the Model T. His innovation reduces the time to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes. 1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man and is jailed. A young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King organizes a bus boycott following Park's historic act of civil disobedience. She becomes known as the "mother of the civil rights movement." 1990 - Some 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening through a wall of rock to connect the two ends of the Chunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland. Wise WordsImprovement: "There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." Aldous Huxley Lighter SideWouldn't Lie About ThatBouncer: "Sorry, I need to see an ID." Girl: "I told you I'm 30. Why would anyone lie about that?" Reader's Digest
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