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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 Situational Analysis - April 15, 2021It's Thursday and the weather is, well, not welcoming. But we need the water, right? Normally, today would be tax day, but you get another month this year. Phew! News you need to know Bernie Madoff, who operated the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died in prison yesterday. He was 82. Kim Potter, the former officer who shot and killed Daunte White, has been arrested and charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter. GOP Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas-the former House Ways & Means Committee chairman who led the push for Trump's 2017 tax cuts-announced Wednesday he will not seek a 14th term in 2022. The Deseret News has restructured ther leadership team and Robin Ritch takes the helm, the first woman to do so in the company's 171-year history. President Joe Biden will (finally!) address a joint session of Congress on April 28.Countdown 9 days until the United Utah Party Organizing Convention (04/24/2021) Today At Utah PolicyRomney, Bennet, Curtis, Garamendi reintroduce bipartisan, bicameral emergency wildfire cleanup billBy Holly Richardson U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) with Congressmen John Curtis (R-UT) and John Garamendi (D-CA) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Making Access to Cleanup Happen (MATCH) Act, legislation to expedite disaster cleanup, save taxpayers money, and prevent further disasters. The MATCH Act was first introduced last Congress. Utah HeadlinesDeseret News Is a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan right for America? Under one roof Why Sen. Mike Lee wants to make gun silencers easier to buy Can a pasta machine protect the seeds to save the West's wildlands? What Mitt Romney, John Curtis want to do after wildfires char the land Utah looking at small shortfall in COVID-19 doses due to Johnson & Johnson 'pause,' official says Deseret News announces new president and leadership changesSalt Lake Tribune Vote now! Tell us the best restaurant in West Valley City Video shows student cutting down pride flag at Utah high school as others cheer Did a Utah contestant win $200,000 on CBS' 'Tough as Nails'? Why Utah Rep. Burgess Owens opposes reparations as the House takes a first step toward slavery compensation Sandy residents may be using ranked-choice voting in this year's election Robert Gehrke: Even when Mike Lee is right (like he is about pro baseball), it's for the wrong reasonsOther Thousands without power in northern Utah Wednesday (FOX 13) Homes for urban campers? St. George non-profit pitches big in SLC for "at least 3" motel conversions for homeless relief (Building Salt Lake)COVID Corner Senate's bipartisan swing at China faces GOP curveballs (Politico) Dr. Anthony Fauci on what the Johnson & Johnson vaccine reactions could mean for women (CBS News) Myth or reality? Health experts weigh in on whether 'herd immunity' is possible (CNBC) CDC vaccine advisers put off decision on Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine (CNN) CDC says blocking middle seats can reduce covid risks. Will airlines keep selling them? (Washington Post) Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows (New York Times) UK trial on switching COVID-19 vaccines adds Moderna and Novavax shots (Reuters) Moderna, Pfizer vaccines don't cause blood clots, experts say (Deseret News)National HeadlinesBiden Says It Is 'Time for America's Troops to Come Home' From Afghanistan (New York Times) Lindsey Graham: Biden 'paving the way' for another 9/11 with Afghanistan withdrawal (FOX News) Democrats to introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices (NBC News) A Capitol Police lieutenant won't face charges in the Jan. 6 shooting death of a rioter. (New York Times) Women detail drug use, sex and payments after late-night parties with Gaetz and others (CNN) Biden to unveil Russia sanctions over SolarWinds hack and election meddling (The Guardian) Biden's top intelligence officials won't rule out lab accident theory for COVID-19 origins (Yahoo! News) Intelligence Chiefs Say China, Russia Are Biggest Threats To U.S. (NPR)Policy NewsStudents help Gov. Cox and Lt. Gov. Henderson celebrate their first 100 days in officeThe Cox-Henderson administration marked its first 100 days in office by visiting students from Morgan Elementary, Morgan Middle School and Morgan High School. Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and First Lady Abby Cox met with students from all three schools and talked about government, service and community to reflect the core values of the administration.Sen. Lee introduces SHUSH Act Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)hasintroduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act of 2021, or SHUSH Act, a bill to eliminate the unnecessary regulation of suppressors. The SHUSH Act is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), and the House companion legislation is sponsored by Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.).Sen. Lee, colleagues introduce bill to subject MLB to antitrust laws Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Neb.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)have introduceda bill to remove the antitrust exemption that has been in place for Major League Baseball to subject them to existing law. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), with over 20 cosponsors, has producedcompanion legislation in the House.Utah's Truth in Taxation law highlighted in major property tax reform in Kansas With overwhelming bipartisan majorities, the Kansas Legislature recently passed a comprehensive property tax transparency bill (SB 18) modeled specifically from Utah's longstanding "Truth in Taxation" law, paving the way for major tax relief for Kansas Taxpayers in the future.Congressman Blake Moore introduces the Forest TECH Improvement Act Today, Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced the Forest TECH Improvement Act to create a five-year pilot program to study and accelerate the deployment and integration of advanced technologies, such as drones, for reforestation activities. This will enable us to meet our national goals under the Trillion Trees Initiative, which seeks to plant and conserve one trillion trees by 2030. According to a study published in Science Magazine, meeting this goal would sequester 205 gigatons of carbon, or about two-thirds of all manmade emissions in the atmosphere today. Business HeadlinesDelta, American, United, and other major airlines signal rejection of new CDC guidance saying they should block middle seats (Business Insider) Coinbase Stock Rockets As Trading Begins For Cryptocurrency Giant (Investors.com) New Instagram test offers 3 options for managing like counts instead of just removing them (9 to 5 Mac)On This Day In History(From History.com) 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci is born. 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies. 1892. - Corrie ten Boom is born. 1895 - Josephine Blatt makes hip-and-harness lift of 3564 lb (record) 1896 - May Edward Chin is born. She was the first Black woman doctor in Harlem and worked with George Papanicolaon on the Pap smear to identify cervical cancer. 1912 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic. 1926 - Norma Merrick Sklarek is born. Called the "Rosa Parks of Architecture," she became the first African-American woman licensed to practice architecture in New York in 1954. 1955 - Ray Kroc opens the first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois. 1983 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author of The Hiding Place and Holocaust survivor, dies at 91 1998 - Pol Pot, the architect of Cambodia's killing fields, dies at age 72 of apparently natural causes while serving a life sentence imposed against him by his own Khmer Rouge. 2013 - Three people killed, hundreds injured in Boston Marathon bombing.Wise WordsWorry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. ~Corrie ten Boom Lighter SideLighter SideSpeaking of the war in Afghanistan: "Twenty years is a long time. Those are 17th-century European numbers. That's the kind of war you fight because the Spanish contessa rejected your proposal to unite the kingdoms and eloped with the Duke of Saxony." - STEPHEN COLBERT Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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