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| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message CenterGot an opinion or op-ed you'd like to share?A response to one of our stories?We're always on the lookout for guest opinion pieces.Email us your ideas.Situational awareness - June 25, 2019Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake CityWelcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories we're following today:McAdams says he would love to work with Lee on limiting the president's war powers. Tax reform public hearings get underway on Tuesday night. Iran says the path to diplomacy with Trump is "permanently closed."My inbox is open to you!I love hearing from you! Send your news tips or feedback to me at [email protected]. or you can message me on Twitter. 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 176th day of the year. There are 189 days remaining in 2019. The first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami are tomorrow and Thursday (6/26/2019) 27 days until ballots for the 2019 primary election are mailed to voters (7/22/2019) 35 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 49 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 79 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019) 133 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 216 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 223 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 252 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 261 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020) 497 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyMcAdams says he'd love to work with Sen. Mike Lee on war powers issuesBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor We sat down with Rep. Ben McAdams recently to discuss a number of issues facing Congress including impeachment, federal spending and budget negotiations and whether President Trump should seek Congressional approval before any military action against Iran.Public hearings for the tax reform task force begin Tuesday By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Utah's Tax Reform Task Force begins its public hearings Tuesday night in Brigham City.Salt Lake City files amended complaint in lawsuit against Utah Inland Port Authority By Press release Monday, at Mayor Jackie Biskupski's direction, the Salt Lake City Attorney's Office filed an amended complaint in the City's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Utah Inland Port Authority. The amended complaint addresses changes made in HB433 which passed during the 2019 legislative session, as well as asks the court for a preliminary injunction. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Op-ed: America's energy, tech and defense future needs mining This 1 county in Utah has Google search interest in Elizabeth Warren, new map reveals Mayor Jackie Biskupski: Salt Lake will not cooperate with ICE during immigration operations Senate confirms Cicero Chairman Randy Shumway as University of Utah trustee; leadership vote on Tuesday Salt Lake mayor wants injunction to bring Utah Inland Port Authority to 'screeching halt' Salt Lake's hopes of another Olympics officially shifts to 2030 or beyondSalt Lake Tribune What's next for a polygamous sect's old land trust and why Utah should care Despite earlier scandals, UTA wants legislators to allow it to partner in more 'transit-oriented developments' Newly elected Utah Republican chairman says the party is now out of debt UTA names its first female executive director after a 6-month national search Salt Lake City's mayor seeks a court order to stop the inland port from moving forward Salt Lake City mayoral candidates say youths must push City Hall to take 'courageous steps' in gun violence preventionNATIONAL HEADLINESIran President Donald Trump announced new "hard-hitting" sanctions against Iran on Monday - https://cnn.it/31PSsFc Trump said Monday he does not need approval from Congress to launch military strikes against Iran - http://bit.ly/2YcUSvc Iran responded to the new sanctions saying the path to diplomacy with the Trump administration is "permanently closed" - https://wapo.st/31RK73R Iran's president Hassan Rouhani said the Trump White House is "afflicted by mental retardation" - http://bit.ly/31VfTNeImmigration The federal government moved most of the children from a border patrol station in Texas after reports of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and inadequate food and water - http://bit.ly/2Y89I6s A group of Texans attempting to donate diapers, toys and other supplies for children being held at a Border Patrol facility say they were turned away because the facility does not accept donations - http://bit.ly/31V0EnN Mexico sends 15,000 troops to the U.S. border after pressure from the Trump administration to help stem the flow of immigrants heading north - https://cnn.it/31UzjSn Congress is working to approve $4.5 billion in emergency humanitarian aid to alleviate the immigration crisis at the southwestern border, but Democrats in the House are worried that new restrictions on immigration in the bill will be used to carry out planned immigration raids by the Trump administration - https://nyti.ms/2YbgXKQWhat Japanese officials are reading. President Donald Trump has recently talked to associates about ending a long-standing defense treaty with Japan because he thinks it's too one-sided in favor of Japan - https://bloom.bg/2YdOML6 The White House moves to block Kellyanne Conway from testifying before Congress. The White House counselor is accused of violating the Hatch Act, which bars executive branch employees from political activities during work hours - https://wapo.st/31Pg6BD Supreme Court President Trump said in an interview Monday he would move to fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one occurred before the 2020 election - http://bit.ly/2Y8ay36 The Supreme Court ruled Monday a law banning the registration of "immoral" or "scandalous" trademarks violates the First Amendment - https://cnn.it/2YfEQky The justices agreed to hear a case from health insurers claiming the federal government owes them billions of dollars in payments from the implementation of Obamacare - https://politi.co/2Y6SciR The court refused to hear a challenge to President Trump's implementation of more than $4 billion in steel tariffs - https://bloom.bg/2Y8maTACongressional pay raise in doubt. Republicans in the House are wavering on a plan to raise pay for members of Congress. Democrats said they would only move forward with bill if Republicans were on board with the plan - https://politi.co/31V01ur President Trump resorted to an old insult to deny a new sexual assault allegation. Trump said his latest accuser, E. Jean Carroll, is "not my type." He also accused her of lying about her claim that Trump raped her in a dressing room of a department store more than 20 years ago - http://bit.ly/2Y8a1y8 The New York Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch, published and later spiked a story about Carrol's allegations that Trump raped her - https://cnn.it/31RKEmnON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1848 - A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. 1876 - Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Custer's force of 208 men was killed by Chief Sitting Bull's Sioux warriors. 1910 - Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes." 1942 - Gen. Dwight Eisenhower took command of the U.S. forces in Europe. 1947 - The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published. 1948 - The Berlin airlift begins. 1950 - The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. 1973 - White House attorney John Dean told a Senate committee that President Richard Nixon joined in a plot to cover up the Watergate break-in. 1976 - Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2009 - Michael Jackson, known as the "king of pop," died of cardiac arrest at age 50. Policy NewsUtah Division of Real Estate announces statewide campaign to warn public of real estate email scam that steals millions in loan proceeds via wire fraud"Francine A. Giani, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Commerce, announced that the Utah Division of Real Estate has launched a new public outreach campaign to warn the public of a rapidly growing email scam that targets property transactions to coerce respondents into wiring down payments and other high dollar real estate proceeds to con artists' accounts. UCAIR opens 2019 grants call for proposals To continue progress toward improving our air quality, the Utah Clean Air Partnership opens its annual grants program. More National Headlines The Boomers Ruined Everything (Atlantic) Sanders, liberals, out with bill to cancel student debt (Associated Press) AP-NORC Poll: Democratic voters not fully tuned in to 2020 (Associated Press) Early Democratic Field Splits Into Two Tiers (Wall Street Journal) New High in U.S. Say Immigration Most Important Problem (Gallup) Guardians of money bristle at Zuckerberg's new financial order (Bloomberg) Former DNC Chair Urges 2020 Dems to Condemn Maduro, Support Israel (Free Beacon) Miami Democrats Warn 2020 Candidates Not to Alienate South Florida Voters With Far-Left Policies (Free Beacon) Press: Democrats form circular firing squad (The Hill) Bernie Sanders faces a new kind of threat in Elizabeth Warren (Washington Post)Wise WordsCapitalism"And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department." Andrew Carnegie Lighter SideTrump Re-election SpeechDuring his speech, Trump promised the audience, in his next term, they would cure cancer, lay foundations for human Mars landings and cure Aids. "This would be a lot of scientific progress from a guy who stared directly into a solar eclipse, but it is true he is close to eradicating Aids in America. He's already eradicated all of the aides he hired to work for him in the White House." Jimmy Kimmel 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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