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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 - July 17, 2019Good Wednesday 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 you should pay attention to this morning:Utah's members of Congress divided over resolution condemning Trump's tweets McAdams rakes in campaign cash Republican support for Trump rises following racial Twitter attackHelp us! Send a news tip!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 198th day of the year. There are 167 days remaining in 2019. 6 days until ballots for the 2019 primary election are mailed to voters (7/23/2019) 13 days until in-person voting for the 2019 municipal primaries begins (7/30/2019) 13 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 27 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 57 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019) 111 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 169 days until candidates can begin to gather signatures to get on the 2020 ballot (1/2/2020) 194 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 201 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 230 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 239 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020) 240 days to the opening of candidate filing for the 2020 election (3/13/2020) 258 days until the deadline for candidates to submit signatures to be placed on the 2020 primary ballot (3/31/2019) 342 days to the 2020 Utah primary election (6/23/2020) 362 days to the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee (7/13/2020) 404 days to the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte (8/24/2020) 475 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyMcAdams supports measure condemning Trump's remarks as racist, while Bishop, Stewart and Curtis are opposedBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Image: ShutterstockRep. Ben McAdams voted Tuesday for a nonbinding resolution condemning President Donald Trump's racist remarks telling four minority congresswomen to "go back" to where they came from, while Utah's three Republican members of the House voted against the measure. Is Trump a racist, or an equal opportunity insulter-in-chief? By LaVarr Webb, Publisher LaVarr Webb, UtahPolicy.com publisherIs President Trump a racist? I don't know. I don't know if he believes the white race is superior, and other races are inferior in some way. I don't know if he disparages people, or thinks less of them, or discriminates against them, because of the color of their skin.Profiles in courage - Bernick and Schott on politics By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Award-winning journalists Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick give you their cynical take on the latest Utah political news.McAdams' rakes in campaign cash putting him among the top fundraisers in the House By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Rep. Ben McAdams Freshman Democrat Ben McAdams is stockpiling campaign cash ahead of what promises to be a very competitive 2020 campaign cycle.Romney Joins Cotton, Van Hollen, colleagues in introducing the Defending America's 5G Future Act By Press release U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in introducing legislation to reinforce the Trump administration's efforts to prevent the Chinese-owned telecom company Huawei from threatening America's national security.Attracting new companies to Utah to maintain the state's economic prosperity By GOED team The Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) corporate recruitment team helps local and out-of-state companies expand operations in Utah. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Op-ed: Fanning the flames of success in Utah's agriculture and food scene Stewardship agreement will funnel $20 million to improve Utah's forests Utah Gov. Gary Herbert kicks off Days of '47 with cattle drive on Capitol Hill To counter possible ISIS resurgence, Sen. Mitt Romney calls for full staffing at U.S. embassy in Iraq BLM headquarters to relocate to Colorado, not UtahSalt Lake Tribune Op-ed: Legislative incompetence at the heart of prison problems To protect forests from wildfires, Utah and feds launch $20 million effort Interior to shift 44 jobs to Utah, moves the BLM headquarters to Colorado One Kingston, who co-owns a California casino, wants to give his shares to another member of a Utah polygamous sect 10th Circuit Court upholds voting rights decision in San Juan County that resulted in historic Navajo-majority control Utah tweaks its proposed medical marijuana rules to let out-of-state businesses claim cannabis growing licensesOther Logan Municipal Council moves forward with Idaho nuclear project despite mayor's opposition (Logan Herald Journal) Summit County focuses on 'shovel-ready' watershed, fire projects over legislative push for public lands (Park Record)NATIONAL HEADLINES"Go back" day 3 A non-binding resolution condemning President Trump's remarks as racist passed the House on a mostly party-line vote Tuesday [NYT]. President Trump dug in on Tuesday saying on Twitter that the racist language in his tweets wasn't racist [Politico]. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway stepped in it on Tuesday. She was asked a question about Trump's racist tweets. Conway snapped back at the reporter asking about his ethnicity, which happened to be Jewish [CNN]. Texas Democrat Al Green filed articles of impeachment against President Trump, which will trigger a vote on the issue in the near future [WaPo]. A new poll finds most Americans call Trump's tweets targeting four progressive congresswomen "un-American" [USA Today].Hmmm. A new poll found support for President Trump rose among Republican voters following his racist Twitter attack on four Democratic congresswomen [Reuters]. Budget crisis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there's been "progress" in talks to secure a two-year budget agreement and raise the debt limit. The Treasury is warning it may run out of money sometime in September. Congress leaves for a month at the end of next week [Politico]. Slim majority of voters approve of immigration raids. A new poll finds 51% say they support raids by immigration officials touted by President Trump [Politico]. 2020 20 Democrats have qualified for the second Democratic primary debate to be held next week in Detroit [Politico]. Former North Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford says he's considering challenging President Trump for the GOP nomination next year. Sanford lost a primary election in 2018 after Trump attacked him on Twitter [Roll Call].Trade. President Trump said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday he could impose more tariffs on China if he wanted to [Bloomberg]. Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens passes. Stevens, who was appointed by President Gerald Ford, served 35 years on the high court. He was 99 [NYT]. Big news on the left. Planned Parenthood ousted president Leanna Wen after less than a year on the job [NYT]. For your radar. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing fewer inspections of the nations nuclear power plants as a cost-cutting measure [AP]. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1867 - Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university. 1918 - Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family were killed by Bolsheviks who held them captive for two months. 1938 - Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes know as "Wrong Way" Corrigan. 1955 - Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California. 1975 - An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. 1981 - 114 people were killed and 200 injured in the collapse of two suspended walkways at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Mo. 1984 - The national drinking age in the U.S. was changed from 18 to 21. 1996 - TWA Flight 800, New York to Paris, crashed off the Long Island coast, killing all 230 people aboard. Policy NewsUSDA Forest Service and State of Utah invest in Utah's future through shared stewardshipU. S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed a Shared Stewardship agreement on May 22, 2019 that included a commitment to protect communities and watersheds by addressing the threat of catastrophic wildfire on National Forest System lands in Utah.Gov. Herbert lowers flags in honor of Sergeant First Class Elliott Robbins Gov. Gary R. Herbert has ordered the lowering of the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of Utah on Thursday, July 18, 2019 to honor the life and service of Sergeant First Class Elliott Jerome Robbins, who will be laid to rest that day with military honors at Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden, Utah.Utah Community Builder Project priorities announced The Salt Lake Chamber announced the project priorities for the Utah Community Builder Foundation, the Chamber's non-profit organization to address critical social and community issues through strategic partnerships. Priorities for the new year will include addressing intergenerational poverty, behavioral health, as well as immigration and child care. Cicero Group adds Lindsay Hadley to senior advisors Cicero Group has named Lindsay Hadley, CEO of Hadley Impact, to its council of senior advisors. More National HeadlinesRepublican support for Trump rises after 'racially charged' tweets (Reuters) Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke heaps praise on Rep. Ilhan Omar (Washington Times) 'Trump's going to get re-elected, isn't he?' (New York Times) CBP Chief Said Democratic Rhetoric Fueled Attempted Terrorist Attack On ICE Facility (Daily Caller) Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib wrote a column for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's blog in 2006 (Business Insider) An accusation in search of an argument (Powerline) Lindsey Graham Calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Freshmen Democrats 'Communists': 'They Hate Our Country.' (Newsweek) Iran doubles down on threat to attack Britain over 'vicious' oil tanker seizure (The Sun) Sanders losing the 'Bern' in New Hampshire: poll (New York Post) Tech giants on defensive at antitrust hearing (The Hill) Schumer announces support for slavery reparations bill (Axios)Wise WordsPerspective"I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars." Og Mandino Lighter SideHardy Ate Laurel"You're no Winston Churchill either, buddy. I don't care if you tried on a Churchill-style hat when you're in the UK. You don't look like Churchill. You look like Hardy ate Laurel."Seth Meyers 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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