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Situational awareness - December 26, 2018

Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome back from the Christmas holiday.

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Executive summary: Partial government shutdown day enters day 5. The markets are bracing for another down day following the worst Christmas Eve on record. Another migrant child died in U.S. custody.

TICK TOCK

33 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
78 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
129 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019)
159 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019)
163 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019)
230 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
314 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
404 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)
618 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

Watch: Mia Love nominated for 'Best Concession Speech' of 2018
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Mia Love's memorable parting shot at President Trump following her loss to Democrat Ben McAdams was recognized as a contender for "Best Concession Speech" of the past year by MSNBC's Chris Matthews....Tell us what you think were the top Utah political stories from the past year. Vote now!
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
What were the top Utah political stories from the past year? Vote now and tell us what story you think had the most impact....Utah's economy added 43,000 jobs over the past year
By Press release
Utah's nonfarm payroll employment for November 2018 grew by an estimated 2.9 percent, adding 43,000 jobs to the economy since November 2017....Utah Thrives podcast: Utah's state budget and board chair Elizabeth Hitch
By Utah Foundation
The most important job for Utah's state legislature as it prepares to go into its general session is to pass a balanced state budget....CYBER 24 Episode 40: Time to SOAR
By Marty Carpenter
To fend off cyber attacks as they grow more and more sophisticated, many businesses are taking a new approach....Watch: Stewart pins blame for shutdown on Democrats, calls for end to Senate's 60-vote rule
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Rep. Chris Stewart, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said on Friday that Democrats in Congress were being unreasonable for not approving President Donald Trump's demand for $5 billion in funds for a border wall, which led to a partial government shutdown....

OTHER UTAH HEADLINES

Deseret News

Pignanelli and Webb: And a very Merry Christmas to all

Greg Bell: Why the Utah way is the solution to solving critical issues

Op-ed: USDA investments continue to build rural prosperity in Utah

Gov. Gary Herbert lashes out over killed public lands bills for Utah

Gov. Gary Herbert calls government shutdown a 'sorry state of affairs,' but says Utah will be fine

Rainbows and unicorns: New report lauds Utah tech but local experts cautious

New recorder pledges 'integrity' as she takes over office smarting from scandal

ACA ruling won't have immediate impact on Utahns' coverage, experts say

Utah has plenty of 'bling' from mining

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Anderson is wrong about medical marijuana compromise

Editorial: Maj. Brent Taylor, an 'enthusiastic evangelist for democracy,' is The Tribune's Utahn of the Year

Dust blowing off the shrinking Great Salt Lake is eroding Wasatch snowpack and that could eventually threaten drinking water

Utah drops to No. 4 nationally for job creation - but that's not bad

What a government shutdown means for Utah and how we got here in the first place

As shutdown continues, Utah's Mike Lee meets with Trump and says his border request is reasonable, Ben McAdams disagrees

Utah's governor wants to tax vaping at the same rate as cigarettes, citing a growing use among teens

Why Utah doctors are hesitant to recommend medical marijuana, even though it is now legal

Utah House and Senate reshuffle legislative committee assignments ahead of 2019 session

Utahns die on the job far less often than workers do nationwide

A Utah Republican wants to let state candidates pay for child care using campaign money. Federal candidates can already do that.

Other

State collecting feedback on revised, slimmer set of health ed standards (Logan Herald Journal)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

The government shutdown, now entering its fifth day, shows no signs of ending. President Donald Trump is standing firm on his demand for $5 billion in funding for his border wall on Christmas Day. Trump claimed, without proof, that several government workers told him they would be happy to continue working for free until his demands are met - https://nyti.ms/2EQjFyi
The partial shutdown will gain more impact this week as Washington, D.C. moves past the Christmas holiday - http://bit.ly/2EOKPph
The markets re-open Wednesday morning after the worst Christmas Eve for stocks in U.S. history. Investors are bracing for another brutal week - https://nyti.ms/2EKBLSy
Now Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is on the hot seat after his failed attempt to calm the markets earlier this week. There is growing speculation that he could be the next Trump Cabinet official to be shown the door. Some close to Trump say Mnuchin is in "serious trouble" - https://cnn.it/2EJqTo1
Another migrant child has died in U.S. custody. An 8-year-old Guatemalan child died in a New Mexico hospital on Tuesday - https://wapo.st/2ELKiVf
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered medical checks for every migrant child in custody following the death of a second child this week - http://bit.ly/2EJMhcy
The fight over a North Carolina Congressional seat could drag on for months amid allegations of election fraud - http://bit.ly/2EOCxht
The daughters of the New York City podiatrist who gave Donald Trump a letter saying he had bone spurs in his heel, which enabled him to avoid military service in Vietnam, said the diagnosis was a favor for Trump's father - https://nyti.ms/2EOL5F8
Israeli warplanes fired missiles on an arms depot in Syria on Tuesday. Israeli officials say the country could expand military actions in that country in response to the growing influence of Iran in that country - https://wapo.st/2EKrjKS
Economic growth is slowing down around the globe, which is fueling increasing economic turmoil - https://wapo.st/2EKj2Xf
Holiday sales in the U.S. were up more than 5-percent this year, which is the strongest growth in years - https://on.wsj.com/2EKVTE4
The U.S. Navy is set to abandon an age-old regulation allowing ship captains to throw sailors in the brig with nothing but bread and water to eat. The rule, which is still used, will be no more on January 1 - https://nyti.ms/2EKqwto
Japan announces they will leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling - https://wapo.st/2EKAZoC

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1776 - American forces under Gen. George Washington, having crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, defeated Hessian mercenary troops at the Battle of Trenton.
1898 - Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
1908 - Jack Johnson became the first African-American to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
1917 - President Woodrow Wilson signed an order giving the federal government control over operation of U.S. railroads for the duration of World War I.
1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
1991 - The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War.
1996 - Child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found slain in a basement room of her family's Boulder, Colo., home.

Policy News

Utah tech companies share when and how to go global
Are you ready to go international, but not sure how to get started? Join World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with Lucid, for a seminar to help tech companies learn more about taking Utah software and technology to the global marketplace. ...Utah's national parks to remain open during government shutdown
The State of Utah is once again stepping in to minimize disruption to travelers visiting Utah's national parks during a federal government shutdown....