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Situational awareness - October 1, 2018

Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome to October.

Hopes for a compromise on medical marijuana are fading. Utahns disapprove of both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The FBI could finish their investigation into Brett Kavanaugh on Monday.

  TICK TOCK   

  • 8 days until the last day to register to vote by mail (10/9/2018)

  • 15 days until mail-in ballots are sent to voters (10/16/2018)

  • 22 days until in-person early voting begins (10/23/2018)

  • 29 days until the last day to register to vote in person or by mail (10/30/2018)

  • 31 days until in-person early voting ends (11/2/2018)

  • 36 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)

  • 119 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)

  • 166 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)

  • 764 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

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    Today At Utah Policy

    images/Shutterstock_Capitol_Photos/Utah_Capitol_01.jpgNegotiations on possible medical marijuana compromise continue, but time grows short
    By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
    Legislative sources say the leak of a confidential "working draft" of a possible compromise legislation on medical marijuana was a damaging blow to negotiations but didn't completely derail the process....
    images/Shutterstock_Capitol_Photos/Congress_02.jpgUtahns disapprove of both Republicans and Democrats in Congress
    By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
    Utahns don't like the job the majority Republicans are doing in Congress, but they dislike even more what Democrats are doing, a new UtahPolicy.com poll shows....
    images/Shutterstock_article_photos/Democrat_Republican_02.jpgPolitics ain't beanbag; it's a bloody fight to the death
    By LaVarr Webb, Publisher
     I've been around politics pretty much full-time for more than 40 years. I've been a political reporter and editor, campaign manager, deputy to a top elected official, and a political consultant....
    images/Shutterstock_article_photos/Medical_marijuana_05.jpgWill there be a compromise on medical marijuana? Our 'Political Insiders' are doubtful
    By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
    Our "Political Insiders" mostly think legislative leaders will be unable to craft a compromise between proponents and opponents of Prop. 2. ...
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      OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

    Deseret News

    Pignanelli and Webb: Utah's hottest election battle - medical marijuana

    Op-ed: The real reasons teachers are leaving Utah

    Op-ed: Tax reform delivers for Utah workers

    Michael and Jenet Erickson: Legalize medical marijuana, the Utah way

    Editorial: Don't demolish the Road Home just yet

    Hatch says time to end 'new smears' against Kavanaugh; committee sends nomination to full Senate

    Two sides in talks over medical marijuana proposition, but conflicts remain

    2018 water year: 'Miserable' winter and 'hot' summer

    Report: Young Utah parents disproportionately have low income, education levels

    Salt Lake Tribune

    Op-ed: Let's support Operation Rio Grande

    Op-ed: Vote yes on Medicaid expansion

    Group opposing Utah's medical marijuana initiative finds another hundred-thousand-dollar-man in Kem Gardner

    Sen. Orrin Hatch tells FBI to report 'immediately' if anyone tries to delay the investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee

    Other

    U.S. House hopeful Lee Castillo focuses on the underdog, says Bishop is disengaged (Standard-Examiner)


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      NATIONAL HEADLINES  


      ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  


    Policy News

    images/Logos/WTC--400x331.pngJoin WTC Utah for a business roundtable discussion with the Consul General of Australia
    Join WTC Utah and the Governor's Office of Economic Development for a diplomatic luncheon welcoming Australian Consul General Chelsey Martin....
    Zions Bank joins Utah Outdoor Partners as founding member
    Zions Bank announced that it has joined Utah Outdoor Partners as a founding member. Utah Outdoor Partners is a new non-partisan, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to promoting the broad economic value of Utah's outdoors....
    Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation announces grant workshops
    The Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation announced a series of statewide grant workshops to assist with the Outdoor Recreation Grant process. ...

    More National Headlines

    Many women line up in support of Kavanaugh (Associated Press)

    Kavanaugh's hearings are a national disaster - and the worst is yet to come (New York Post)

    Canada, U.S. making 'lots of progress' as NAFTA talks near deadline (Reuters)

    Sen. Hirono doesn't answer when asked whether Dems leaked Christine Ford's letter on Kavanaugh (FOX News)

    Trump meeting with Rosenstein could be delayed further, Sanders says (The Hill)

    A Quiet Docket May Be Just the Right Medicine for the Supreme Court (New York Times)

    Cotton: Feinstein to be investigated over leaked letter from Ford (Politico)

    Flake event moved due to security concerns (The Hill)

    3rd Kavanaugh accuser has history of legal disputes (Associated Press)

    Sen. Grassley Asks FBI To Investigate Retracted Kavanaugh Allegations (HuffPost)

    Graham rips Dems on Kavanaugh, says he'll 'get to the bottom of' FBI probe (FOX News)


    Wise Words

    Values

    "When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier." Roy E. Disney

     

    Lighter Side

    Slow

    "Robert Mueller was spotted at an Apple store. When he said his computer is really slow, the employee said, "Like 'normal' slow or 'your investigation' slow?" Jimmy Fallon

     


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