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Situational awareness - May 21, 2020

Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City

TICK TOCK

40 days to the 2020 Utah primary elections (6/30/2020)

166 Days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)

244 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)

249 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)

Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:

Burgess Owens leads a tight four-way race for the GOP nomination in the 4th Congressional District. President Trump escalates his rhetoric against China. Some Republicans in Congress are beginning a push for another round of coronavirus relief

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Today At Utah Policy

Burgess Owens leads a tight, four-way race for the GOP nomination in 4th Congressional District
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Former NFL player Burgess Owens leads a tight race for the GOP nomination in Utah's 4th Congressional district according to a new UtahPolicy.com/KUTV 2 News survey.Video: Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox on campaigning during a pandemic
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed his approach to campaigning for the GOP nomination for governor.Herbert predicts Utah's economy will be in full recovery mode soon, but wouldn't give a specific timeline
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday that Utah's economy could be in "completely open recovery mode in the next few weeks."

OTHER UTAH HEADLINES

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: This isn't a 'new normal' for schools or government BYU, other Latter-day Saint colleges and universities turn down $54 million from CARES Act, start private aid for students Utah fraudster Rick Koerber had COVID-19 in prison but judge rejects his request for release President Trump right to defund World Health Organization, Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Former Utah Congressman Howard Nielson dies Utah rolls out third version of plan for recovery Census: Herriman, Vineyard swelled as Utah home-building boomed again last year

Salt Lake Tribune

LDS Church stock riches drop by $8 billion as it sells Exxon shares, buys Zoom Feds cut oil and gas royalties in a move that could hurt Utah's local governments Utah's new coronavirus plan includes retraining, big spending and taking care of high-risk people Salt Lake County mayor spent public money on former campaign Facebook page, leading to review Former Utah Congressman Howard Nielson dies Census: Pandemic bashes Utah families economically UTA gives rank-and-file workers a 3.25% pay hike

Other

Former Utah 3rd District Congressman Howard Nielson dies at 95 (Daily Herald) Utah gubernatorial hopeful Wright puts focus on economy, executive power during stop (Standard-Examiner) Ogden City hopes to start implementing sweeping 'Make Ogden' plan by August (Standard-Examiner) Kaysville concert plans spur strong opposition due in part to COVID-19 worries (Standard-Examiner) With BDO district expiring, Ogden's redevelopment arm expecting significant revenue decline (Standard-Examiner) Ogden IRS workers called back as COVID-19 guidelines ease, work piles up (Standard-Examiner)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

Trump vs. China

President Trump is escalating his rhetoric against China, suggesting the country's leader is behind a "disinformation and propaganda attack" on the U.S. and its European allies [Bloomberg].

Coronavirus

The number of global coronavirus cases surpasses 5 million [CNN].

A new report says if the U.S. had imposed social distancing measures one week earlier it would have led to 36,000 fewer deaths from the coronavirus [New York Times].

The White House has shelved guidelines from the CDC on how to safely re-open churches because the White House is fearful of a backlash from President Trump's religious supporters [Washington Post].

Chinese officials have locked down a city in the northeastern part of the country after a new outbreak of COVID-19 was discovered [New York Times].

Pandemic relief

There's a growing belief among some Republican senators that another round of coronavirus financial relief may be necessary [CNN].

U.S. farmers won't see any coronavirus relief funds until June [CNN].

Trump vs. vote by mail

President Trump threatened Michigan and Nevada on Wednesday that he would withhold federal funds if they went forward with plans to allow residents to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic. It's unlikely that Trump will be able to make good on his threat, however [Washington Post].

Not so fast

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked House Democrats from gaining access to secret grand jury material from Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The action means the House may not see the full Mueller report until after the November election or maybe later [NBC News].

More bad news for Mike Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the firing of the state department inspector general who was probing the misuse of public funds by the secretary [New York Times].

The fired inspector general was also reportedly investigating an aide to Pompeo who was accused of covering up workplace violence [Politico].

President Trump won't read intelligence reports

President Trump reportedly struggles to read U.S. intelligence reports but enjoys the photographs and charts contained in them. Several sources say the president has an extremely short attention span and won't read papers, instead relying on gossip from conservative media and his friends [New York Times].

Economic news

The number of delinquencies on U.S. home loans jumped by 1.6 million in April, the biggest one-month gain ever recorded [Bloomberg].

Americans expect the economic recovery from the coronavirus to take years according to a new survey [New York Times].

Target's digital sales during the last quarter jumped by 141 percent [CNN].

BUSINESS HEADLINES

Utah's Tava Health nabs $3M in new funding, expanding work to make access to mental health care a breeze (Deseret News) Utah companies change plans, and make new products, to join the COVID-19 battle (Salt Lake Tribune) Local companies help replenish Ogden's COVID-19 emergency loan program for small businesses (Standard-Examiner)

Policy News

Multi-City firework show planned to salute all battling COVID-19 pandemic
Four south Salt Lake County cities are coming together to honor all individuals who have been on the front lines dealing with the effects of COVID-19. Draper, Herriman, Riverton and South Jordan cities will host the Frontline Salute, a multi-city firework show, on Saturday, May 30 at 10 p.m.Receive financial support to grow internationally
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More National Headlines

Andrew McCarthy: Rice tried to protect Obama, blame Comey for withholding intelligence from Flynn & Trump team (FOX News) Biden Pledges Not to Fire Inspectors General, Gets Tripped up When Reminded It Happened Under Obama-Biden (RedState) Where Does Ron DeSantis Go to Get His Apology? (National Review) DeSantis: Florida COVID-19 dashboard designer faces cyber sexual harassment charges (CBS12) Biden, amid Reade allegations, hires aide who said candidates should not run if accused of sexual misconduct (FOX News) 'RIP Fredo': WH press secretary Kayleigh McEnany dropkicks Chris Cuomo over hydroxychloroquine (Twitchy) A Pandemic Does Not Suspend the Rule of Law (Reason) The Politics of Fear (City-Journal) The Education of Jerry Falwell Jr. (Wall Street Journal) Ohio Judge Deems the State's COVID-19 Lockdown 'Arbitrary, Unreasonable, and Oppressive' (Reason) UK bulk buys hydroxychloroquine as potential Covid-19 treatment (Guardian)

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1832 - The first Democratic Party national convention convened in Baltimore.

1856 - Lawrence, Kansas, was burned by pro-slavery forces.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.

1904 - The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.

1927 - Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

1932 - Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

1934 - Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the U.S. to fingerprint all of its citizens.

1961 - Civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.

1992 - After 30 years Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.