| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message Center We want to hear from you.Take a moment and respond to our reader survey. Give us your thoughts on what we do at UtahPolicy.com, and what you think we could be doing better.Take the survey at this link. Situational awareness - January 25, 2019Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF!Friday's news at a glance: Romney and Lee split votes on ending the government shutdown. Herbert says lawmakers should leave Medicaid expansion alone for now. Trump associate Roger Stone is arrested. Talk to us! Send us your news tips, suggestions, complaints or feedback here. 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 25th day of the year. There are 340 days remaining in 2019. Salt Lake County Democrats elect a new County Mayor tomorrow (1/26/2019) 3 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 48 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019) 99 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 129 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 133 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 200 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 284 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 375 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 643 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy I don't have any feet! - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 406This week on Utah's longest running political podcast, Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott explain the big stories from the last week in Utah politics....  Bob Bernick's notebook: Herbert may play hardball with the legislature this yearThis could be an interesting year for GOP Gov. Gary Herbert and the Republican-controlled state Legislature....  Romney votes for two bills to end government shutdown while Lee votes against both measuresTwo bills aimed at ending the government shutdown failed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, meaning the government shutdown, already the longest in the history of the country will continue for the foreseeable future....  Herbert says Medicaid expansion should be implemented first, then changed laterIn a wide-ranging press conference Thursday, GOP Gov. Gary Herbert gave some interesting perspectives on big issues coming before the state Legislature, which meets in annual session Monday....  Analysis: Poll numbers show LDS voters are sold on the alternative medical marijuana bill passed by Utah Lawmakers last yearAmong Utah's various religious groups, only "very active" members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe the state Legislature's medical marijuana law is better than Prop. 2, the drug's legalization for various medical problems approved by most Utah...  Weekly survey: Will lawmakers pass a tax cut?Utah lawmakers are trying to decide what to do with a projected $1.3 billion budget surplus. One idea being floated is a tax cut. Let us know in our weekly survey whether you think they'll be able to get a tax cut done this year....  Building Utah: Smart planning for Utah's transportation infrastructureResearch shows Utah's population expected to double over the next 50 years. Whether we like it or not, this growth is inevitable. How we handle this growth will have a direct impact on our future economic success and overall quality of life.... Give us your feedback. Take our reader surveyWe want to hear from you... OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Derek Miller: We can love both immigrants and the wall A. Scott Anderson: Use some of Utah's budget surplus to invest in our young people Rep. Ben McAdams: Let's fix a broken Congress, end this disgraceful shutdown Op-ed: States must take action to save federal government Provo-Orem tops nation in new Best Performing Cities report Utah Sen. Mike Lee proposes federal balanced budget amendment Utah Sen. Mike Lee proposes bill to remove federal regulations to buy gun silencers Utah governor says hate crimes law should be considered Utah business gives $100K to keep Zion, Arches and Bryce national parks open Labor shortage could impact strong Utah commercial real estate market Salt Lake County mayoral hopefuls discuss air quality, growth during debate Asleep in the snow: Utah volunteers count homeless living on streets Salt Lake Tribune Road dispute shuts access to Native American treasures in Hovenweep, Canyons of the Ancients Building a $1 billion-plus TRAX line through the old state prison site? UTA says it's just looking and not buying - so far.Salt Lake County mayoral candidates outline visions on affordable housing and climate change NATIONAL HEADLINESShutdown day #35Breaking Friday morning. Roger Stone, the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, was arrested on Friday morning by the FBI in connection with the special counsel investigation over his communications with WikiLeaks. Stone was charged with seven counts, including witness tampering - https://nyti.ms/2FXs97y Emergency declaration on border security. The Trump administration is preparing a draft proclamation for President Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border. The draft document has identified more than $7 billion in funds for the wall - https://cnn.it/2G4AWor This is your fault! During a private luncheon, Republican senators ripped Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the government shutdown, which is the longest in history - https://wapo.st/2FWJmhs Tiring of the fight. Republicans in Congress and the Trump White House are feeling more pressure to find a solution to the government shutdown as they realize they're losing the PR battle - https://politi.co/2G4DhzJ Floating a deal? Top White House adviser Jared Kushner told members of Latino advocacy organizations President Donald Trump was willing to give permanent protections to "Dreamers" and reopen the government in exchange for $25 billion for border security - http://bit.ly/2G3kYLf Democrat rips Cruz over "crocodile tears." Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennett read Texas Republican Ted Cruz the riot act on the Senate floor Thursday. Cruz blamed Democrats for the current government shutdown, and Bennett unloaded on Cruz for his role in the 2013 shutdown. The clip quickly became the most-watched Senate floor speech in CSPAN history - https://wapo.st/2G088NN Woah! Officials rejected Jared Kushner for a top secret security clearance because they worried he was vulnerable to manipulation by foreign governments, but they were overruled, and the clearance was approved - https://nbcnews.to/2G12uuS Another missed paycheck. Federal workers miss their second payday today. The impact of the partial government shutdown will get worse as more employees are expected to seek out public assistance to get by - http://bit.ly/2FZUav5 Tone deaf and out of touch. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose net worth is estimated around $700 million, said Thursday he did not understand why furloughed federal workers are going to food banks. He suggested they simply get a loan to ride out the government shutdown until they are paid again - http://bit.ly/2G3AXZo
Elizabeth Warren proposes a "wealth tax." The Democratic presidential candidate is pushing an annual tax on Americans with more than $50 million in assets - https://wapo.st/2FZcRPA Trump administration to block asylum seekers. The administration said Thursday they would turn back immigrants applying for refugee status at the southern border - https://nyti.ms/2FZRfT9 Senate committee subpoenas Cohen. The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena to force Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer to correct false testimony he delivered last year about a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow - https://nyti.ms/2FZx4VC Sudden resignation in Florida. Florida's new secretary of state, who has been in office for two weeks, resigned after photos of him in blackface surfaced on Thursday - https://wapo.st/2FX5GHL A new normal? 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, and climate scientists say the Earth may not recover from the rising temperatures in our lifetime - https://wapo.st/2FZD6Wf ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1533 - Henry VIII of England secretly married Anne Boleyn, his second wife. 1890 - Journalist Nellie Bly completed a trip around the world that lasted 72 days. 1915 - Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. 1924 - The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France. 1959 - The first scheduled transcontinental passenger jet flight took place, a non-stop trip from California to New York. 1961 - President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential news conference. Policy News Join WTC Utah for a diplomatic luncheon with Mohammed S. BatainehWorld Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, is delighted to host a diplomatic luncheon welcoming Mohammed S. Bataineh, Chairman of AmCham - Jordan....  Utah Inland Port Authority Board selects Envision Utah to implement public outreach initiativeThe Utah Inland Port Authority Board has selected Envision Utah as a contractor to lead a public outreach initiative to help facilitate the development of the northwest quadrant of Salt Lake City.... Provo and San Jose top Milken Institute's annual ranking of Best-Performing Cities Utah's Provo-Orem metropolitan area took the No. 1 spot in the Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities index for a second consecutive year, reflecting the robust growth of high-tech industries outside the coastal enclaves that launched the digital revolution.... Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Weekend EventOutdoors Report--Salt Lake Tribune: Utah company gives $100K to keep Zion, Arches and Bryce operating through Presidents Day during shutdown--Salt Lake Tribune: Road dispute shuts access to Native American treasures in Hovenweep, Canyons of the Ancients--Salt La... More National Headlines The Media Botched the Covington Catholic Story (Atlantic) Schumer Shoots Down Bill to Pay Coast Guard (National Review) Joe Biden's Paid Speech Buoyed the G.O.P. in Midwest Battleground (New York Times) Ocasio-Cortez again only Dem to vote against bill to reopen government (New York Post) Why Trump's immigration compromise is a shrewd move (The Week) Wise WordsInequity "The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal." Aristotle Lighter SideEconomy Shrinking "The federal government has been closed for 26 days, and experts say the shutdown could cause the economy to shrink. Then the president said, 'No, it's only shrinking cause it's cold outside.'" - JIMMY FALLON Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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