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| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message CenterBecome a sponsor of our award-winning podcasts!Promote your business and reach thousands of Utahns who download our shows and interviews every week.Email us for information.Situational awareness - March 15, 2019Good morning from Salt Lake City and TGIF!The 2019 Utah Legislature is over. Let's do it all over again in 318 days...Beware the ides of March today.Here are the stories we're following today: The Utah Legislature finished their 2019 session last night. We've got a full wrap up on what they did, and didn't, get done. Also, check out our podcast conversation with Gov. Gary Herbert. Rep. Rob Bishop says the "Green New Deal" is "tantamount to genocide" - https://wapo.st/2JdWhi9 North Korea threatens to pull out of nuclear talks with the U.S. The Senate rebuffed President Trump on his border emergency declaration.Friday Political Trivia!Gordon Jones gives us today's political tidbit. What Utahn served non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives? Send your guesses to me at bschott@utahpolicy.com. If trivia savant Mike Mower can't answer today's stumper, Gordon will win a $25 Amazon gift card. UtahPolicy.com mailbag!Email us anytime with feedback, questions, story suggestions, news tips, etc... Send us an email at this link. 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 74th day of the year. There are 291 days remaining in 2019. 36 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019) 50 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 80 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 84 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 99 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 151 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 235 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 318 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 326 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 354 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 595 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyWhat the 2019 Utah Legislature did, and didn't get doneBy Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott Every general session has its own history, of course.But the 2019 Legislature will likely go down as one of the most important in recent history.Highlights from Utah's $19 billion budget By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor There is always a lot of spending/last minute bills that UtahPolicy.com likes to watch and report upon. Here are some, unrelated as they are, that came up the last day of the session:Podcast: Wrapping up the 2019 Utah Legislature with Gov. Gary Herbert By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sits down with Managing Editor Bryan Schott and Contributing Editor Bob Bernick on the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislative session.Bob Bernick's notebook: A road well traveled By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor The 2019 Legislature's general session is over.What have we learned?What do we know?Romney, Lee vote to block Trump's border emergency declaration By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney both voted in favor of a resolution to stop President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.Lawmakers nix money for Hatch Center in budget bill By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Legislators stripped a proposed $1.5 million expenditure to fund a center honoring former Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah's $19 billion budget on Thursday afternoon.2019 'Political Bracket Face-Off' nominations are open By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Friday is your last chance to make your nominations for our annual bracket face-off. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News A. Scott Anderson: Innovation can lift nations out of poverty Utah Legislature passes resolution calling for end to time changes Bill passes requiring 120 days notice of school closure, boundary changes A look at some of the top air, water, land bills that got passed during the session Utah lawmakers make changes to initiative process on heels of successful ballot measures Bill to easily expunge nonviolent convictions among several criminal justice bills passed by Utah lawmakers Lawmakers boosted tech economy and embraced new modes in '19 session Despite big push to address housing crunch, Utah Legislature strips $24 million from affordable housing bill Utah lawmakers racked up results but not on tax reform during the 2019 Legislature Small-scale development might help improve Salt Lake neighborhoods, expert says Sandy residents still dealing with contaminated water Mike Lee, Mitt Romney vote to block Trump's national emergency declaration for border wall Utah lawmakers pass bill to allow stronger beer to be sold in grocery, convenience stores How did education fare in the 2019 Legislature? 'Very, very well,' Utah Senate president saysSalt Lake Tribune What the Utah Legislature did and didn't do on issues ranging from abortion, BYU police, cellphones, guns, LGBTQ and smoking The last bill of the 2019 session names an official state reptile - the Gila monster Utah's Romney and Lee among 12 Republican senators who vote to override Trump's emergency declaration at the border Utah's Rob Bishop says Democrats' Green New Deal 'tantamount to genocide' Utah schools see safety measures approved but receive less funding than they hoped for from the Legislature Legislature falls far short of governor's goal of investing $100M to improve air quality. Advocates say it's a good first step. Utah lawmakers showed no hesitation in rewriting voter-approved initiatives or in changing the rules of the game Ambitious legislative session ends with no action on its No. 1 priority of tax reform and with a shaky budget down the roadOther Trump inks measure elevating Golden Spike facility to national historical park (Standard-Examiner)NATIONAL HEADLINESNorth Korea threatens to pull out of nuclear talks. Officials say they may resume testing long-range missiles after the failure to reach an agreement with the U.S. during last month's summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump - https://nyti.ms/2TQjECy Senate bucks Trump on emergency declaration. A dozen Republicans sided with Democrats to block President Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the southern border, saying he had overstepped his constitutional authority in the effort to build a border wall - https://nyti.ms/2TMY5Tv President Trump appeared to threaten violence against his enemies. In an interview with right-wing news site Breitbart, Trump made what looks like a veiled threat saying, "I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of Bikers for Trump -- I have tough people, but they don't play it tough until they go to a certain point and then it would be very, very bad." - http://bit.ly/2TKA8w9 The FBI debated in 2016 how aggressively to probe Russian ties to the Trump campaign. Former FBI agent Peter Strzok told members of Congress in a closed-door hearing that the FBI had received information from an "extremely sensitive source" alleging collusion between the Russian government and members of the Trump campaign - http://bit.ly/2Jftt98 House votes 420-0 to urge public release of the Mueller report. The resolution calls on the Justice Department to make special counsel Robert Mueller's findings and full report available to Congress. Republicans blocked the resolution in the Senate - https://politi.co/2TKYKVx Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may fight efforts by Democrats to get Trump's tax returns. Secretary Mnuchin said he would "follow the law" if Democrats tried to get Trump's tax documents - https://politi.co/2TKAzXj Democrat suggests Russians may have laundered money through the Trump Organization. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said his committee has begun investigating the possibility - http://bit.ly/2JfQ85h New Zealand massacre. 49 are dead and 20 injured after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. The perpetrator, reportedly motivated by far-right ideology, is in custody - https://cnn.it/2TMv76i Documents show a Russian-owned web server company was used to hack Democratic emails. The documents are part of a lawsuit claiming part of a dossier alleging ties between the Trump campaign and Russia published by BuzzFeed was defamatory toward a Russian internet entrepreneur - https://wapo.st/2TUMFNG British lawmakers approve Brexit delay. UK lawmakers voted in favor of delaying Britain's exit from the EU, but they soundly rejected a call for a second referendum on the issue - https://cnn.it/2TULSwc The Southern Poverty Law Center fired its co-founder. The group would not say what Morris Dees did to prompt the firing - https://wapo.st/2TNQbJv The hottest new chat app for teens is...Google Docs? Teens are creating private chat rooms with the word processing app - http://bit.ly/2TMvVbk ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY44 BC - Julius Ceasar is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. 1493 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas. 1820 - Maine becomes the 23rd state. 1916 - President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 U.S. troops over the Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa. 1985 - The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com). 1991 - A grand jury indicted four Los Angeles police officers on felony assault charges for the beating of Rodney King. The officers' acquittals in 1992 sparked violent riots in the city. Policy NewsDerek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber, named to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100The U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcomed 12 new executives to its Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 (CCC100) including Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber.Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Weekend EventOutdoors Report-- Salt Lake Tribune: A wet winter has made 'very impressive' waterfalls at this Utah state park for first time in years More National HeadlinesSenator Lindsey Graham wants a new special counsel to look into the handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation (Associated Press) Joint Chiefs Chairman: Google 'Is Indirectly Benefiting The Chinese Military' (CBS) Apple's iCloud is the latest service to suffer an outage this week (BGR) U.S. college admissions scandal sparks $500 billion lawsuit (Reuters) Democrats upset over Omar seeking primary challenger (The Hill) Animal rights is the next frontier for the left (New Republic) Ratings Tank for First 'Empire' Since Jussie Smollett Arrest (The Wrap) Top Mueller Prosecutor Stepping Down In Latest Clue Russia Inquiry May Be Ending (NPR) Pelosi supports lowering voting age to 16 (Daily Caller) Facebook's Daylong Malfunction Is a Reminder of the Internet's Fragility (New York Times)Wise WordsGreat Minds"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." Eleanor Roosevelt Lighter SideNot Running"This week Hillary Clinton said she will not run for president again. She's not going to run. As a result, Fox News is down to one minute of daily programming. The rest is all catheter ads, I believe." - CONAN O'BRIEN 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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