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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 7, 2019Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City.Here are the stories we're following today: Lawmakers are struggling to set next year's budget. Bill allowing higher-alcohol beer stalls in the legislature. The U.S. trade deficit explodes under President Trump. Democrats block Fox News from hosting a primary debate after reports of the network's close relationship with President Trump.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 66th day of the year. There are 299 days remaining in 2019. 7 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019) 44 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019) 58 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 88 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 92 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 107 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 159 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 243 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 326 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 334 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 602 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy'Money is getting tight' - Legislative leaders racing to set next year's budget, including a big tax cutBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Legislative leaders are warning lawmakers money is getting tight as they work to set next year's budget....The Mighty Quinn -- How a relative newcomer came to spearhead one of the largest tax overhauls in Utah history By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Ten years ago, Tim Quinn wouldn't have imagined he would be leading one of the largest tax reform efforts in Utah history....Mitt Romney says he's made a decision about whether he'll vote to block Trump's emergency declaration, but he won't say what it is yet By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Freshman Sen. Mitt Romney told MSNBC on Wednesday that he had made up his mind on whether he'll vote in favor of the resolution to block President Donald Trump's border emergency declaration, but he won't yet reveal what that is....Bill to decriminalize fornication on way to Gov. Herbert's desk By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Well, fornication is now legal in Utah if GOP Gov. Gary Herbert agrees....Guest opinion: Make the process around drug pricing more open and honest By Greg Summerhays Every day, Utahns are bombarded with glitzy, and sometimes confusing, advertisements for pharma drugs. The ads paint a rosy picture for patients along with a list of side effects, but they leave out one important detail-price....Technology-based economic development remains crucial to Utah's strategic growth By Barbara Araneo, Ph.D., USTAR Acting Executive Director Technology-based economic development, or TBED, is an approach used to help create a climate where deep technology industries, emerging companies and entrepreneurs can thrive. This strategy is a standard, tried and true practice in economic development that can be found in c... OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Op-ed: How to lower prescription drug prices without government intervention Editorial: Time for Utah to embrace SB54 Partisan candidates for Utah State School Board? Bill proposed as clarifying measure, sponsor says Expanded protective orders for victims of sexual violence moves forward in Utah Senate Water reforms get approval in Utah Senate committee House panel rejects bill to allow higher alcohol content beer in Utah grocery, convenience stores Utah Senate committee endorses bill that would help people compare medical prices Report this adAdvertise with us Legislature passes resolution to make Utah Constitution gender neutral Collapse of conversion therapy bill brings rift between gay rights activists and governor Bill requiring citizen initiatives to state the cost and funding sources passes Utah House Bill to officially remove Utah Transit Authority name change nears final approval The power broker: Can conservative icon Gayle Ruzicka stay relevant in today's Republican party? Utah medical marijuana proponents say patients running into trouble with police, prosecutors under new law Real or hoax threats against schools could be punished as felonies, misdemeanors in Utah Services won't be taxed at local level under latest version of tax reform billSalt Lake Tribune Michelle Quist: Time for Utah Republicans to move on from the SB54 controversy Utah gun lobbyists and Republican lawmakers rejected a bill to stop people from openly carrying weapons within 500 feet of schools Utah's grand plan to preserve a wildlife and hunting haven on Tabby Mountain could fall prey to a private buyer Equality Utah's Troy Williams blasts governor, quits a state task force on youth suicide over changes to conversion therapy bill Provo political painter Jon McNaughton puts Donald Trump at the border with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others in his progressive rogues' gallery A new bill would let Utah students in need apply for a state scholarship, while reducing awards for merit and to study math and science Provo backs bill to raise legal tobacco age to 21 statewide in Utah. The City Council has a fallback if it fails. House bill that would bolster school safety stalls in deadlocked Senate committee - for now Utahn nominated as U.S. ambassador to Iraq testifies that he's prepared for the challenge This cannabis patient is believed to be the first in Utah to face drug charges since the new state law was enacted. Prosecutors later dropped all counts. Lawmakers want to make the state's constitution gender-neutral. Utah voters will have final word.Other Utah push to tweak federal roadless rules wouldn't impact Upper Ogden Valley (Standard-Examiner) US House OKs bill naming VA facility after Brent Taylor, headed to president (Standard-Examiner)NATIONAL HEADLINESTrade deficit explodes under Trump. President Donald Trump promised to get rid of the country's trade deficit during the 2016 campaign. Instead, it has ballooned to a record $891 billion last year - https://nyti.ms/2J0cTKe Democrats freeze Fox News out of primary debates over reports about President Trump's relationship with the network. The Democratic National Committee had floated the idea of letting Fox News host a primary debate, but abruptly said the network was no longer under consideration after reports surfaced the organization spiked the story that President Trump paid hush-money to an adult film actress prior to the 2016 election because Rupert Murdoch wanted Trump to win - https://politi.co/2TuGBex President Trump floated the idea of skipping presidential debates following the decision by the DNC - http://bit.ly/2IV8WGE Fox News personalities are hoping the DNC reconsiders the decision - http://bit.ly/2TFBfNGDemocrats are wary of targeting President Trump's adult children in their investigations. Democrats are worried ramping up their investigations to include Trump's children could backfire on them - https://politi.co/2TyIwyr Cohen provides documents allegedly showing President Trump's lawyers helped him give false testimony to Congress. President Trump's former personal lawyer gave documents to the House Intelligence Committee showing changes made by Trump's attorneys to a knowingly false written statement he gave to Congress in 2017 - https://politi.co/2TuUSYD Cohen wanted a pardon from Trump. Cohen had his representatives reach out to President Trump's lawyers seeking a pardon - https://wapo.st/2IV7LqI Troubling. The U.S. government tracked journalists and immigration activists through a secret database. Leaked documents show the government established the database to track those tied to the migrant caravan and, in some cases, placed alerts on their passports - http://bit.ly/2IWC54j 471 parents were deported without their children during family separations. The latest court filing found that the Trump administration deported the parents without the chance of being reunified with their children first - https://cnn.it/2IXC5kE The White House turns up the heat on Republicans over border emergency. The White House is pressuring Republicans who may vote for a resolution to block Trump's emergency declaration - https://wapo.st/2TuGuQ9 House Democrats are divided over rebuke to anti-semitic remarks. The majority party in the House is fighting over a resolution condemning remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar that some said are anti-semitic - https://wapo.st/2IVJK2J Whoops! The man President Trump's sons hired as the caretaker of the private hunting reserve they own in upstate New York is an immigrant from Mexico who entered the country illegally more than two decades ago - https://wapo.st/2IUSzdf Ross broke the law and violated the Constitution with citizenship question on 2020 Census. A federal judge ruled Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross acted in "bad faith" by adding a question about citizenship status to the Census - https://wapo.st/2IUTg6l Lower the voting age to 16? Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley is floating a plan to lower the voting age to 16, which could happen as soon as the 2020 presidential election - http://bit.ly/2IYnp4R A new focus for Facebook? The founder and CEO of the social media platform says he wants to reposition the platform to make it more privacy-focused - https://cnn.it/2IXZT83 Nooooo! Longtime Jeopardy host Alex Trebek announced Wednesday he had been diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. He plans to continue working while he undergoes treatment - https://cnn.it/2IWMhcU ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1876 - Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone." 1936 - Adolf Hitler ordered Nazi troops into the Rhineland, violating the Treaty of Versailles. 1965 - A group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama in an incident that became known as "Bloody Sunday." 1985 - "We Are the World," a song recorded by a series of high-profile music stars was released worldwide with the goal of raising funds for the USA for Africa charity. Policy NewsGovernor's Medals for Science and Technology announcedGovernor Gary R. Herbert, along with the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, announced the winners of the 2019 Governor's Medals for Science and Technology. The medals will be presented to the four honorees at the Utah Technology Innovation Summit on April 1....Join us on March 26 for a privacy trends at home and abroad presentation World Trade Center Utah invites you to a special presentation on Tuesday, March 26 featuring Parsons Behle & Latimer attorney Tomu Johnson to discuss privacy requirements from the European Union and California and how those privacy trends affect inter...More National HeadlinesTrump calls dying man to fulfil final wish (BBC News) Hillary Clinton wasn't trying to 'close the door' on 2020 when she said she was not running: report (FOX News) U.S. plans end to wolf protections, upsetting wildlife advocates (NBC News) Democratic divide over Omar's remarks tests Pelosi's ability to unify caucus (Washington Post) The Democratic Primary From Hell (Wall Street Journal) The Democratic candidates are literally bumping into each other on the trail (Yahoo News) Wise WordsEffort"Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time." Voltaire Lighter SideDumbing Down of American"Lawmakers in North Carolina are considering a bill that would change the standard for a failing grade in public schools from anything less than 59 percent to anything lower than 39 percent. Said North Carolina students: 'Whoa whoa whoa, 39 islessthan 59?'" - SETH MEYERS 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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