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TICK TOCKThe 2019 Utah municipal elections are today (11/5/2019) Days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 83 (1/27/2020) Days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses: 90 (2/3/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 119 (3/3/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 238 (6/23/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 364 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy McAdams in crosshairs of anti-impeachment activistsBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The conservative group Club for Growth is threatening to launch an ad campaign in Utah targeting freshman Democrat Ben McAdams over his stance on impeachment.  What issues are most important to Salt Lake City voters? Air quality and homelessness top the listBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Whoever wins the Salt Lake City mayorship in Tuesday's election -- Erin Mendenhall or Luz Escamilla -- she will have a lot of issues on her plate come January.  2019 Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit emphasizes collaboration and healthBy GOED team The Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation's 6th annual Outdoor Recreation Summit was held at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah Oct. 22 to 24. The theme for the Summit was Roots & Routes: Preserving Our Past and Forging Our Future. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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NATIONAL HEADLINESRead the transcripts!The former ambassador to Ukraine told congressional investigators Rudy Giuliani orchestrated her removal according to a transcript of her testimony released Monday. She also testified she was fearful and felt threatened by possible retaliation from President Donald Trump [Washington Post]. It's election dayElections in four states, including Virginia and Kentucky, are seen as a referendum on President Trump with less than a year to go before the presidential election [New York Times]. Trump's taxesA federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Trump must turn over eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns to prosecutors in Manhattan. Trump's lawyers said they would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court [New York Times]. ImpeachmentOne of the associates of Rudy Giuliani, who was part of a campaign to pressure Ukraine into investigating political rivals of President Trump, says he's willing to cooperate with congressional investigators as part of the impeachment inquiry [New York Times]. 16 days until the government runs out of moneyHouse and Senate leaders are discussing how to fund the government past November 21, when the latest stopgap measure runs out [Wall Street Journal]. Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Fox News Host Sean Hannity to ask about allegations of corruption against former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch [The Week]. Polls!Nearly 2/3rds of Americans say they are not better off financially than they were when Donald Trump was elected [Financial Times]. President Trump trails Joe Biden in national polls, but he is ahead of Elizabeth Warren in several battleground states [New York Times]. ExitPresident Trump served notice on Monday that the U.S. would quit the Paris Climate Agreement [New York Times]. Fishing expeditionThe Justice Department is looking for details that could identify the anonymous Trump administration official who wrote an op-ed ripping the president last year. The official is the author of a forthcoming tell-all book that will publish later this month [Washington Post]. 2020Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro is laying off campaign staff in New Hampshire and South Carolina [Politico]. For your radarConservatives in California are moving out of the state to escape the Democrat-dominated government and liberal policies [Los Angeles Times]. HorrificAt least three women and six children from a fundamentalist Mormon family were slaughtered in northern Mexico on Monday by gunmen believed to be part of a drug cartel [New York Times]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsSalt Lake City outlines plan for 30-day housing initiative to transition individuals from shelter to long-term housingFollowing the announcement that the Downtown shelter-The Road Home-will close as anticipated following the opening of the final resource center, Salt Lake City outlined the initial plans for a multi-agency and County-wide housing initiative. The short-term goal of the initiative will be to transition at least 67 individuals from existing shelters and homeless resource centers into long-term housing in the next four weeks. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1605 - Guy Fawkes and fellow conspirators attempted to blow up the English Parliament and failed. They were captured, tried and beheaded. 1872 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony, in defiance of the law, votes for the first time. She is later fined $100. 1930 - The first commercial television broadcast was aired. 1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office, beating Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie. 1968 - Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. 1974 - Ella Grasso of Connecticut became the first woman governor in the United States without succeeding her husband. 1979 - Iranian students seized control of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage sparking a crisis that would last 444 days and bring down the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Wise WordsLearning Wisdom "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."Confucius Lighter SideTrump Derangement Syndrome "We're one step closer to getting Trump out of the White House and sending him home to New York City - oh. Quick! Quick! Somebody lock the Lincoln Tunnel and turn out the lights. Everybody on the floor. We're not home!"- STEPHEN COLBERT Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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