 The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Send news tips or feedback to bschott@utahpolicy.com, or message us on Twitter. Situational awareness - June 19, 2020Good Friday morning from Salt Lake CityTICK TOCK11 days to the 2020 Utah primary elections (6/30/2020)137 Days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)215 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)220 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:
FRIDAY TRIVIAToday's question comes to us from Doug Foxley. I was a Utah Governor, and later I served as Secretary of War. My campaign slogan in my governor's race was the best one ever. Who am I and what was my slogan? Bonus points, my nephew is a famous actor, what is his name? If you know the answer, drop me an email at mailbag@utahpolicy.com. We'll pick a winner at random from the correct entries. Good luck! Thanks for subscribing to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown.If you know of friends or colleagues who would benefit from our daily news roundup, please encourage them to sign up for our newsletter. Today At Utah Policy Lawmakers slash millions from the state budget, but increase education funding slightlyBy Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick Just 120 days ago Utah's budget for next year was overflowing with cash. Revenue projections in mid-February gave lawmakers $921 million dollars in extra money to spend, most of it in the Education Fund.  Lawmakers approve a ban on police officers putting their knees on a person's neckBy Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott If voting for a new law that prohibits a police officer from kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed person is showing "we get it," as one legislator said Thursday, then what is voting against it?Not getting it?  Lawmakers approve measure to cut their own paychecksBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor You can't say Utah's 104 part-time legislators aren't taking seriously balancing next year's budget -- they cut their own pay in the effort.  Shadowy Colorado group sends mailers attacking HuntsmanBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor A shadowy Colorado super PAC is behind a mailer attacking former Gov. Jon Huntsman that Utah Republicans are finding in their mailboxes ahead of the June primary election. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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Other NATIONAL HEADLINESDreamersThe Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration illegally ended an Obama-era program protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought into the country as children [WaPo]. President Donald Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court following the ruling. "Do you get the feeling the Supreme Court doesn't like me?" Trump tweeted [NBC News]. CoronavirusCalifornia issued a statewide order requiring people to wear face coverings in public settings [Axios]. California, Arizona, Texas and Florida are all reporting record spikes in the number of coronavirus cases in those states [CNBC]. Dr. Anthony Fauci warned there may be no football season this year if a second wave of Covid-19 flares up this fall [CNN]. 2020 campaignPresident Trump's campaign tapped Rudy Giuliani to head a campaign to press for at least one more debate this fall against Joe Biden. Trump also wants to have a say in who will moderate. Biden's campaign dismissed Trump's request [Politico]. Sen. Amy Klobuchar took herself out of the running to be Joe Biden's running mate. She urged Biden to pick a woman of color as his vice president [Politico]. President Trump said in an interview that mail-in voting could cost him the 2020 election [Politico]. Joe Biden's campaign has not staffed up yet in several battleground states [Bloomberg]. A Fox News poll shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump 50-38 percent [Fox News]. A Quinnipiac poll gives Biden a 49-41 percent lead nationally [Quinnipiac]. Social mediaFacebook removed ads from the Trump campaign that contained a symbol used by Nazis. The campaign called the symbol an "emoji" [NPR]. Twitter slapped a warning label on a video President Trump retweeted determining the post violated the company's policy on manipulated media [WaPo]. "Make sure I win"An unredacted version of former national security adviser John Bolton's book said Trump directly asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help winning his 2020 re-election bid. "Make sure I win," Trump allegedly said [Vanity Fair]. Hmmm...A top State Department official tendered her resignation to protest President Trump's response to racial tensions in the country [WaPo]. EconomyAnother 1.5 million Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, which is more than economists expected [CNBC]. AMC Theaters say they will re-open most locations across the U.S. on July 15. The company says they will not require face masks because they don't want to get caught up in a political controversy [Variety]. Carnival, the cruise line operator, reported a $4.4 billion quarterly loss [New York Post]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsCasual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report 6-19-20Outdoors Report-- Salt Lake Tribune: Climbers balk as feds seek to shut down roped activity in two popular canyons near Moab Governor issues executive order moving sections of rural Utah to green health risk status In close consultation with local health authorities and with the Utah Department of Health, Gov. Gary R. Herbert has approved requests for the following counties to transition to Green, or New Normal Health Risk Status: Beaver, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Millard, Piute, Uintah and Wayne beginning tomorrow, June 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm. United Way of Salt Lake supports Utah students through 10th Annual Stuff the Bus supply drive Summer break is just beginning, but students across the state are already preparing for an uncertain school year ahead. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1586 - English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America. 1846 - The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. 1856 - The first Republican national convention ended in Philadelphia with the nomination of explorer John Fremont of California for president. James Buchanan, a Federalist nominated by the Democrats, was elected. 1862 - Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford. 1953 - Convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Correctional facility in New York. 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the Senate. 1987 - The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring schools to teach the creationist theory of human origin espoused by fundamentalist Christians. 1991 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrendered to police. 2000 - The Supreme Court ruled prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't permitted under the constitutional separation of church and state. Wise WordsBest Investment "Goodness is the only investment that never fails." Henry David Thoreau Lighter SideFeeding the Stereotype "The move comes after pressure from racecar driver and man with the most NASCAR name ever, Bubba Wallace. Wallace is NASCAR's only black driver. You can always tell which is his car, because it's the one getting pulled over." - 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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