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Situational awareness - April 15, 2019 Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Here's what is driving the day: - Get ready for the release of the Mueller report this week.
- Warring factions compete for control of the Utah GOP.
- It's tax day.
- Trump rakes in the campaign cash.
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TICK TOCK Today is the 105th day of the year. There are 260 days remaining in 2019. 5 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019) 19 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 19 days to the United Utah Party state convention (5/4/2019) 49 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 53 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 68 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 72 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 106 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 120 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 204 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 287 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 295 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 323 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 564 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Today At Utah Policy  Analysis: Efforts to lessen the power of dissident members on the Utah GOP's Central Committee have been mostly successful so far
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Last week's GOP county convention elections provided significant victories, UtahPolicy.com is told, for the "reasonable" Republicans running to blunt the influence of the so-called "Gang of 51" inside the state Republican Party.
 'Reasonable' Republicans make gains in Salt Lake, Davis Counties on Saturday
By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick
Social issues, socialism and warnings about a rising threat of Democratic tyranny took center stage at Saturday's Salt Lake County Republican convention, as elected officials railed against abortion and the "Green New Deal." Meanwhile, Davis County Republicans dealt a setback to several members of a hardline faction on the party's state central committee.
 Slew of Utah County Republicans running for State Central Committee . . . including Dave Bateman
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
The "rational" Republicans' statewide attempts to take back control of the state party's Central Committee continued Friday evening as the deadline passed for Utah County candidates.
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NATIONAL HEADLINES Washington is bracing for the imminent release of the Mueller report. It's been 3 weeks since Attorney General William Barr released his four-page summary of the almost 400-page document - https://politi.co/2GiWZGj - Sources close to President Donald Trump say he revived the idea of sending immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities to distract from the report - https://nyti.ms/2GfxDZX
- The White House has not seen the report, but they have been briefed on what's in the document - http://bit.ly/2GiV6JJ
It's tax day. The Trump tax cuts remain unpopular as many Americans got a smaller-than-expected tax refund, or none at all - https://politi.co/2GkHzBw - If you were shocked by the size of this year's tax refund, next year could be worse unless you make changes now - https://nyti.ms/2GjrSdt
Big fundraising haul. President Trump's re-election campaign will report Monday they raised a whopping $30 million in the first fundraising quarter of the year - http://bit.ly/2Gjpun1
Immigration: - The White House is considering rules to clamp down on countries whose nationals overstay their short-term visitor visas. They are also considering other rules to tighten student and investor visas - https://on.wsj.com/2Gdcuj4
- Sunday night President Trump tweeted he has the "absolute legal right" to release immigrant detainees in so-called sanctuary cities - http://bit.ly/2GdhIex
Infrastructure deal? President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi plan to meet in the near future to discuss a bipartisan infrastructure package - http://bit.ly/2GdgXSJ
Boring but important. There are increasing worries that the chill in U.S.-Russia relations could lead to the countries stumbling into armed conflict - http://bit.ly/2GitoNj
Kim wants a third summit. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he would be open to a third meeting with President Trump to discuss denuclearization. Trump tweeted Sunday night he was open to the idea - http://bit.ly/2GjquYj
Threats increasing toward Omar. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she has received an increase in death threats since President Trump shared a video on social media attacking her on Twitter - https://politi.co/2Gce8RU
Ocasio-Cortez obsession. In the six weeks from February 25 to April 7, freshman Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was mentioned 3,1818 on Fox News and Fox Business. Fox host Stuart Varney said "we have an AOC segment every single day, almost every single hour. She's good for our ratings." - http://bit.ly/2GisW1z
Pulitzer Prizes will be awarded Monday. Judges considered thousands of entries. Expect many of the winners to be about coverage of President Trump - http://bit.ly/2GcLdNt
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1861 - President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President. 1892 - The General Electric Company is formed. 1922 - Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal. 1923 - Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes. 1947 - Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. 1955 - McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Policy News Mayor Jenny Wilson to hold town hall meetings throughout Salt Lake CountyTo showcase the services Salt Lake County provides and to get valuable feedback from residents, County Mayor Jenny Wilson will hold town halls in five locations throughout the valley in April and May.
Utah consumer alert: Beware of phony Social Security number callsFrancine A. Giani, Executive Director of the Department of Commerce, announced that the Utah Division of Consumer Protection has received new reports of Utah consumers receiving live scam phone calls claiming they are facing legal action over their Social Security number and demanding the consumer confirm their number over the phone.
National Headlines
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