|  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 - February 25, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake CityTICK TOCKThere are 13 working days remaining in the 2020 Utah Legislature4 days to the South Carolina Democratic primary (2/29/2020)7 days to the Utah presidential primaries (3/3/2020)16 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020)28 days to the statewide neighborhood caucus meetings (3/24/2020)60 days to the Utah Republican and Democratic state conventions (4/25/2020)126 days to the 2020 Utah primary elections (6/30/2020)252 Days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)335 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:
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 emails. Today At Utah Policy Should the Utah Legislature cut taxes this year? We ask the GOP candidates for governor what they would doBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Five of the six main GOP gubernatorial candidates this year tell UtahPolicy.com that they want the Republican-controlled Legislature to cut taxes this session.  Legislative leaders deny they're moving to repeal Prop. 4 as they continue to seek a dealBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Legislative leaders and representatives from the Better Boundaries group are still involved in talks over changes to the voter-approved anti-gerrymandering initiative. But, lawmakers deny there is any move to repeal the measure as supporters have claimed.  Bob Bernick's notebook: Guarding against the blowback from anti-Romney resolutionBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor For those who watch the Utah Legislature closely -- as I do -- it was interesting to see that the legislative attorney who wrote Rep. Phil Lyman's "censure" resolution condemning U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney's vote to impeach GOP President Donald Trump was John Fellows.  Proposal would make it illegal to disrupt a public meetingBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor A state senator has introduced a bill that would make it a Class B misdemeanor -- with jail time and a fine -- for disrupting an official meeting of "public servants." OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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NATIONAL HEADLINESCoronavirus hits the economyThe markets plunged on Monday amid fears the COVID-19 virus is accelerating its spread around the globe [Washington Post]. Economists say a global pandemic from the virus could cost $1 trillion [Bloomberg]. The Trump administration is asking Congress for $2.5 billion to battle the virus [Bloomberg]. Another debateThere will be 7 Democrats on the stage tonight in South Carolina ahead of Saturday's primary [New York Times]. Expect Michael Bloomberg to attack frontrunner Bernie Sanders relentlessly in tonight's debate [Politico]. Supreme CourtPresident Donald Trump says Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases dealing with his administration [Fox News]. The Supreme Court will rule whether faith-based foster agencies can reject same-sex couples [NBC News]. That's a lot of cheesecake!Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has spent more than $8,600 buying cheesecakes as thank-you gifts for supporters over the last decade [New York Post]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsHatch to receive religious liberty's highest honorOrrin G. Hatch, Chairman Emeritus of the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, has been named Becket's 2020 Canterbury Medalist for his instrumental role in the passing of fundamental legislation in defense of religious liberty for people of all faiths. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1791 - The First Bank of the U.S. at Philadelphia became the first national bank chartered by Congress. 1836 - Samuel Colt is granted a patent for the Colt revolver. 1870 - Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress. 1919 - Oregon places a one cent per gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first state to levy a gasoline tax. 1964 - Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) stunned the boxing world with a TKA of Sonny Liston, winning the world heavyweight championship. 1987 - Southern Methodist University's football program is the first college football program to be banned from competition by the NCAA. Wise WordsFriend "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."Thomas Jefferson Lighter SideThrowing Shade "It's the same way you would lose white voters if a tape came out of you saying that pets aren't the same as babies. All the pumpkin spice in the world can't save you after that." Trevor Noah Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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