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Situational awareness - July 13, 2018

Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. Happy Friday the 13th, even if you're the superstitious type.

Gov. Herbert may call a special session next week. Mia Love has raised more than $3 million for her re-election bid. President Trump blasts British Prime Minister Theresa May in an interview.

  TICK TOCK   

• 116 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
• 199 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
• 844 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

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  HERE ARE THE STORIES YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO TODAY  

Special session next week?

Gov. Gary Herbert may call a special session next week so that lawmakers can make changes to the inland port law passed at the end of the 2018 session [Deseret News, Tribune].

What a week!

Primary election results. March for our lives. Supreme Court fight. Trade war hits Utah. Plus, we're pretty sure Spencer Cox is running for governor in 2020. Chris Jones of KUTV joins Bryan Schott to run down the week in Utah politics - http://bit.ly/2NbpFTh

You can download our week-in-review in podcast form if you want to listen on the go - http://bit.ly/2zBt5Ns

2020 contenders mostly need to raise their profiles

Our newest poll shows Spencer Cox, Sean Reyes, and John Dougall have good job approval ratings, but they still need to let more Utahns know who they are if they plan to run for governor in 2020 - http://bit.ly/2NdIeXa

Mia Love fundraising

Rep. Mia Love has raised more than $3.2 million for her race against Democrat Ben McAdams - http://bit.ly/2utWBi5

Support from surprising places

Bob Bernick says recent polls show Mitt Romney and Spencer Cox get a surprising amount of support from Utah Democrats - http://bit.ly/2NdvyPX

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  OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

• Organizers of the March for our Lives anti-gun violence rally secure a new venue for their visit to Salt Lake City this weekend [Deseret News].
  
  
• The three new homeless shelters slated to open in Salt Lake City may not have enough capacity [Tribune].
  
  
• Educators say proposed changes to Utah's teacher licensing will make the state's teacher shortage worse [Deseret News].
  
  
• Republicans select Marsha Judkins to fill the vacancy in the Utah House created when Rep. Keith Grover was appointed to fill retiring Sen. Margaret Dayton's seat [Daily Herald].
  
  
• The Utah Department of Transportation is doubling the maximum toll for express lanes [Tribune].

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• Trump insulted British Prime Minister Theresa May and London Mayor Sadiq Kahn in an interview published in The Sun tabloid during his visit to the U.K. - http://bit.ly/2Nc8elz
  
  
• Also in The Sun interview, Trump said Europe was losing its culture because of immigration - http://bit.ly/2NcnWNx
  
  
• Foreign leaders lash out at President Trump after he disrupted the NATO summit to demand that countries increase their spending on defense - https://wapo.st/2Nc98yt
  
  
• Republicans in Congress are worried President Trump will be no match for Russian President Vladimir Putin during their summit next week - http://bit.ly/2Ng6RTc
  
  
• FBI Agent Peter Strzok defended his actions in the investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during a contentious hearing in Congress on Thursday. At times, the hearing devolved into a partisan brawl between Republicans and Democrats on the committee - https://nyti.ms/2NeqlHD
  
  
• Republicans in the Senate accuse Democrats of trying to "bork" President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh - http://bit.ly/2NdIRQw
  
  
• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accuses Democrats of peddling in conspiracy theories over Brett Kavanaugh's writings about presidential power - https://nbcnews.to/2NdJ0Dy
  
  
• White House advisor, and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner still lacks the proper security clearance to view the sensitive intelligence he has been given access to - https://wapo.st/2NfsUcD
  
  
• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says talks between the U.S. and China over the growing trade war between the two countries have broken down - https://nyti.ms/2N8ZSv5
  
  
• Progressive Democrats in Congress introduce legislation to abolish ICE - http://bit.ly/2NdGaOL
  
  
• Dark money is funding more than 40% of all political ads so far ahead of the 2018 midterms - https://usat.ly/2NdCOeG
  
  
• Facebook is struggling to explain why they allow conspiracy theory peddling site InfoWars to remain on their platform amid the crackdown on fake news - https://cnnmon.ie/2N7Hjas
  
  
• The Justice Department is appealing a decision to allow the blockbuster merger between AT&T and Time Warner - https://cnnmon.ie/2NeITYv

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  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY   

• 1787 - The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
  
  
• 1863 - Opposition to the Federal Conscription Act triggers New York City riots in which at least 120 people died and hundreds were injured.
  
  
• 1923 - The Hollywood Sign is dedicated in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland," but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.
  
  
• 1973 - Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon tapes" to the special Senate committee investigating the Watergate break-in.
  
  
• 1977 - New York City experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread looting.
  
  
• 1985 - The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
  
  
• 1985 - Vice President George H.W. Bush becomes Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
  
  
• 2013 - George Zimmerman was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Florida.

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Today At Utah Policy

Poll: Cox in good shape if he decides to run for governor in 2020
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, for being second fiddle to GOP Gov. Gary Herbert, is looking pretty good among Utahns 18 months out from an election year aimed at replacing his retiring boss, a new UtahPolicy.com poll shows....

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Bob Bernick's notebook: Romney and Cox get surprising support from Utah Democrats
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
In this era of Trumpism, with its tough, some may say cruel, populism, are Utahns looking for a Republican who shows a softer side of partisan politics even a caring side?...

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Apparently you've never listened to this show - Bernick and Schott on politics #380
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
This week: Primary election results are final, so the only real intrigue we have left is whether Ben McAdams can upset Mia Love in CD4. An anti-gun violence rally gets canceled due to fear that pro-gun activists will disrupt the event. Orrin Hatch lives for Supreme Court nom...

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Love has raised $3.2 million so far in her race against McAdams
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Rep. Mia Love has raised more than $3.2 million for her midterm election race against Democrat Ben McAdams....

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Sen. Lee introduces the Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2018
By Press release
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2018 (S. 3198)....

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Rep. Curtis joins colleagues to take action on tariffs
By Press release
 Congressman John Curtis joined Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, to introduce legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national secu...

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Housing And transportation drive the largest year-over-year price increase in Utah seen since measurement began in 2011
By Press release
The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index increased 0.9 percent from May to June on a non-seasonally adjusted basis....

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Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 380
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
 Bob is out this week, so we're joined by Chris Jones from KUTV Channel 2 to discuss the big Utah political stories from the past week....

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Weekly survey: Will Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed to the Supreme Court?
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Will Republicans be able to confirm him before the 2018 election, or will Democrats be able to block his confirmation? Vote now in our weekly survey....

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Policy News

Utah ESSA state plan approved by U.S. Secretary of Education
Utah's state plan under the Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA) received final approval Thursday by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos....

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Steve Starks to take over as Chairman of the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors
The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah's largest and longest-standing business association, has named Steve Starks, president of the Utah Jazz and Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment, as the new Chairman of its Board of Governors. Starks has served as the Board's vice chair alon...

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Salt Lake City welcomes Silicon Valley firm Postmates as the company expands across the U.S.
In a massive U.S. market expansion, Postmates, the on-demand delivery pioneer, named Salt Lake City as one of its new homes as the Silicon Valley tech platform announced the expansion of its coverage to nearly one in two U.S. households....

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Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report
Weekend EventsOutdoors Report-- Tribune: Flash floods, rockfalls close parts of Zion National Park--Tribune:Sen. Mike Lee introduces a bill to block any president from unilaterally creating new national monuments in Utah-- KSL: Section of popular mountain bike trail reopens ...

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Wise Words

Necessities

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." Dalai Lama

 

Lighter Side

Good News

"I've got good news, and I've got bad news. The bad news is I lied: There's no good news. But for a minute, you had hope. You're welcome!" Stephen Colbert

 

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