 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 8, 2020Good Monday morning from Salt Lake CityTICK TOCK22 days to the 2020 Utah primary elections (6/30/2020)148 Days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)226 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)231 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:
TRIVIA WINNERWow! Dozens and dozens of our readers knew Sen. Frank Moss was once featured on the front page of the New York Times for posing as a patient in New York City as part of an investigation into Medicaid abuse. Here's the picture:
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NATIONAL HEADLINESTrouble brewingPresident Trump's approval ratings dropped 7 percentage points in the last week according to a new survey [CNN]. 80 percent of Americans say things are out of control in the U.S. [NBC News]. White House officials are deliberating a plan for President Trump to address the nation this week on race and national unity [CNN]. Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday he would vote for Joe Biden in November because President Trump is a "chronic liar" who has "drifted away" from the Constitution [NPR]. Republicans are growing increasingly pessimistic about the direction of the country [Reuters]. Republican members of Congress are growing increasingly worried President Trump's missteps in handling the coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd could cost them control of the Senate in November [The Hill]. Police reformA veto-proof majority on the Minneapolis City Council said Sunday they would begin the process of dismantling that city's police force and replace it with community-led public safety measures [The Appeal]. New York Mayor Bill De Blasio says he will move to cut funding for the NYPD following mass protests [NYT]. Democrats in Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice. One bill would make it easier to sue police officers who kill civilians [Reuters]. Protests continue, but violence ebbsPresident Trump ordered National Guard troops to leave D.C. [NYT]. Check out these aerial views of the massive protests across the world over the weekend [NYT]. The Marine Corps is banning the public display of the Confederate flag from public places on military installations [Military Times]. NFL's mea culpaNFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that the league was wrong in handling protests by players and apologized [Yahoo!]. CoronavirusShutdowns prevented about 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S. according to a new study [WaPo]. The government's supply of remdesivir, the only drug known to work against COVID-19, runs out at the end of the month [CNN]. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the massive protests taking place across the nation are a "perfect set-up" for spreading the coronavirus [Business Insider]. New York City begins its phase one of reopening on Monday [NY Post]. Surprise!The May jobs report showed the biggest increase in jobs ever as unemployment fell to 13.3 percent [CNBC]. Despite the surprisingly good jobs numbers, a senior White House official said there will "definitely" be another coronavirus stimulus package [Forbes]. State and local governments are cutting jobs, which could dampen any hope for a quick economic recovery [CNN]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsGovernor maintains current health risk guidanceGov. Gary R. Herbert extended to June 12, 2020 his Utah COVID-19 health risk status order of May 29, 2020. All current health risk guidance for the state remains unchanged. Specifically, the COVID-19 public health risk status remains Orange (Moderate Risk) in Salt Lake City, Bluff and Mexican Hat, and in all other areas of the state the status remains Yellow (Low Risk).  CYBER24 episode 84: Effective cyber frameworks and maturity assessmentsIn this episode of the CYBER24 podcast, presented by VLCM, we take a closer look at effective cyber frameworks and maturity assessments. Our discussion covers the top reasons frameworks are important and what frameworks apply to which businesses. Utah to provide a mask for every veteran who requests one The Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs announced a partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Development to provide a free mask to veterans in Utah who don't have one. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1789 - James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress. 1861 - Tennessee secedes from the Union. 1869 - Ives McGaffney obtained a patent for a "sweeping machine," the first vacuum cleaner. 1906 - Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value. 1949 - Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Frederic March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI Report as Communist Party members. 1949 - George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published. 1995 - Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia. Wise WordsVery True "Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." Benjamin Franklin Lighter SideNickname "Mattis added that 'We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values - our values as people and our values as a nation.' That is a stirring message of compassion, unity, and reason from - 'Mad Dog'? I hereby rename you 'Principled Pooch.'" - 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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