 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 - October 10, 2019Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake CityThanks for reading Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:
TICK TOCKDays to the 2019 Utah municipal elections: 26 (11/5/2019) Days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 109 (1/27/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 145 (3/3/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 264 (6/23/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 390 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy How much will Biskupski's endorsement impact the Salt Lake City mayoral race?By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Monday outgoing Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, as expected, officially endorsed mayoral candidate Luz Escamilla, a sitting Democratic state senator.  News analysis: Here's how Utah can maintain mobility in face of rapid growthBy Dana Meier & LaVarr Webb Fifty-thousand people is enough for a pretty good-sized city in Utah. In fact, it's about the population of Murray. And that's about how much Utah's population has recently been growing each year, most of it along the Wasatch Front. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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NATIONAL HEADLINESWoah!President Donald Trump asked then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help persuade the Justice Department to drop a criminal case against an Iranian-Turkish gold trader who was a client of Rudy Giuliani in 2017 [Bloomberg]. ImpeachmentSupport for impeaching and removing President Trump from office hit a record high in a new Fox News poll. Just over half of Americans support booting Trump from office [Fox News]. President Trump is reportedly calling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as many as 3 times per day to rage about Republican lawmakers who he sees as disloyal [The Week]. House Democrats are prepping a raft of new subpoenas for testimony and documents related to President Trump's dealings with Ukraine [New York Times]. Former Vice President Joe Biden publicly called for Trump's impeachment on Wednesday [New York Times]. Former Rep. Trey Gowdy has left Fox News to join the Trump legal team fighting impeachment [NBC News]. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there was "no blackmail" in the phone call with President Trump that set off the current impeachment inquiry [ABC News]. Conservative media figure Matt Drudge is souring on President Trump as he faces impeachment [CNN]. The Trump campaign has spent $718,000 on Facebook ads about impeachment [Axios]. The impeachment drive by Democrats in Congress is helping the GOP recruit new candidates for 2020 [Politico]. SyriaTurkish forces are advancing on the ground toward Kurdish fighters in northern Syria [AP]. U.S. intelligence officials warn ISIS could regroup after the U.S. abandoned the Kurds in Syria. Those Kurdish forces are guarding approximately 12,000 ISIS fighters who were captured [NBC News]. President Trump downplayed the U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds saying, "They didn't help us in the Second World War" [Washington Post]. HmmmA new book reveals another 43 allegations of alleged inappropriate behavior by President Trump, including 26 instances of unwanted sexual contact. One woman alleges Trump hid behind a tapestry at his Mar a Lago resort in the early 2000s to grope a woman [Esquire]. Trade warPresident Trump's tariffs have cost U.S. corporations at least $34 billion [Axios]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsEnvision Utah, state leaders release vision for teacher compensationAn Envision Utah-facilitated task force of education, business, and state leaders has offered recommendations for adjustments to teacher compensation (and other aspects of the profession) that will attract the state's best and brightest teachers into the classroom and retain them long-term. LDS Earth Stewardship welcomes Sharon Eubank and launches gratitude campaign LDS Earth Stewardship (LDSES) welcomes Sharon Eubank, director of Latter-day Saint Charities, as the keynote speaker at the annual LDSES Fall Forum pn Thursday, Oct 10, at 7 pm at White Memorial Chapel in Salt Lake City. Treasurer Damschen recognized for outstanding service to National Association of State Treasurers The National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) recognized Utah State Treasurer David Damschen during its annual conference this week with the Jesse M. Unruh Award for his outstanding service to the association, the profession and Utah. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Md. 1973 - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleaded no contest to federal income tax evasion and resigned. 2002 - The House voted 296-133 to give President George W. Bush broad authority to use military force against Iraq. 2008 - Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled that gay couples have the right to marry. Wise WordsPossible Democratic Slogan for Equality "Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole."Mao Zedong Lighter SideWitch Hunt "Rarely during a witch hunt do you see the witch drown herself."- JIMMY KIMMEL Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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