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 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 - August 24, 2020Good Monday morning from Salt Lake CityTICK TOCK31 days to the 1st Congressional District debate (9/24/2020)36 days to the Utah gubernatorial debate (9/28/2020)44 days to the Vice Presidential debate at the University of Utah (10/07/2020)49 days to the 4th Congressional District debate (10/12/2020)52 days to the 3rd Congressional District debate (10/15/2020)56 days to the 2nd Congressional District debate (10/19/2020)58 days to the Utah Attorney General debate (10/21/2020)71 days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)149 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)154 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 TIMEApparently, this week's question was a bit obscure. Nobody knew the three Tooele County Commissioners who created a Hazardous Industries District in the West Desert in 1988 to regulate the hazardous waste disposal industry. For the record, they were Kelly Gubler, Bill Pitt and Leland Hogan. Better luck next time. 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 newsletter. Today At Utah Policy Utah anti-child trafficking event postponed after group's ties to QAnon uncoveredBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The Utah Attorney General's office abruptly pulled the plug on an anti-child trafficking rally after it came to light that organizers of one of the groups involved are sympathetic to the QAnon conspiracy theory.  Burgess Owens helped raise money for Steve Bannon's allegedly fraudulent 'Build the Wall' effortBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Burgess Owens, the Republican nominee in Utah's 4th Congressional District, helped to raise money for Steve Bannon's "Build the Wall" project. Bannon, along with several others involved in the project, was arrested Thursday for defrauding donors to the project.  Utah's unemployment rate drops to 4.5 percentBy News release Utah's nonfarm payroll employment for July 2020 contracted by an estimated 1.8%, with 27,500 jobs sidelined compared to the July 2019 employment. Utah's current employment level registers 1,516,800. Utah's June year-over job change has been revised up two-tenths of a percentage point to -2.6%.  Podcast: All Lee Greenwood, all the timeBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Spencer Stokes joins Bryan Schott on the podcast to wrap up the week in Utah political news. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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NATIONAL HEADLINESTrump's turnThe Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday. The lineup of speakers includes several members of President Donald Trump's family and conservative allies [WaPo]. President Donald Trump will speak every night of the convention [Fox News]. The Republican Party will not adopt a new platform at the convention. Instead, the party passed a resolution stating broad support for Trump's agenda [Republican National Committtee]. New coronavirus treatmentThe FDA, under pressure from President Trump, authorizes using blood plasma as a treatment for Covid-19. Medical experts are divided over how effective the treatment will be [Politico]. Switching teamsMore than two-dozen former GOP members of Congress, including former Sen. Jeff Flake, launch "Republicans for Biden" [Fox News]. The check is in the mailThe House passed legislation to reverse operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service and provide $25 billion in emergency funding. The White House has threatened a veto [Roll Call]. Family dramaIn secretly recorded audio, President Trump's sister says he has "no principles" and "you can't trust him" [WaPo]. Focus on the familyWhite House counselor Kellyanne Conway announces she will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to focus on her family. Her husband, George Conway, is also stepping back from his work with the anti-Trump Lincoln Project [WaPo]. Pleading ignoranceWhite House chief of staff Mark Meadows was asked whether President Trump supports the far-right fringe conspiracy theory QAnon. "We don't even know what it is," Meadows responded on Sunday. President Trump declined to criticize the movement last week [Politico]. Social mediaDuring a private dinner at the White House last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told President Trump the rise of Chinese internet companies like Tik Tok should be a bigger concern for his administration than trying to regulate Facebook [WSJ]. Twitter flagged a tweet from President Trump because the company said it violated the platform's rules against dissuading people from voting [NYT]. Hurricane seasonThe Gulf Coast is bracing for two separate hurricanes to make landfall in a short amount of time. Tropical storms Laura and Marco could hit Louisiana within 3 days of each other [WaPo]. ClimateGreenland lost a record 532 billion tons of ice in 2019 [NASA]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy News CYBER24 episode 93: Physical security as an element of cybersecurityWhen you think about cybersecurity, you probably picture a hacker in a dark room. But there are physical threats to your cybersecurity that are just as critical to your overall defenses. From physical barriers to video surveillance, we look at what you may be missing when it comes to protecting your business.  Teleworking and air quality: Five questions for Thom Carter of UCAIRThe Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) recently published the results of a survey on teleworking. The survey, which EDCUtah and other partner organizations helped to distribute, had 7,500 respondents. About 72 percent of respondents were employees, and 28 percent were executives. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY79 - Thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. 1682 - William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania. 1814 - British troops invade Washington, D.C. and burn the White House and Capitol building. 1857 - The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. 1891 - Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. 1932 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop. 1949 - The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect. 1950 - Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. 1954 - The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party. 1981 - Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. 1989 - Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling. 2006 - Pluto was demoted to "dwarf planet" status when the International Astronomical Union adopted a new definition of "planet." Wise WordsResponsibility "We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." Ronald Reagan Lighter SideReally Noah "I can't believe this - another Trump guy has been arrested? After the Aryan Brotherhood and Latin Kings, the largest prison gang in America might be the former Trump campaign officials." - 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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