|  Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message Center Become a sponsor of our award-winning podcasts!Promote your business and reach thousands of Utahns who download our shows and interviews every week.Email us for information. Situational awareness - March 21, 2019Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City.Here's what is driving the day:
Political bracket face-off rolls onThe second set of matchups in our 2019 political bracket is live. You can vote on our website, Twitter or Facebook. Check out the brackets here. UtahPolicy.com mailbag!Email us anytime with feedback, questions, story suggestions, news tips, etc... Send us an email at this link. The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Our news is curated by Managing Editor Bryan Schott, along with help from Golden Webb. ((Click here to subscribe)) TICK TOCKToday is the 80th day of the year. There are 285 days remaining in 2019. 30 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019) 44 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 74 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 78 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 93 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 145 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 229 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 312 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 320 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 348 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 589 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy 2019 Political Bracket Face-Off Day ThreeThe next eight matchups in our 2019 "Political Bracket Face-Off" are ready for your votes!  Rob Anderson will not seek another term as Utah GOP ChairmanRob Anderson told UtahPolicy.com on Wednesday afternoon he would not run for another term as chairman of the Utah Republican Party. 2019 Utah Political Bracket Face-Off results - Day 2 Day two of our 2019 Political Bracket Face-Off is done. Who is moving on and who is out of our annual tournament? Results are below.  Sen. Luz Escamilla announces run for Salt Lake City MayorSen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, announced on Wednesday she is jumping into the Salt Lake City Mayoral contest following current Mayor Jackie Biskupski's startling announcement on Monday that she would not seek another term.  How tough is Utah's citizen initiative law?We all know it's hard to get a proposal on the ballot under Utah's citizen initiative laws. If you want to make a law using the initiative process, you'd better have at least $1 million to get your proposal on the ballot, plus at least another million bucks to run the campaign after achieving ballot status.  Utah Technology Innovation Summit to offer technology entrepreneurs insights into early-stage funding, international markets As part of the second annual Utah Technology Innovation Summit, taking place on Apr. 1 at the Little America Hotel, science-based technology entrepreneurs and innovators will have the opportunity to learn best practices to accelerate their early-stage companies. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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NATIONAL HEADLINESTrump continues attacks on McCain. President Donald Trump is keeping his feud with the late Sen. John McCain alive. On Wednesday, Trump said he was upset he didn't get a "thank you" for providing the kind of funeral McCain wanted and added he "never liked him much." Top Republicans are begging Trump to stop the attacks on McCain - https://wapo.st/2HPqRMZ Fears of an economic slowdown grow. The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday the U.S. economy is slowing down more than previously thought and, as a result, does not anticipate any further rate hikes this year - https://nyti.ms/2HQnjtw The Trump administration is withholding a report justifying Trump's desire to impose "shock" auto tariffs. President Trump is mulling imposing tariffs as high on 25 percent on imported autos, which could have a devastating effect on the economy - https://politi.co/2HJ2EH Trump says the Mueller Report should be made public. President Trump said Wednesday he would support the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia - https://nyti.ms/2HK88Cb
Joe Biden's advisers are debating whether he should announce Stacy Abrams as his VP pick. Biden, who is expected to join the 2020 race, is mulling naming the Georgia Democrat as his running mate right out of the gate - http://bit.ly/2HLSt5C Hope Hicks to cooperate with House Democrats. The lawyer for the former White House communications director says she plans to turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee - https://cnn.it/2HKVMKf New Zealand bans military-style weapons. Just six days after a mass shooting at two mosques, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the country is banning all military-style weapons, including assault rifles and high-capacity magazines - https://cnn.it/2FqqIOa
18 states are considering legislation to require presidential and vice presidential candidates to post their tax returns. If the measures pass President Trump, who has refused to release his taxes, could be left off the ballot in many states - https://wapo.st/2HLE3SS Pushing back against "court packing." Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee introduced a constitutional amendment that would freeze the number of Supreme Court seats at nine. Some Democratic presidential candidates have floated the idea of increasing the number of justices - http://bit.ly/2HLRL8s ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1617 - Pocahontas died in England at about age 22. Three years earlier, she converted to Christianity, took the name Rebecca and married Englishman John Rolfe. 1790 - Thomas Jefferson of Virginia became the first secretary of state. 1925 - The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee. 1952 - Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. 1963 - Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. 1965 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. 1980 - President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics to protest the Soviet-Afghan War. 2006 - Twitter is founded. Policy News Join WTC Utah on March 25 for a Diplomatic Luncheon with MontrealWorld Trade Center Utah, in partnership with Montral International and the Governor's Office of Economic Development, is delighted to host a luncheon seminar to discuss Doing Business with Montral. Dr. Brian E. Shiozawa to provide morning keynote remarks at Utah Technology Innovation Summit in AprilDr. Brian E. Shiozawa, regional director of intergovernmental and external affairs for Region 8 of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will give the keynote remarks during the morning session of the Utah Technology Innovation Summit on Apr. 1 at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) announced. More National Headlines
Wise WordsDo and Be Something "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Lighter SideVaxxers "Italy implemented new laws this week that will fine parents up to $560 for sending unvaccinated children to school if they are between the ages of 6 and 16. Said anti-vaxxers, 'That's fine, I don't believe in Italy.'" - SETH MEYERS Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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