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Situational awareness - May 30, 2019 Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails. Here's what is driving the day: - Which Democrats may be mulling a bid for governor in 2020?
- Mueller declines to exonerate Trump.
- The Trump tax cuts didn't do much for the economy.
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TICK TOCK Today is the 150th day of the year. There are 215 days remaining in 2019. 4 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 8 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 9 days until the Independent American Party Utah State Convention (6/8/2019) 23 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 27 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 61 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 75 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 105 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019) 159 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 242 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 250 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 278 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 519 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Today At Utah Policy  Which Democrats are considering a run for Utah governor in 2020?
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Much of the attention in the upcoming 2020 election is rightly focused on the race for the Republican nomination for governor. A number of candidates are considering a run next year to replace Gov. Gary Herbert, who is not seeking re-election. But who could possibly be the Democratic nominee next year?
 Independent American Party Convention June 8
By Press release
The Utah Independent American Party will hold its State Convention/Independence Summit on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Juab High School in Nephi.
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES Deseret News Salt Lake Tribune
NATIONAL HEADLINES Mueller said some stuff. Special counsel Robert Mueller gave a rare public statement on Wednesday in which he declined to clear President Donald Trump of wrongdoing. He also warned Americans about foreign interference in future elections - http://bit.ly/2QB4nBB - President Trump said after Mueller's statement "The case is closed" - https://cnb.cx/2QB9f9D
- After his statement, several more Democrats who are running for president in 2020 said Congress should open impeachment proceedings against President Trump - http://bit.ly/2QxHlLT
Trump triggered? The White House told the U.S. Navy to keep a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain out of President Trump's sight during his recent trip to Japan lest it upset him. The Navy covered up the USS John McCain's name with a tarp and gave sailors from the ship, who normally wear hats with the vessel's name, the day off during Trump's visit - http://bit.ly/2QCcWfA - Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said he did not authorize the effort to keep the USS John McCain out of sight - http://bit.ly/2QvClY0
Trump's tax cuts didn't do much for the economy. An independent congressional report finds the tax reform package passed by Congress in late 2017 has had little effect on wages or GDP, and it's not paying for itself as Republicans promised - https://ind.pn/2QymDLO
Another election in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a new government in time, leading to a new election in that country - https://nyti.ms/2QyzeyJ
Boring but important. The bond market is showing some troubling signs that the economy may be heading toward a recession - https://nyti.ms/2QB3Srd
Abortion - Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as six weeks. The state's Democratic governor says he will sign the legislation - https://nyti.ms/2QCdemG
- Disney CEO Bob Iger says it will be "very difficult" for the company to keep filming in Georgia if that state's new abortion law takes effect - https://cnb.cx/2QCdNwO
Roy Moore vs. Donald Trump. Roy More hit back at President Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president said Moore should not run for the U.S. Senate again - https://politi.co/2QvOegC
New NAFTA deal on the backburner. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is resisting pressure from the Trump administration to quickly pass the updated North American trade deal - https://nyti.ms/2QB3Rn9
Farm bailout. Big corporate farms, not small operations, will collect most of the Trump administration's bailout to lessen the negative effects of the trade war with China - https://lat.ms/2QAZE2Y
Russian nuke tests. U.S. intelligence says Russia is secretly carrying out low-level nuclear tests in violation of a nuclear arms treaty - https://on.wsj.com/2QwQXXe
Social media - Shady political ads are already pouring into Facebook, and it's nearly impossible to track who is buying them - http://bit.ly/2QyBOop
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Facebook for the company's refusal to remove altered videos of her, accusing the social network of being a "willing enabler" of Russian interference in U.S. elections - https://politi.co/2Qyi5oD
- Twitter is researching whether white supremacists should be banned from the platform - http://bit.ly/2QAYch2
Freedom gas? The Department of Energy is trying to rebrand natural gas as "freedom gas" and "molecules of freedom" - http://bit.ly/2QB9LEB
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1431 - Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at age of 19. She had been convicted of sorcery. 1783 - The Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first daily newspaper published in the United States. 1806 - Future President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel. 1854 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. 1868 - Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern Memorial Day) is observed in the U.S. for the first time. 1883 - In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people. 1922 - The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Policy News  Utah Foundation and UCAIR look at incentives and disincentives for alternative-fuel vehicle usageUtah Foundation has partnered with the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) to study the incentives and disincentives around alternative-fuel vehicles in the context of improving Utah's air quality.
Utah Commissioner David Clark appointed to NARUC Board of DirectorsCommissioner David Clark, of the Public Service Commission of Utah, was appointed to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Board of Directors by NARUC President and Iowa Utilities Board Member Nick Wagner.
U.S. Energy Secretary, Rick Perry to keynote at Utah Governor's Energy SummitRick Perry, the 14th United States Secretary of Energy is set to take the stage with Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert at the eighth annual Governor's Energy Summit on May 30, 2019 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
Silicon Slopes and UCAIR partner to promote practical solutions to improve air qualitySilicon Slopes and the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) unveils a strategic air quality partnership to move forward a solutions-based approach to improving air quality within Utah's rapidly growing tech sector.
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