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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 - April 17, 2020Good Friday morning from Salt Lake CityThe Utah Legislature begins its historic online-only special session this morning at 9 am. You can watch the proceedings on their website.TICK TOCK8 days to the Utah Republican and Democratic state conventions (4/25/2020)74 days to the 2020 Utah primary elections (6/30/2020)200 Days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)278 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)283 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:President Trump takes the wraps off a three-stage plan to restart the economy. Utah lawmakers tackle economic and political issues related to the coronavirus during the first day of their online special session. The race for the GOP nomination in Utah's 4th CD looks to be a wide-open contest.FRIDAY TRIVIAToday's women's suffrage-related question comes from Katherine Kitterman: 125 years ago this month, delegates to Utah's constitutional convention voted to include women citizens' right to vote and hold public office in Utah's constitution. The next year, in 1896, seven women ran for the state legislature and three were elected: Martha Hughes Cannon became a state senator and Sarah Anderson and Eurithe LaBarthe joined the House of Representatives. Name the four women who were unsuccessful in that election. Think you know the answer? Send your guesses to me at mailbag@utahpolicy.com. Good luck! 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 emails.Today At Utah PolicyPoll suggests Republican race in 4th District looks to be a wide-open contestBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The race for the Republican nomination in Utah's hotly contested 4th Congressional District looks to be a wide-open affair, but former radio host Jay McFarland and former NFL player Burgess Owens have a slight lead on the rest of the field according to a new poll.Lawmakers tackle fiscal and political response to coronavirus on first day of special session By Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott While the overriding issue in the virtual Utah legislative special session is money -- changing budgets and deadlines because of the coronavirus's impact on state operations, there are a few political issues as well to be dealt with over the next few days.Bob Bernick's notebook: Legislature puts pressure on Herbert's coronavirus response By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor While praising how he's responded to the coronavirus outbreak, the Republican majorities in the Utah House and Senate, meeting in special session, are clearly moving to collar GOP Gov. Gary Herbert.Romney snubbed by White House on coronavirus task force By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican Senator not named to a congressional task force created by the White House to study how to kick start the nation's economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. With a few glitches, Utah lawmakers begin inaugural online-only session By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor The Utah Legislature got underway Thursday morning with just a few glitches in a historic online, virtual special session. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Op-ed: Helping Utah's public education system recover should be top priority Boyd Matheson: The New York Times thinks it knows the America we need. It's wrong Editorial: Utah special legislative session should set up partnerships, not a showdown Utah jobless claims dip, but remain at historic level Trump administration revises mercury pollution review from power plants Utah fraudster Rick Koerber says he's vulnerable to COVID-19, wants immediate release from prison Trump invites all GOP senators to join economic recovery group - except Mitt Romney Overreach or fix? Utah House passes bill curtailing governor's declaration powers We didn't get to say goodbye: High school seniors mourn abrupt end of 12-year journeySalt Lake Tribune Kane County does an about-face, pulls out of Lake Powell pipeline project More than 100,000 Utahns have filed for unemployment because of the coronavirus Utah farms and ranches in 'crisis' due to coronavirus even as freezing temps bite into fruit crops Real estate fraudster Rick Koerber wants out of prison because of the coronavirus Greg Hughes' new running mate lashed out at Utah Governor's Office over COVID-19 Salt Lake and Utah GOP county conventions this week will stretch for days - online Small business loan program runs out of money as Congress snipes over next relief package UTA survey: Scandal memories are fading away Who's missing from President Trump's new economic task force? Mitt Romney, of course Utah Legislature eyes May 1 for reopening economy as the coronavirus wears on Utah Senate passes bill on using off-label, experimental drugs during COVID-19Other Mapleton representative sponsors bill to limit executive powers during pandemic (Daily Herald) Utah passes bill to provide workers' comp to first responders who contract COVID-19 (Daily Herald) Contentious Weber County incorporation push is focus of new legislative proposal (Standard-Examiner) School construction costs, timelines not likely to be negatively impacted by COVID-19, districts say (Standard-Examiner) Utah agriculture reels as its markets evaporate in the coronavirus pandemic (Standard-Examiner) Weber County jobless claims still high, but officials find bright spots (Standard-Examiner) Lorraine Brown, Travis Campbell face off for GOP nomination in Utah House race (Standard-Examiner)NATIONAL HEADLINESPlan to re-open the economyPresident Donald Trump now says it will be up to governors whether to re-open their economies for business. He previously claimed "total authority" when it comes to opening up the economy [CNN]. Here's what's in the White House guidelines sent to states about when they can begin to restart businesses [Politico]. Polls!Most Americans say President Trump was too slow to react to the initial threat posed by the coronavirus [Pew Research Center]. Jobless claims skyrocketAnother 5.2 million Americans lost their jobs last week. 22 million people have filed jobless claims in the last month, wiping out all of the job gains made since the Great Recession [NPR]. Out of cashAn emergency loan program to help small businesses keep workers on their payrolls has run out of money [Reuters]. Housing starts collapseNew home construction in the U.S. collapsed in March, dropping by 22.3 percent [CNBC]. Nobody is flyingU.S. airlines said demand for travel has dropped to "essentially zero" during the coronavirus pandemic [Yahoo! Finance]. Just 90,784 people passed through TSA checkpoints on April 15. For comparison, on the same day a year ago, that number was more than 2.3 million [TSA]. Megadrought!Scientists believe the American West is in the midst of a man-made megadrought that could cause major social upheaval [SF Chronicle]. China's economy contractsChina reported its first quarter GDP contracted by 6.8% from a year ago [CNBC]. For your radarThe Trump administration weakened regulations on the release of mercury from coal-fired power plants [New York Times]. BUSINESS HEADLINESDerek Miller: How Utah will renew and reactivate its economy (Deseret News) When it comes to Ogden redevelopment, long-term impacts of COVID-19 a mystery (Standard-Examiner) Utah small businesses struggling to access funds amid COVID crisis (Deseret News)Policy NewsCasual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors ReportOutdoors Report--Salt Lake Tribune:Wasatch Front residents are getting outside, but trail options are few and crowded--KSL.com:Salt Lake City creates survey to decide which streets to open up for pedestrians, cyclistsWTC Utah webinar series: SBA programs for ranchers and farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic Join World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the SBA, for a webinar focused on Small Business Administration programs that could serve ranchers and farmers in the State of Utah.Navigating COVID-19: How to save your business -- What's Happening in Healthcare to get Utahns back to work Join us for an urgent and compelling forum that will provide clear and actionable direction to help local businesses navigate the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. More National HeadlinesCNN Flooded Zone With Kavanaugh Coverage. Hasn't Mentioned Biden's Accuser Once. (Federalist) Joe Biden's Double Standard (City-Journal) As Coronavirus Fades in China, Nationalism and Xenophobia Flare (New York Times) 'Red Pilled America' Challenges Hulu's Schlafly Series (Hollywood in Toto) Justices Breyer and Scalia wrote that the President could use the adjournment power to block Senate 'intransigence' (Reason) How China Corrupted the World Health Organization's Response to COVID-19 (Reason) Outdoor Transmission of COVID (National Review) Stop the Virus Now, Save the Planet Later (City-Journal) Coronavirus ends China's honeymoon in Africa (Politico) Glaring #MeToo hypocrisy haunts Warren endorsement of Biden (Washington Examiner) Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Abortions Are 'Life-Sustaining' (Daily Wire)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells The Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. 1512 - The Roman Catholic Church excommunicated Martin Luther after he refused to admit to charges of heresy. 1524 - Italian navigator Giovanni Verrazano discovered what is now New York Harbor. 1861 - Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, becoming the 8th state to join the Confederate States of America. 1905 - The Supreme Court decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 1961 - Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. 1969 - Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. 1993 - A federal jury convicted two Los Angeles police officers and acquitted two others of violating the civil rights of Rodney King during his 1991 arrest and beating. Wise WordsAttitude"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."Colin Powell Lighter SideTDS"The president is not a cheerleader. The president is a quarterback. Tom Brady doesn't pull everybody into the huddle and say 'OK, bring it in guys. All right, I've got a theory that in a couple of months when it gets warmer, the other team is just gonna go away like a miracle. Ready? On three: do nothing!"- STEPHEN COLBERT, on Trump saying he is a "cheerleader for the country" Listen to us on_Apple Podcasts Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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