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Situational awareness - June 22, 2018

Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. 

Utahns favor using National Guard troops on the US-Mexico border. Romney says he wants to tackle immigration if he's elected in November. The Trump administration puts their "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings on hold.

 

  TICK TOCK   

• In-person early primary voting ends today (6/22/2018)
• 4 days until the 2018 Primary Election (6/26/2018)
• 137 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
• 220 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
• 865 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

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  HERE ARE THE STORIES WE'RE WATCHING TODAY  

Troops on the southern border

Most Utahns say they support President Trump's call to have National Guard troops assist with securing the US-Mexico border according to our new poll [Utah Policy].

Romney wants to focus on immigration

Mitt Romney says he plans on tackling immigration reform if he wins the U.S. Senate election in November. He says it's crucial for the GOP to show voters they can actually accomplish something in Washington [Utah Policy].

Download the podcast of our full interview with Romney here [Utah Policy].

It's past time for Congress to act on immigration

LaVarr Webb argues the immigration crisis created by President Trump should spur Congress to take action on the controversial issue [Utah Policy].

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  OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

• Gov. Gary Herbert is hailing the Supreme Court decision allowing for states to collect sales taxes on internet purchases [Fox 13, Deseret News, Tribune].
  
  
• Rep. Mia Love is the sole member of Congress from Utah to vote against a hardline immigration bill that failed in the House on Thursday [Deseret News, Tribune].
  
  
• A Canadian company has announced they'll start mining copper and other minerals from a site that used to be inside the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument [Deseret News, Tribune].
  
  
• Utah leaders are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the federal government [Deseret News].
  
  
• Utah companies are taking an economic hit because of President Trump's trade war [KUTV].
  
  
• A new coalition hopes to address Utah's critical lack of affordable housing [Deseret News, Tribune].
  
  
• Residents in Holladay want to stop development at the site of the old Cottonwood Mall [Tribune].

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  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• President Trump tweeted Friday morning that Republicans in Congress were "wasting their time" on immigration legislation because Democrats were unwilling to vote on any bill backed by the GOP [The Hill].
  
  
• The Trump administration has put its "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings on hold according to a series of emails [CNN].
  
  
• The Justice Department asks a court for the ability to detain migrant families for longer periods of time. Right now, the government must either release the family members or separate children from adults within 20 days [NBC News].
  
  
• The House voted down a hard-line immigration bill, and delays the vote on a more moderate compromise bill until next week as leaders scramble to find enough votes to pass that measure [New York Times].
  
  
• The Pentagon is planning to house up to 20,000 migrant children on military bases [Washington Post].
  
  
• Thousands of migrant children who have been separated from their parents may not be reunited with their families anytime soon...or ever [New York Times].
  
  
• The Trump administration's plan to overhaul the federal government mostly aims to cut back or rescale social safety net programs [New York Times].
  
  
• EPA head Scott Pruitt wrote only one email to anyone outside of the agency in 10 months using his government account leading watchdog groups to worry he is using private email accounts to communicate [Politico].
  
  
• The White House is floating a proposal that would do away with EPA chief Scott Pruitt's costly security detail [ABC News].
  
  
• White House officials are trying to restart talks with China before punishing trade tariffs take effect in July [Bloomberg].
  
  
• The European Union imposed tariffs on $3.2 billion worth of American goods, mostly targeting products that come from states won by President Trump in 2016 [New York Times].
  
  
• Turkey slapped $1.8 billion in tariffs on American goods [Bloomberg].
  
  
• The Supreme Court ruled states can collect sales taxes on internet retailers who don't have a physical presence in that state [CNN].
  
  
• Legendary conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer dies at the age of 68 [CNN].
  
  
• The National Enquirer routinely sent stories about Donald Trump to his attorney, Michael Cohen, for approval before publication [Washington Post].

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  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY   

• 1870 - The United States Department of Justice is created by Congress.
  
  
• 1898 - The US Fifth Army Corps lands in Cuba during the Spanish-American war.
  
  
• 1940 - France fell to Nazi Germany in World War II.
  
  
• 1941 - Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
  
  
• 1944 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
  
  
• 1969 - The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  
  
• 1973 - President Richard Nixon and Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a pledge to try to avoid nuclear war.
  
  
• 1990 - Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.

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Today At Utah Policy

Poll: Utahns favor using national guard troops on US-Mexico border
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Most Utahns support sending National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border according to a new UtahPolicy.com survey....

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Trump's crisis should spur Congressional action on immigration
By LaVarr Webb, Publisher
Even partisan Republicans and Democrats would agree on this: Pres. Trump is very good at creating a crisis....

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If elected in November, Romney plans to tackle immigration reform
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Immigration has become the political topic of the moment, with the focus squarely on the Trump administration's now abandoned policy of separating children from parents trying to cross the US-Mexico border. GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney says, if he wins November's el...

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Podcast: Interview with Mitt Romney
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
GOP Senate candidate Mitt Romney speaks with Managing Editor Bryan Schott about immigration, separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border and President Trump's trade wars. ...

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Weekly survey: Call your shot for Tuesday's primary elections
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Voters go to the polls on Tuesday for Utah's 2018 primary elections. Who do you think will win? Vote now in our weekly survey....

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Policy News

Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report
Weekend EventsOutdoors Report-- Tribune: Nine horses die in Carbon County after eating toxic plant--Tribune: 40,000 splake splash into Jordanelle Reservoir--Tribune:Solitude ski resort acquired by Deer Valley's new parent company - now one of the biggest skiing networks in N...

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World Trade Center Utah awards grants to 23 Utah companies to help export and expand internationally
World Trade Center Utah recently awarded funding to 23 Utah companies as part of the Utah Export Acceleration Grant....

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Join WTC Utah for a diplomatic luncheon and roundtable discussion with His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bataineh
World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, is delighted to host a diplomatic luncheon welcoming His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bataineh, Chairman of the Jordan American Business Association and the American Chamber of Commer...

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Riverton City eliminates business licensing fees; Mayor declares city open for business
Businesses will no longer be charged licensing fees to conduct business in Riverton, following the Riverton City Council's final approval of the city's 2018-2019 fiscal year budget and fee schedule in their June 19 meeting....

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Sen. Lee applauds end of family separations at border
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday in response to President Trump's Executive Order ending the separation of migrant families who cross the border illegally while seeking asylum....

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Wise Words

Art of War

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Sun Tzu

Lighter Side

Arthritis

"A new study has found that people who run marathons have less arthritis than non-runners. Responded non-runners: "This. This is why no one wants to hang out with you."" Seth Meyers

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