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Situational awareness - July 10, 2018

Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City. 

Trump taps Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. Signature-gathering candidates dominated in Utah's primary elections. Today is the deadline for the Trump administration to reunite some migrant children with their families.

  TICK TOCK   

• 119 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
• 202 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
• 847 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

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  HERE ARE THE STORIES YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO TODAY  

SB54 is paying dividends

There were 8 legislative primary elections this year featuring at least one signature-gathering candidate vs. a convention-only candidate. The signature path candidates won seven of those races - http://bit.ly/2N5jHmZ

Reaction to Kavanaugh

Utah's members of Congress applaud President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh - http://bit.ly/2zqirJ9

Pricey housing market

Salt Lake City is the 20th least-affordable housing market in the U.S. according to a new study - http://bit.ly/2m2P7iu

Inland port progress

The Salt Lake City council says they are making good progress negotiating with legislative leaders on changes to the inland port bill passed by the legislature in the final days of the 2018 session - http://bit.ly/2N2D5kB

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  OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

• Doug Owens and his former political opponent Rep. Mia Love launch a new group to promote Utah's outdoor recreation [Deseret News, Tribune].
  
  
• Data shows Utah judges are often spending less than three minutes reviewing warrants before approving them [Tribune].

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• President Trump taps Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court - https://nyti.ms/2N36Kdh
  
  
• Kavanaugh has endorsed a robust view of presidential powers, frequently siding with arguments favoring broad executive authority during his time on the federal bench - https://wapo.st/2N0AAPE
  
  
• How did Trump decide on Kavanaugh? Retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy was a key voice in convincing the president to select his former clerk for the high court - https://politi.co/2N0WKkW
  
  
• Trump's pick of Kavanaugh will be the most expensive Supreme Court confirmation battle in history as groups both for and against him are launching multi-million dollar campaigns - https://abcn.ws/2N0BcEW
  
  
• Tuesday is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump administration to reunite migrant children under the age of five with their families. The administration admits they won't meet that deadline, but roughly 50 children in that group will be returned to their parents - http://bit.ly/2N4hacH
  
  
• A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's bid to allow the long-term detention of migrant families. The court rejected an argument to change a long-standing court decree that migrant children cannot be held longer than 20 days before being released to licensed care programs - https://nyti.ms/2N2nvW0
  
  
• President Trump tweeted on Monday he's confident North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would honor "our handshake" agreement to get rid of nuclear weapons - https://abcn.ws/2N4Abvw
  
  
• Stockton, California is experimenting with the idea of a universal basic income. The city will start giving 100 residents a stipend of $500 per month - https://cnnmon.ie/2N0YlXY

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  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY   

• 1778 - American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on Great Britain.
  
  
• 1832 - President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
  
  
• 1850 - President Millar Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming President upon Zachary Taylor's death.
  
  
• 1890 - Wyoming is admitted as the 44th state.
  
  
• 1913 - The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever to be recorded on Earth.
  
  
• 1925 - The so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
  
  
• 1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
  
  
• 1985 - Coca-Cola, besieged by consumers dissatisfied with the new Coke formula introduced in April, dusted off the old formula and dubbed it "Coca-Coca Classic."

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Today At Utah Policy

Signature-gathering candidates dominated their convention-only opponents
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Want proof that Utah's signature path to the primary ballot works? In eight Legislative primary elections where a signature-gathering candidate faced a convention-only opponent, the signature candidate prevailed in seven of those contests....

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Utah political leaders react to Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Utah's all-Republican Congressional delegation met President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court on Monday night and urged his swift confirmation to replace Anthony Kennedy....

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Salt Lake City is one of the most expensive housing markets in the U.S.
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The general rule of thumb used to determine if you can afford to buy a house is if the price is roughly equivalent to 2.6 years of your household income. The average housing price in Salt Lake City right now takes about 4.5 years of income to afford....

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Inland Port negotiations move forward collaboratively, make progress on key issues
By Press release
Salt Lake City Council Members are encouraged by positive progress being made in negotiations with State leaders about key aspects of developing an inland port in the City's Northwest Quadrant....

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Policy News

Fox files: 'UP HQ'
Union Pacific recently hosted an economic development summit at its headquarters in Omaha, NE. I was fortunate to have been invited to participate and enjoyed learning more about the railroad, its operations, and the various business units within the company....

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Join WTC Utah for a diplomatic luncheon and roundtable discussion: Doing business with China
World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, is delighted to host a diplomatic luncheon welcoming Ms. Xu Xueyuan, Minister of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America and delegation....

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Utah named among best states to start a business
Utah has long been recognized for its business-friendly environment and a recent study by WalletHub confirms one more reason why....

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Call for nominations - EDCUtah Annual Leadership in Economic Development Awards
On September 11, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah will recognize two individuals and one organization that have made a significant impact on the economic landscape of Utah....

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Wise Words

Three Hard Things

"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self." Benjamin Franklin

Lighter Side

Tooting Your Own Horn

"Trump said sometimes you have to toot your own horn because nobody else is going to do it. The last time someone else tooted Trump's horn it cost him $130,000." Jimmy Fallon

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