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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 - December 13, 2019Good morning from Salt Lake City.It's Friday the 13th, so let's all be careful out there today.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.Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:The Utah Legislature passes a massive tax cut as part of their tax reform proposal. The House Judiciary Committee will likely vote on articles of impeachment after 14 hours of debate on Thursday. President Trump may not participate in the 2020 presidential debates.Friday triviaThere is no legal requirement that a member of Congress live in the district they represent. Currently, Rep. Ben McAdams lives outside of the 4th Congressional District, but he's not the first Utahn to do so. Who was the first Utah member of Congress not to live inside the district they represented in Washington? The THIRD reader with the correct answer will get the honor of asking our next trivia question. Send your guesses to me at bschott@utahpolicy.com TICK TOCKDays to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 45 (1/27/2020) Days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses: 52 (2/3/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 81 (3/3/2020) Days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 90 (3/12/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 200 (6/30/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 326 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyLawmakers pass sweeping tax reform measureBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor After months of debate and public meetings, the Utah Legislature passed a sweeping tax reform package on Thursday evening, despite vocal opposition from many members of the public.Housing and recreation prices lift Wasatch Consumer Price Index By Zions Bank The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.7% from October to November on a non-seasonally adjusted basis. Year over year, the Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index has grown 3.5%, while the national Consumer Price Index has increased 2.1% since November of last year. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Op-ed: Utahns deserve lower drug prices Jay Evensen: Utah's rapidly rising home prices and bad air have the makings of a new state motto Editorial: Congress should take a break from impeachment and look at the USMCA Massacre in Mexico spurs Mitt Romney, others to treat cartels as terrorists State incentive plan goes out with a bang in year that saw tax breaks draw 10,000 new jobs Utah Military Academy placed on warning amid financial, grading concerns Tax reform passes after last-minute changes that give checks to Utahns How Utah's restored sales tax on food impacts grocery shoppers Paid family leave is a bipartisan cause, and Ivanka Trump is leading the chargeSalt Lake Tribune Utah school board votes to close charter school that lost $1 million after 1 year in operation Immigration arrests in Utah and surrounding states are up 32% Why Utah Rep. John Curtis says he won't vote to impeach Trump Utah's Romney introduces bill to impose sanctions on drug cartels, require report on killings of U.S. citizens in Mexico Utah's poverty rate is nation's 3rd lowest - but prosperity is spread unevenly Utah lawmakers pass sweeping tax reform, impacting paychecks and grocery billsNATIONAL HEADLINES14 hours and no voteThe House Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourned on Thursday evening after 14 hours of debate on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Thursday's hearing featured fierce debate and members hurling insults at each other. The panel is expected to take a final vote on Friday [AP]. "We all know how it's going to end"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday night there's "no chance the president's gonna be removed from office" when the Senate holds an impeachment trial next year [USA Today]. Trump's revengePresident Trump's advisors are worried about his anger once the impeachment process ends, saying he will be angry and looking for revenge [New York Times]. Schiff rips Republicans for defending TrumpHouse Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff scorched Republicans Thursday for "willfully blinding themselves" to President Trump's misconduct [Washington Post]. Shutdown avertedCongressional negotiators say they've reached a deal in principle to approve $1.3 trillion in federal spending for next year [Washington Post]. Trump may not debate in 2020President Donald Trump is reportedly discussing with advisers the possibility of sitting out the general election debates next year because he is worried about who will be chosen as moderator [New York Times]. Trade dealPresident Trump has signed off on a phase-one trade deal with China which will avert new tariffs on about $160 billion of consumer goods [Bloomberg]. BrexitConservatives in Britain won a landslide victory in Thursday's election, giving a major boost to the Brexit effort [Washington Post]. Trump's financial recordsThe Supreme Court could decide as soon as Friday whether President Trump can shield his financial records from Congress and New York prosecutors [Bloomberg]. BUSINESS HEADLINESPayday arrives Saturday for Utah businessman's 'rocket fever' (Deseret News) State incentive plan goes out with a bang in year that saw tax breaks draw 10,000 new jobs (Deseret News) Even before Phase 1 completion, Facebook announces expansion to Utah data center (Deseret News)Policy NewsCasual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors ReportOutdoors Report--Salt Lake Tribune:Is paid parking at Utah's Solitude catching on? Some skiers are sold. Others aren't buying it.--KSL.com:Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joins bipartisan coalition in calling for fentanyl to remain a Schedule I drug Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes has joined a bipartisan coalition of all 56 attorneys general in calling for Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.Utah first state to receive federal approval of Family First Act plan The Utah Department of Human Services' (DHS) Family First Prevention Services Act plan, approved by the Federal Children's Bureau will allow more children at risk of entering foster care or juvenile justice to remain safely at home. Utah is the first state and second child welfare agency (Washington D.C.) to have an approved prevention plan. More National HeadlinesImpeachment needle not moving as majority of voters oppose removing Trump: polls (FOX News) How Democrats lost the Impeachment War - and probably 2020 (Spectator) This impeachment has to be the most irrelevant 'historic event' ever (New York Post) Joe Manchin says he's torn on voting to convict Trump in Senate trial (Axios) The ridiculous storm over Trump's latest move against anti-Semitism (New York Post) The Twitter reaction to Richard Jewell is completely expected and completely contrived (Spectator) Democrats can't wait to raise your taxes, and take your job, too (Washington Times) Shooting his mouth off, Iranian official admits the truth about Lebanon (Washington Examiner) Elizabeth Warren says 'there's always money' when asked how she'll pay for her policies (The Blaze) Trump Shows Himself a Better Friend to the Jews Than Even Truman (Epoch Times) Trump Ends Liberal Domination of 9th Circuit Appeals Court as Senate Confirms Lawrence VanDyke (Life News)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1862 - Union troops suffered a major defeat in the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg. An estimated 12,000 northern soldiers were killed or wounded, about three times the toll suffered by Confederate forces. 1918 - President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France to attend the post-World War I peace conference at Versailles, becoming the first chief executive to visit Europe while in office. 1972 - Astronaut Gene Cernan climbs into his lunar lander on the moon and prepares to lift off. He is the last man to set foot on the moon 2001 - The Pentagon released a captured videotape of Osama bin Laden in which the al-Qaida leader said the deaths and destruction achieved by the Sept. 11 attacks exceeded his "most optimistic" expectations. 2003 - Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, near his hometown of Tikrit. Wise WordsFinding Truth"The truth is found when men are free to pursue it."Franklin D. Roosevelt Lighter SideBah Humbug"Yep, the House is moving forward with impeachment and now it's looking like Trump could be impeached before Christmas. But, if he behaves, Nancy will let Trump open one of his charges on Impeachment Eve."- JIMMY FALLON 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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