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Situational Analysis - Dec. 1, 2020

Welcome to Tuesday. First day of the last month of the insane year 2020. May its final days pass swiftly.

TICK TOCK

13 days until the Electoral College meets (12/14/2020)
34 days to Utah inauguration day (1/4/2021).
49 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/19/2021)
50 days to presidential Inauguration Day (01/20/2021)
95 days to the end of the 2021 Utah Legislature (3/5/21)

Today At Utah Policy

Expert opinion: Policy trends impacting the Utah-China relationship
By Troy Keller, Dorsey & Whitney
If the global economy is a football stadium filled with dominos arranged in intricate patterns, Utah is a cluster around the 20-yard line, deep on the U.S. side of the field. From this cluster sprouts our state's industries in lines that split and divide as they interconnect with the rest of the world. Webb Wrap: Post-pandemic, will downtown Salt Lake City come back to life?
By LaVarr Webb
It's obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic is going to bring about a number of permanent changes in society. Just how big those changes will be is still unknown. For example, we don't know how many people will return to work in traditional office settings once it is safe to do so. We don't know how dramatically buying patterns have been permanently altered. We don't know if bricks-and-mortar retail stores will ever flourish again, given the ease and convenience of on-line purchasing.Guest opinion: Will we emerge from the pandemic better than before?
By Sen. Karen Mayne
As a people, we have faced world wars, the Great Depression, social upheaval, and an array of national and community problems, which all have generally been understood as opposing forces to combat. These threats have not been invisible nor faceless. Similarly, the current pandemic is a silent and deadly killer that moves freely between conversations and human socialization.

Utah Headlines

Deseret News

Do child care, paid leave reduce gender inequality? Study of Austria raises doubts The nonsense of the pandemic's unreasonable religious restrictions Mitt Romney, other Utah leaders seeking more coronavirus economic relief President Nelson builds bridge from #GiveThanks to #LightTheWorld Bye-bye Bountiful Braves, hello process to select new, 'culturally sensitive' mascot U.S. District Judge Dee Benson dies at age 72 Is Utah seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases? 'It's hard,' Utah's Lt. Gov.-elect says of post-COVID-19 effects Planned solar farm in Tooele County will deliver big on renewable energy Ripley's Believe It or Not! is offering $10,000 for information about the Utah monolith More online shopping means more holiday scamming, FBI warns

Salt Lake Tribune

Despite health warnings, Utahns ranked No. 1 in continental U.S. for Thanksgiving road trips Visitors to Utah's mysterious obelisk left behind human waste, scarred the land Letter: The American flag belongs to us all

Other

Colorado man claims he saw who removed Utah's mysterious desert monolith (KUTV) Frustrated Utah poll worker still waiting on paycheck, one month after election (KUTV) Second stimulus checks being sent out by year's end seems unlikely (FOX 13) Too early to tell if Utahns followed Thanksgiving health recommendations (FOX 13) Utah sees spikes in hospitalizations and deaths from Labor Day to Thanksgiving (FOX 13) Artist or aliens? Mystery surrounds Utah monolith's appearance and disappearance (NBC News)

National Headlines

Wisconsin and Arizona certify Biden wins in yet another blow to Trump (The Guardian) This conservative outlet just crushed Donald Trump's election claims (CNN) Rudy Giuliani wants lawmakers to seize Arizona's 11 electoral votes. Is he nuts? (Arizona Republic) Dr. Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus (Fox News) Biden transition braces for tough Senate confirmation for Neera Tanden (CNN) At the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court, Trump goes on a spree of sabotage (Washington Post) Arizona Governor Ducey Appears to Ignore Call from Trump or Pence While Certifying Election Results (Newsweek) Trump attorney issues call for violence against truth-telling former election cybersecurity official (CNN) GOP lawmaker says he's been called a 'traitor' by people close to him for recognizing Biden win (The Hill) Monolith vanishes from remote Utah desert yet public intrigue remains (Fox News)

Policy News

Governor appoints Rita Cornish, Ronald Russell to the 2nd District Court
Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Rita Cornish and Ronald Russell to fill current vacancies on the Second District Court bench. "It is a privilege for me to appoint someone so capable as Rita Cornish to the court bench," Gov. Herbert said. "Rita's experience and knowledge in the judicial system will be tremendous assets to the second district. I am confident she will excel in this new role."Utah Senate requests public comment on two judicial nominees
The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on attorney Ronald Russell and attorney Rita Cornish who were appointed by Governor Gary Herbert as judges for the 2nd District Court. Those who desire to comment should contact Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation committee staff, Jerry Howe at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, by 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2020, at the Utah State Capitol, House Building, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210. All statements should include the respondent's name, telephone number and mailing address.Hatch & Herbert comment on the passing of Judge Dee Benson
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Chairman Emeritus of the Hatch Foundation, released the following statement on the passing of Judge Dee Benson:"Judge Dee Benson was an exemplary jurist, a sharp legal mind, and above all, a cherished friend. As a counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, he brought invaluable insight to the issues of the day, so much so that I asked him to serve as my chief of staff. Later, as a United States District Court Judge, he brought experience, wit, and wisdom to the federal bench-and a smile to everyone he knew.

Business Headlines

Exxon Mobil cuts billions in capital spending as oil and gas prices remain low. (New York Times) U.S. Shoppers Might Spend $13 Million Per Minute During Cyber Monday Peak (NPR) McRib to Return With a Smooth Freebie Offer (Newser) 4 key indicators reflect extreme optimism from pro Bitcoin traders (Coin Telegraph) Will you get a stimulus check by December 31? (CBS News) 'Assume that you were exposed': Officials warn of the fallout from Thanksgiving travel. (New York Times) Salesforce.com Deal to Buy Slack Reportedly to Be Announced on Tuesday (Motley Fool)

On This Day In History

(From History.com)

1824 - The presidential election goes to the House of Representatives as no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. John Quincy Adams is selected president by the House over Andrew Jackson and William H. Crawford. But four years later, in 1828, Jackson defeats Adams and wins the presidency.

1913 - Henry Ford starts up his first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile, the Model T. His innovation reduces the time to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes.

1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man and is jailed. A young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King organizes a bus boycott following Park's historic act of civil disobedience. She becomes known as the "mother of the civil rights movement."

1990 - Some 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening through a wall of rock to connect the two ends of the Chunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland.