 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 - August 28, 2019Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake CityThanks for reading Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:
TICK TOCKDays to the 2019 Utah municipal elections: 69 (11/5/2019) Days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 152 (1/27/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 188 (3/3/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 301 (6/23/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 433 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy Poll: 75% of Utahns support term limits for legislatorsBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Three-fourths of Utah voters like the idea of term limits for the governor and 104 part-time state legislators, a new UtahPolicy.com/Y2 Analytics survey shows.  Ain't no way Democrats are gonna win up there - Bernick and Schott on politicsBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mitt Romney is preparing a replacement plan for Obamacare that would "give more flexibility to states." Does it have a chance of passing Congress?  Utahns less confident about economic future but more content with where they areBy Zions Bank The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) decreased 0.1 points to 113.1 in August. The year-over-year CAI ticked down slightly by 1.8 points. In comparison, the national Consumer Confidence Index decreased 0.7 points to 135.1 this month.  Utah Foundation launches new series on how Utahns pay for their waterBy Utah Foundation Given Utah's position as both one of the driest and one of the fastest-growing states, getting water management right is critical. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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Other NATIONAL HEADLINESBuild the wall. President Donald Trump is directing aides to fast track billions of dollars of construction and seize private land to build his long-promised border wall [WaPo]. Trump's taxes. Deutsche Bank all but confirmed they have some of Donald Trump's tax returns and those of his family members. The House Financial Services and Intelligence committees subpoenaed the bank earlier this year seeking Trump's tax information [Politico]. Immigration. The Trump administration plans to shift more than $150 million from FEMA disaster relief to fund efforts to return some migrants to Mexico [NBC News]. 2020. Wednesday is the deadline for Democratic presidential hopefuls to qualify for the September debate stage. So far, only 10 of the 22 candidates have cleared the bar for inclusion. Campaigns left out in the cold are lashing out at the DNC over their exclusion [Politico].
For your radar. Republicans are worried about potentially losing the do-over election in a North Carolina congressional seat next month. President Donald Trump won the district by more than 11 points in 2016, but polling shows a very close race [Politico]. Abortion. A federal judge slapped down Missouri's ban on abortions after the eighth week of pregnancy [NYT]. Brexit. British PM Boris Johnson wants to delay the opening of Parliament to lessen the amount of time opponents of a no-deal Brexit have to oppose the move [WaPo]. Hmmm. Attorney General Willam Barr is spending $30,000 of his own money for a private holiday party at President Trump's Washington D.C. hotel [WaPo]. Oh, snap! The Alabama GOP approved a resolution calling for the expulsion of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from Congress for making allegedly anti-semitic remarks. Omar clapped back on Twitter saying "If you want to clean up politics, maybe don't nominate an accused child molester as your Senate candidate," referring to Roy Moore [HuffPo]. Opioid crisis. The Sackler family is offering to give up control of Purdue Pharma and pay $3 billion of their own money as part of a settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the flood of opioid pain killers across the U.S. [NYT]. Watch out. China is using LinkedIn to contact thousands of foreign citizens to recruit spies [NYT]. North Korea. Satellite photos of a secret North Korean naval facility appear to show construction on a new nuclear submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles [NBC News]. Long time coming. The Cherokee Nation will send a delegate to Congress for the first time in history under terms of treaties negotiated with the U.S. in the 18th and 19th century [NYT]. Environment. President Trump pushes for more logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest [WaPo]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsUtah State University celebrates the Year of the Woman Telling Our Story: 1890-2020Utah State University joins the nation and state in celebrating significant voting rights anniversaries in 2020. As the university honors these important milestones in the nation's history, and as part of those celebrations, Utah State University declares the 2019-20 school year as the "Year of the Woman." More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1963 - The Moscow-Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. 1967 - Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court. 1992 - The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities. Wise WordsCourage "Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause." Plutarch Lighter Side50-50 "The stock market has been swinging like a tetherball in a typhoon. It's all because of fears of an economic downturn. In fact, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers puts the odds of a recession at about 50-50. So, you can just flip a coin - no, wait, save the coin! You're going to need it to buy potable water in the afterscape."- STEPHEN COLBERT Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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