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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 30, 2019Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City.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:Utahns oppose the main elements of the tax reform package passed by the legislature. Sen. Mike Lee playing a key role in directing President Trump's impeachment defense. Trump's national security team urged him to release military aid to Ukraine in August.PROGRAMMING NOTEWe're taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off for the New Year's holiday. We will return to your inboxes, computers and mobile devices on Monday, January 6. TICK TOCKDays to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 28 (1/27/2020) Days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses: 35 (2/3/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 64 (3/3/2020) Days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 73 (3/12/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 183 (6/30/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 309 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyPoll: Utahns overwhelmingly opposed to elements contained in tax reformBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor More than 2/3 of Utahns say they oppose the primary elements of the tax reform package passed by Utah lawmakers in a special session earlier this month.Candidates opposing tax reform lack courage By LaVarr Webb, Publisher I am disappointed in the Republican gubernatorial candidates who are joining the fringe groups attempting to repeal the Legislature's tax reform package.Governor Leavitt to keynote 2020 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit By Salt Lake Chamber The Salt Lake Chamber announced today that Governor Mike Leavitt will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2020 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit. Leavitt is the founder of Leavitt Partners, a healthcare intelligence business.Sen. Mike Lee advising President Trump on impeachment By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mike Lee is playing a key role in advising President Trump and his legal team on how to prepare for the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Pignanelli & Webb: Resolutions that will lead to a happy new year A. Scott Anderson: Economic excellence, air quality and other lessons from 2019 Jay Evensen: Election 2020 challenge: Getting candidates to confront America's debt problem Derek Monson: A new funding system may be best for Utah's schools Innovation center in Garfield County looks to bridge '2 different worlds' of Utah Utah retailers halt tobacco sales to those under 21 amid confusion over new law Sen. Mike Lee quietly working to clear Trump in Senate impeachment trial Auto-pedestrian crashes near homeless resource center raise safety concerns DNA as a crime-fighting tool: When does it cross the line of personal privacy rights? Utah puts a headlock on high-tech bonafides in 2019 Is philanthropy a threat to democracy?Salt Lake Tribune South Weber City Council candidate beat the odds. She won as a write-in candidate. Utah gas tax goes up 1.1 cents a gallon on Jan. 1 - and maybe much more in April Salt Lake City will reduce the number of clean cars that can park for free next year by 87% Thinking beyond the gas tax, Utah launches fee per miles driven for alternative-fuel cars Mayor-elect Erin Mendenhall plans to hold regular one-on-ones with residents in city libraries. Here's why.Other Citizen referendum filed in response to Utah County property tax hike (Daily Herald) Ranked-choice voting and property taxes: The top 5 politics stories of 2019 (Daily Herald) Utah County's 2020 budget: Which departments will see the biggest budget increases, decreases (Daily Herald) Virginia Hernandez, born in Ogden, worries undocumented immigrants sap the city (Standard-Examiner) 'Staggering' amount of development breaks records in Summit County, but officials say it's mostly going in the right places (Park Record) Park City establishments grapple with Utah's changing liquor laws (Park Record)NATIONAL HEADLINESUkraineSoon after it became public that President Donald Trump froze military aid to Ukraine, his national security team tried to convince him to reverse the decision. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Trump in August but were unsuccessful in convincing him to release the aid money [New York Times]. Hmmm...Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, was part of a backchannel effort to get Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to step down from office [Washington Post]. TragicRep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, announced Sunday he was being treated for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis has served in the House since 1987 [Washington Post]. 2020Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg is spending millions on advertising attacking Donald Trump in seven battleground states [New York Times]. Spotify says the popular music streaming service will suspend political advertising in 2020 in the U.S. [Huffington Post]. Trump's tweetsOver the weekend, President Trump retweeted a post naming the alleged whistleblower who filed the complaint that resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives. The post was later deleted from Trump's Twitter account. [Bloomberg]. BUSINESS HEADLINESA. Scott Anderson: Economic excellence, air quality and other lessons from 2019 (Deseret News) Innovation center in Garfield County looks to bridge '2 different worlds' of Utah (Deseret News) Utah puts a headlock on high-tech bonafides in 2019 (Deseret News) Ogden administration proposing $1.5 million in airport improvements to accommodate aerospace company expansion (Standard-Examiner) 'Staggering' amount of development breaks records in Summit County (Park Record)Policy NewsCYBER24 Episode 65: Utah goes all-in on computer science, cybersecurity educationUtah is home to a tech boom of its own with top-names tech companies finding the Silicon Slopes a great place to do business and military and defense companies growing around Hill Air Force Base in Davis County. More National HeadlinesRachel Maddow rooted for the Steele dossier to be true. Then it fell apart. (Washington Post) GOP demands apology after liberal PAC features 'regretful' Trump voter who didn't vote in 2016 (Washington Times) Trump held private, enlisted-only Afghanistan war meetings 'No generals or officers, only enlisted guys that have been there' (American Military News) Trump and the troops (Spectator) 'We Were Wrong': The Washington Post Editorial Board Shifts Gears After Once Calling For Ralph Northam's Resignation (Daily Caller) British Prosecutor Who Oversaw Numerous False Rape Allegations Receives Damehood (Daily Wire) Historian Gordon Wood responds to the New York Times' defense of the 1619 Project (WSWS) Revisiting Rosenstein's Cover-up of Crossfire Hurricane (American Greatness) NBC News fact-checker Erin Biba deletes account after claiming Jew stabbings in Monsey 'complicated' (Twitchy) Identity Politics Enables Anti-Semitic Violence. Enough (Federalist) California Shocked To Find Bill Decriminalizing Retail Theft Resulted In More Retail Theft (Hot Air)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1813 - The British burned Buffalo, N.Y. during the war of 1812. 1853 - Gadsen Purchase: The United States bought 45,000 square miles of land along the Gila River from Mexico for $10 million. The area is now Southern Arizona and New Mexico. 1916 - Rasputin was murdered. His frozen body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later. 1922 - Vladimir Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 1958 - Revolutionaries under the command of Ernesto "Che" Guevara battled with government troops loyal to Cuban President Fulgencio Batista for control of the city of Santa Clara. After the rebel victory, Batista fled the country, with control passing to Fidel Castro. 1972 - U.S. President Richard Nixon ordered a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam and announced peace talks with the Hanoi government would resume in Paris in January. 2006 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging in Baghdad. Wise WordsKeep Moving"To me, if life boils down to one thing, it's movement. To live is to keep moving."Jerry Seinfeld Lighter SideMueller Report"Political analysts are going to try to read through these redactions like teenage boys trying to watch scrambled porn on cable in 1985." - JIMMY KIMMEL 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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