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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 lwebb@utahpolicy.com,. Situational Analysis - October 22, 2020Welcome to Thursday. Don't watch the debate out on the patio. Gonna be chilly. TICK TOCKToday is the third presidential debate (10/22/2020) Today At Utah PolicyVoter opinions split on job approval of Utah LegislatureBy Staff Utahns are back to having split opinions about how the state Legislature -- dominated by Republicans -- is doing its job these days, a recent UtahPolicy.com poll finds. Overall, 48 percent "strongly" or "somewhat" approve of the job the 104 part-time lawmakers are doing, while 46 percent "strongly" or "somewhat" disapprove. A year ago, before Republicans in the Legislature passed, then repealed, a major tax reform effort, most citizens approved of the job lawmakers were doing.Webb's Wrap: Judiciary vote today . . . debate tonight . . . AG hopefuls sling some mud . . . Romney considering independent effort? By LaVarr Webb Two big national events today: The Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett at about 11 a.m. Utah time, and the presidential debate in the evening. Democrats are going to boycott the committee meeting, meaning Barrett will likely get a 12-0 vote from Republicans and the nomination will be sent to the full Senate for a Monday vote. Barrett will likely be sitting on the Supreme Court by the middle of next week and the court will have a clear conservative majority.Trivia answer: Wayne Owens, the likeable liberal By LaVarr Webb There was enough interesting response to last Monday's trivia question that I decided to write a little article about it. Here's the question: "What Utah politician, who was seemingly couldn't resist running for higher office, said, 'Whenever someone whispers in my ear I hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus'?" Numerous readers got the answer right -- Wayne Owens -- once I provided a couple of hints. Quite a few readers guessed Merrill Cook, who ran for office even more frequently than Owens. But Cook didn't utter the clever quote. Utah HeadlinesDeseret News Lois M. Collins: 'Coffin dodger,' 'boomer remover' - ageism has flared during the pandemic Utah ballot measures include removing references to slavery and gender Amendment G would expand uses of income tax for programs for kids, disabled Utah voters taking advantage of early voting, officials say Utah lawmaker revives proposal to bring hidden renter fees into open 'This is a real disease': Hospital giving behind-the-scenes look at intensive care in the COVID-19 era Salt Lake City School Board member to file complaint against 3 others over texts Utah A.G. candidates Sean Reyes, Greg Skordas square off in contentious debate Cost of hosting another Olympics in Utah rising as coronavirus adds to risks New poll shows how Utahns feel about Amy Coney Barrett nomination to Supreme CourtSalt Lake Tribune UnsafeU protests Sim Gill ahead of the anniversary of Lauren McCluskey's killing How this proposed constitutional amendment - Amendment D - protects water users Utah coronavirus cases up 1,363 Wednesday, as hospitalizations reach new record high Thousands of Utah state employees are still working from home Despite Utah leaders' dire warnings, sales tax revenue has shot up Man who claimed he married a laptop pitches social media censorship bill to Utah lawmakers Utah Health Department unveils COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan Sean Reyes, Greg Skordas trade barbs in attorney general debateOther Utah County aligns with state guidelines, creates some confusion on masks (Daily Herald) Nearly 8 months into pandemic, Ogden's financial situation looks good, but officials preach caution (Standard-Examiner) Plain City annexation drive moving ahead amid voting on parallel incorporation issue (Standard-Examiner) Utah, Cache County on track for record voter turnout (Logan Herald Journal) COVID-19 in Southwest Utah: 81 new cases as doctors ask adults to follow kids' lead and wear masks (St. George Spectrum)National HeadlinesPennsylvania polls tighten, and Trump is now within 4 points of a second term (Washington Examiner) Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes-or Joe Biden's Big Mouth (Tablet) Supreme Court vote tears at Judiciary Committee relationships (Roll Call) Optimism returns to coronavirus relief package negotiations (Roll Call) What's the state of the presidential race two weeks out? (New Yorker) Bookies took a bath on the 2016 election -- and they might do the same in 2020 (Washington Times) We're Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump (The Nation) Trump's Greatest Accomplishments Are What He Hasn't Done (Federalist) How Democrats Can Dominate the Decade and Beyond (RealClearPolitics) Why On Earth Would You Vote Democrat? (American Greatness) Bidenomics and 50 Cent lesson (The Hill) Steny Hoyer: Democrats will restore America (CNN) Media, Big Tech let Bidens sin and grin while vilifying The Post (New York Post) Welcome to Life in the Swing State of Pennsylvania (New York Times) How Trump Should Approach the Final Debate (National Review) Oxford Developed Covid Vaccine, Then Scholars Clashed Over Money (Wall Street Journal) Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech (NPR) The Businesses Where Google Is Biggest (and the Ones Where It Isn't) (Wall Street Journal)Policy NewsEvening of Hope fundraiser for Utah Clean EnergyUtah Clean Energy will hold An Evening of Hope fundraiser on Oct. 28, 7 p.m. (virtual), to ignite hope, resilience and resolve to meet the climate challenge. The event will feature a discussion with Damon Gameau, the star and filmmaker of "2040 - an optimist's guide to saving the world." Damon's film follows his imagining of a future for his four-year old daughter Velvet, where climate change has been solved. Damon explores what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us.Product-to-place: Building neighborhoods in the Salt Lake Valley The annual meeting (virtual) of the Utah chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism will feature Eric Osth, who will speak about building neighborhoods in the Salt Lake Valley. It will be held Nov. 5, 9 a.m. Eric Osth, AIA, LEED AP, is Vice Chairman of Urban Design Associates based in Pittsburgh, PA. Eric serves as Principal-in-Charge on urban design and architecture projects across the United States and abroad. In addition to his responsibilities at UDA, Eric served as the 2011 President of the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and currently serves as a Fellow and a Board Member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. BUSINESS HEADLINESUtah unemployment rate rises in September, reporting more than 80,000 out of work (Deseret News) Unemployment claims remain high in Utah, report says (Deseret News) New NASA motor contract involves heavy load of work in Box Elder County (Standard-Examiner)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY(From History.com) 1957 - The U.S. military suffers the first casualties of the Vietnam War when 13 Americans are wounded in three terrorist bombings in Saigon. Wise WordsPeople: "When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion." Dale Carnegie Lighter SideHonest Abe "If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" 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