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Situational awareness - May 29, 2019 Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails. Here's what is driving the day: - Utah GOP won't take $100,000 donation from Dave Bateman.
- Utah consumer confidence on the rise.
- Supreme Court rules Indiana abortion restrictions should remain blocked.
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Today At Utah Policy  Utah GOP Chairman Derek Brown says he won't accept donation from Dave Bateman to pay off party debt
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Thanks, but no thanks.That's the message newly-elected Utah State Republican Party chair Derek Brown has for Dave Bateman, on Bateman's offer to pay off the party's $100,000 operational debt in return for certain guarantees.
 Ain't nuthin' gettin' done - Bernick and Schott on politics
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Moderates have regained control of the Utah Republican Party after GOP delegates ousted several anti-SB54 zealots from the party this year. That's good news as the GOP needs to figure out how to win votes in Salt Lake County.
 Sen. Lee introduces Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act
By Press release
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act Thursday, a bill that would empower local managers of wilderness areas to decide whether to allow and how to regulate non-motorized travel in wilderness areas.
 Join the Salt Lake Chamber for 'Management Mess to Leadership Success
By Salt Lake Chamber
Join us for the Salt Lake Chamber Professional Development Series seminar, 'Management Mess to Leadership Success' with Scott Jeffrey Miller on June 12, 2019.
 Utahns grow even more optimistic about economic future
By Press release
The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index nudged up 0.9 points to 113.2 in May. The year-over-year CAI increased 2.5 points. In comparison, the national Consumer Confidence Index increased 4.9 points to 134.1 this month.
 Lights, camera, action: The story Is Utah
By GOED Team
Established in 1974, the Utah Film Commission is part of the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
 Independent American Party Convention June 8
By Press release
The Utah Independent American Party will hold its State Convention/Independence Summit on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Juab High School in Nephi.
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NATIONAL HEADLINES Abortion - The Supreme Court left in place a block on an Indiana law that banned abortions based solely on race, sex or disability. But, the court left in place a requirement that clinics bury or cremate fetal remains - https://cnn.it/2Qzmacj
- Missouri may become the first state since the Roe v. Wade decision without access to abortion. The last clinic providing that service is in danger of losing its license at the end of the week - http://bit.ly/2QzeAOP
Robert Mueller reportedly wanted to indict Trump. Michael Wolff claims in his forthcoming book that the special counsel drew up a three-count obstruction of justice indictment against President Donald Trump, but decided against the move. A spokesperson for Mueller is denying the report - http://bit.ly/2QvUIw2 - Wolff's book also quotes former White House strategist Steve Bannon calling the Trump Organization a "criminal enterprise." Bannon reportedly said Trump's downfall will come when Americans realize Trump is "just another scumbag" - http://bit.ly/2QzgFKD
The investigations - A federal judge is putting an order requiring banks to turn over President Trump's financial records to Congress on hold while Trump's lawyers appeal his ruling. The president's attorneys say the subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and Capital One violate Trump's privacy - https://wapo.st/2QzmtUv
- Republican Rep. Justin Amash defended his call for Trump's impeachment at a town hall in Michigan on Tuesday night. He also accused Attorney General William Barr of using his position to "sell the president's false narrative to the American people" - https://politi.co/2Qui8lA
- Federal investigators are scrutinizing a $1 million donation to President Trump's inaugural committee from a real estate mogul - http://bit.ly/2QvJpDZ
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020. He famously blocked President Barack Obama from filling a vacancy in 2016 because it was an election year - https://nyti.ms/2Qv527z
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao still owns stock she promised to get rid of. Chao still owns nearly $400,000 worth of stock in a construction firm she promised to divest herself from before taking office - http://bit.ly/2Qzob8n 2020 - Former vice president Joe Biden has opened up a massive lead over the rest of the Democratic field in a pair of new polls. Biden leads Bernie Sanders, who is in second place in the poll, by 21 points in New Hampshire and 27 points in South Carolina - https://politi.co/2Qyq3Ox
- President Trump and Biden trade barbs over Trump's siding with North Korea during his visit to Japan - https://nyti.ms/2Qxa2IE
- The Democratic National Committee is raising the bar for candidates to qualify for the third presidential debate to be held in September -http://bit.ly/2QucakA
- Democratic presidential candidates are taking potshots at President Trump's lack of military service, calling him a "draft dodger" - https://wapo.st/2QxcgYK
- Alabama Republican Roy Moore is hinting he may run for Senate in 2020. He lost a 2017 special election for U.S. Senate to Democrat Doug Jones after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct - https://nbcnews.to/2QvA5jy
The Supreme Court upholds transgender rights. The court let stand a lower court ruling that said transgender students could use locker rooms and bathrooms that match their gender identity - https://politi.co/2Qy9wuk
GOP again blocks disaster aid bill. A single House Republican again blocked the final passage of a massive disaster aid funding bill - https://nyti.ms/2Qys7pL
A college freshman got into Mar-a-Lago while Trump was in town over Thanksgiving. The University of Wisconsin student used an underground tunnel to get into the club and convinced the Secret Service he was a member - https://pbpo.st/2Qyqzfr
Trump's Wikipedia page is a war zone. Editors are engaged in a pitched battle over the entry, which is one of the most popular on the site - http://bit.ly/2Qvcqjr
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the original U.S. colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th state. 1848 - Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th state. 1886 - Pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in the Atlanta Journal. 1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 1973 - Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles. 1988 - President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. 2004 - The National World War II memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington.
Policy News U.S. Energy Secretary, Rick Perry to keynote at Utah Governor's Energy SummitRick Perry, the 14th United States Secretary of Energy is set to take the stage with Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert at the eighth annual Governor's Energy Summit on May 30, 2019 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
Silicon Slopes and UCAIR partner to promote practical solutions to improve air qualitySilicon Slopes and the Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR) unveils a strategic air quality partnership to move forward a solutions-based approach to improving air quality within Utah's rapidly growing tech sector.
Michael Best's Lyndon L. Ricks joins Utah Securities CommissionMichael Best is pleased to announce that Lyndon L. Ricks has been appointed to serve on the State of Utah Securities Commission.
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