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Morning Must Reads for Friday, September 30, 2016

Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 280th day of the year. There are 92 days left in 2016.

Utahns support a minimum wage boost. SL City & County fight crime in the Rio Grande area of downtown. Hillary Clinton gets a bump in the polls after debate.

Have a great weekend!

The clock:

• 4 days to the 2nd Congressional District debate at the University of Utah (10/4/2016)
• 4 days to the vice presidential debate at Longwood University (10/4/2016)
• 9 days to the second presidential debate at Washington University (10/9/2016)
• 10 days to the 4th Congressional District debate at Salt Lake Community College (10/10/2016)
• 12 days to the U.S. Senate debate at Brigham Young University (10/12/2016)
• 17 days to the 1st Congressional District debate at Weber State University (10/17/2016)
• 19 days to the 3rd Congressional District debate at Utah Valley University (10/19/2016)
• 19 days to the third presidential debate at UNLV (10/19/2016)
• 39 days until the 2016 presidential election - (11/8/2016)
• 115 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature - (1/23/2017)
• 160 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature - (3/9/2017)

Talking points for Friday:

1-A majority of Utahns support a boost in the minimum wage, according to a Utah Policy poll (Utah Policy).

2-Congressman Bishop introduces federalism amendment and LaVarr Webb discusses why it’s a good idea (Utah Policy).

3. Hilllary Clinton is getting a little bump in the polls after her debate performance (The Hill).

4-Salt Lake City and County make a big push to fight crime in Rio Grande area of downtown with “Operation Diversion,” a coordinated effort with law enforcement and social services agencies (Deseret News) (Tribune).

5-Gov. Herbert will seek $400 million more for Utah schools in next state budget (Tribune).

6-Jon Huntsman Jr. disagrees with Trump, but will vote for him (Tribune).

 7-Vladimir Putin relishes his role as a disruptor in the world (New York Times).

8-Ammon and Ryan Bundy, in court this week, defend their armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge (New York Times).

9-Health insurance rates on the individual marketplace are estimated to rise 30 percent next year (Deseret News).

On this day in history:

• 1399 – King Richard II of England abdicates.
• 1787 – First U.S. voyage around the world – American sailing ship Columbia Rediviva leaves Boston.
• 1841 – Samuel Slocum patented the stapler.
• 1846 – Anesthetic ether used for first time by American dentist Dr. William Morton who extracts a tooth.
• 1898 – City of New York established.
• 1929 – First manned rocket plane flight by auto maker Fritz von Opel.
• 1939 – First televised college football game: Fordham vs. Waynesburg at New York City.
• 1946 – 22 Nazi leaders found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg.
• 1955 – James Dean dies in a car crash at the age of 24 in Cholame, California.

Today At Utah Policy

Majority of Utahns Support Minimum Wage Boost By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Most Utahns want to raise the minimum wage above the current $7.25 an hour, a new UtahPolicy poll finds.But Utahns are split over what the new minimum should be, $15 an hour, $12 an hour or $10 an hour, finds Dan Jones & Associates.Only Congress has the power to lift the...

GOP Leaders May Agree to Primary Run-Off Election as Solution to SB54 Plurality Issue By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor A compromise is in the works, UtahPolicy is told, that could settle the final sticking point over SB54 – what to do if no one wins a majority in a multi-candidate primary election....

Utahns Support Garland Confirmation to Supreme Court if Clinton Wins By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor A majority of Utahns say President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, appellate Judge Merrick Garland, should be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, either now or if Hillary Clinton wins the November election, a new UtahPolicy poll shows.But Utah Republicans are agai...

Measure the Right Activities to Achieve Goals in Government and Elsewhere By Randy Shumway, Zions Bank Economic Advisor Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.--William Bruce CameronI recently sat in an organizational meeting perplexed by the degree to which our group’s ultimate objectives had been slowly commandeered by seemingly-inconse...

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