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| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message CenterSubscribe to our award-winning podcasts.We bring you interviews with Utah and national newsmakers, plus "Bernick and Schott on politics" Utah's longest-running political podcast.You can subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts:iTunes: https://apple.co/2Q86X0JSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2nQvawhTuneIn: http://bit.ly/2FFVk0vGoogle: http://bit.ly/2Q9eHjeStitcher: http://bit.ly/2FPSqGeWe're also available on your favorite podcast app.Don't forget to leave us a rating and a review.Situational awareness - July 8, 2019Good Monday morning from Salt Lake CityWelcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories we're following today:Utah GOP hardliners take aim at SB54 again. FBI and ICE mine state drivers license databases for facial recognition program. Census fight escalates.My inbox is open to you!I love hearing from you! Send your news tips or feedback to me at bschott@utahpolicy.com. or you can message me on Twitter. The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Our news is curated by Managing Editor Bryan Schott, along with help from Golden Webb. ((Click here to subscribe)) TICK TOCKToday is the 189th day of the year. There are 176 days remaining in 2019. 15 days until ballots for the 2019 primary election are mailed to voters (7/23/2019) 22 days until in-person voting for the 2019 municipal primaries begins (7/30/2019) 22 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 36 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 66 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019) 120 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 178 days until candidates can begin to gather signatures to get on the 2020 ballot (1/2/2020) 203 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 210 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 239 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 248 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020) 249 days to the opening of candidate filing for the 2020 election (3/13/2020) 267 days until the deadline for candidates to submit signatures to be placed on the 2020 primary ballot (3/31/2019) 351 days to the 2020 Utah primary election (6/23/2020) 484 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyUtah Republican hardliners aren't ready to give up the fight over SB54By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that a strange strategy is appearing among some SB54 haters, and it may be the final assault within the Utah Republican Party over the dual-pathway candidate law.Chairman Lee on the longest economic expansion on record By Press release Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department June 2019 jobs report:Join the Salt Lake Chamber for 'Inclusion: How the Best Leaders Build Diverse and Winning Teams" with Sara Jones By Salt Lake Chamber Join us for the Salt Lake Chamber Professional Development Series seminar 'Inclusion: How the Best Leaders Build Diverse and Winning Teams" with Sara Jones on July 19, 2019.UtahPolicy.com/Y2 Analytics launch public opinion polling initiative By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics are teaming up on an independent public opinion polling initiative to gauge voter sentiment on key political issues facing Utahns. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Pignanelli and Webb: A patriotic holiday doesn't bring Americans together Greg Bell: Supreme Court refuses to draw the lines on gerrymandering and judicial restraint Op-ed: What I learned from talking to those in poverty ICE detention center for Utah immigrants could wind up in Evanston More money flows into Salt Lake City mayor's race as candidates brace for primary Launch of new Utah district was 'public school equivalent of a startup,' says superintendent Mia Love says she's poised to run again, none of Republicans in race so far can beat McAdams Should government regulate car sharing? New Utah poll says not so much How H-1B visa quotas are denying educated immigrants the American dream Water savings comes pouring into Utah with millions of federal dollars DUI crashes down in first quarter with Utah's strict .05% law Utah city poised to adopt 34% property tax hike to pay for more police, firefightersSalt Lake Tribune Brett Hastings: Tax reform town halls reveal legislative group think and propaganda Editorial: There are hungry children in rural Utah, and they need help What's killing the world's most massive living thing? New study of Utah's Pando aspen grove blames cows, not deer. Worried about truck traffic and losing valuable water, southern Utah residents fight plan to mine frack sand Plans proceed for new center to hold Utah immigration detainees - but it may be in Wyoming UTA ends a 4-year ridership skid. The key is free fare and faster service - but is it a formula the agency can repeat? Salt Lake County's homeless population will soon disperse. But they may not have the chance to get 'equitable' justice outside of Salt Lake City. West side residents worry about the impact a Rocky Mountain Power project could have on their neighborhoods Short-term rentals are popping up all over Utah. Many cities don't know how to handle them.Other Ogden High graduate recognized by White House as one of the top 161 students in the nation (Standard-Examiner) Summit County is ramping up efforts to count every resident during 2020 census (Park Record)NATIONAL HEADLINESIran. Iranian officials announced early Monday morning they had breached a limit on the amount of uranium they're allowed to enrich under the 2015 deal President Trump scrapped [NYT]. Troubling. Agents with the FBI and ICE have been mining state driver's license databases for a facial recognition database without the knowledge or consent of American citizens [WaPo]. Census fight The Justice Department announced Sunday they were replacing the legal team defending the Trump administration's efforts to place a citizenship question on the 2020 Census [NYT].President Trump may use an executive order to put the question on the census to get around the courts [WaPo]. Trump's approval rating rises. President Donald Trump's approval rating hits the highest point of his tenure in the White House at 44%. However, more than 60% of Americans say Trump has acted in ways that are "unpresidential" [WaPo]. If you read one thing. This remarkable collaboration between the New York Times and the El Paso Times goes inside a migrant detention center to detail the terrible and heartbreaking conditions [New York Times]. President Trump and members of his administration dismissed reports of squalid conditions at the detention centers [NYT].Budget disaster looming. Time is growing short for Congress and the White House to agree on a budget deal to avoid another government shutdown and a potential default on the national debt [Politico]. Affordable Care Act. A federal court will hear arguments from the Trump administration and 18 GOP-led states (including Utah) in their effort to overturn the health-care law as unconstitutional. The suit could upend the 2020 presidential race [WaPo]. Tell us how you really feel. Britain's ambassador to Washington described President Trump as "inept" "insecure" and "incompetent" in a series of leaked memos [Daily Mail]. What could go wrong? Iowa and Nevada will allow caucus attendees to vote by phone in 2020, potentially boosting turnout [AP]. 2020 Billionaire Tom Steyer is reportedly set to enter the 2020 presidential race this week [Politico]. Some of the 23 Democrats running for the party's presidential nomination will start falling by the wayside as the natural winnowing process begins [Politico]. Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, who announced last week he was leaving the Republican Party, would not rule out a 2020 run for president [CNN].Trump's social media summit. Facebook and Twitter have reportedly not been invited to President Trump's social media event this week [CNN]. The lady's got potential. President Trump reportedly compared freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to former Argentine first lady Eva Peron according to a forthcoming book [Bloomberg]. Germophobe in chief. President Trump, a noted germophobe, reportedly enforces strict hygiene standards for visitors to the White House [Politico]. For your radar. A quarter of Americans say they don't plan to retire [AP]. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1776 - The Declaration of Independence was read in public for the first time to people gathered at Philadelphia's Independence Square. 1835 - The Liberty Bell cracked while being run during the funeral of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall. 1889 - The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. 1932 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22. 1947 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico. 1969 - U.S. forces began withdrawing from Vietnam. Policy NewsAnd Justice for All recognizes Parsons Behle & Latimer as its largest donor during 2018People are more willing to contribute and contribute more when there are fewer organizations asking for money. At least that was the thought of Parsons Behle & Latimer former president, James B. Lee, Lauren Skolnick and others when they established And Justice for All 20 years ago.More National HeadlinesMeet the anti-woke left (Spiked) Algorithmic Governance and Political Legitimacy (American Affairs) Festival charges double ticket price for 'non-people of colour' (Sky News) Sunday talk shows falter in the ratings (Washington Times) AOC hits back at Pelosi for knocking far-left lawmakers who voted against border bill (CNN) A matter of faith: Democrats embrace religion in campaign (USA Today) Biden says he was wrong in comments about segregationists (Associated Press) Michelle Obama won't comment on Biden apology, holds off on endorsement at Essence Festival (ABC News) More evidence the US economy is growing in all the most important ways (New York Post) Wise WordsIndividual Freedom"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." Franklin D. Roosevelt Lighter SideJust 1 Percent"There were 10 Democrats onstage, and to qualify, all a candidate needed was to poll at 1 percent or higher. That's it? One percent? I mean, even O.J.'s at 2 percent." - JIMMY FALLON 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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