It's Day 44 of 45. A bill on exempting golf course water usage died yesterday and a bill educating kids on sexual abuse passed | | | The Utah Policy newsletter is your one-stop source for political and policy-minded news. We scour the news so you don't have to! Send news tips or feedback to Holly Richardson at editor@utahpolicy.com. | | |
Situational Analysis | Feb. 29, 2024 It's Thursday and National Toast Day. It's also Leap Day and that means deals. Wendy's is offering free Cinnabon Pull-Aparts, Krispy Kreme is selling a dozen glazed doughnuts tor $2.29 with a purchase of another dozen, Chipotle is giving free guacamole with the code EXTRA24 and if your birthday is today, you can Build-A-Bear for just $4. Three things to know: SB176 Child Care Services Amendments died on the House floor last night after just 4 minutes of discussion. Sen. Luz Escamilla's bill would have allowed for a pilot childcare program to retrofit vacant state-owned buildings into a licensed childcare facility via a public-private partnership. Prior to dying in the House, the bill had only had 2 no votes along the way. SB195 Golf Course Amendments also failed in the House last night. This bill by Sen. Dan McCay would have made water data from golf courses a protected record under GRAMA. This bill had 9 minutes of discussion and previously had only one no vote. SB205 Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Amendments has passed through the legislature, is fully funded by the Executive Appropriations Committee and is headed to the Governor's desk. This bill is the one that will provide instruction in schools on child sexual abuse and human trafficking. On the Hill Today, Day 43 of 45 8:30 am: Conference committee for HB415 9:00-11:50 am: Senate floor time 9:30 am-12:00 pm: House floor time
10:00 am: Conference Committee for SB61 2:00 pm-4:00 pm: Senate floor time 2:00 pm-4:00 pm: House floor time 4:10 pm: Executive Appropriations 5:00 pm-as needed: Senate floor time 5:00 pm-as needed: House floor time | | |
| | Protect the freedoms of public employees across Utah by voting NO on H.B. 285. H.B. 285 creates big government intrusion on private matters, threatens individual agency, and takes away paycheck freedom. It needlessly increases government red tape and places financial burdens on teachers, firefighters, nurses, police officers, and other public servants. | | |
Utah Headlines Legislative session The Utah lawmakers balancing legislative duties with baby diaper changes (Deseret News) Utah lawmaker is 'Kenough' in return to House floor after medical emergency (KSL) Funding for Cove Reservoir and Ogden water line shine light on obscure appropriations process (Salt Lake Tribune) Millions in requests to aid homeless Utahns not yet funded by Legislature this year (Salt Lake Tribune) Business and Labor Utah Legislature approves 'milestone' bill creating Fairpark district, MLB stadium framework (KSL) Utah senators kill compromise bill giving tenants more notice of rent increases (KSL TV) âYou better be ready for a fightâ: Labor union warns Legislature not to target workerâs rights in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune) The Long Shot Bid for a Utah Lottery (RadioWest) Government Operations Lawmakers should reject NIL secrecy (Deseret News) Bill changing guidelines to create new cities gets Senate OK after retroactivity provision removed (KSL) Truth Test: Fact-checking claims from lawmakers who voted to make their calendars secret (KSL TV) Education Trained âguardians,â âteacher-protectorsâ armed with concealed weapons could respond to shootings in Utah public schools (Deseret News) Health and Human Services Utah bill loosening childcare safety standards passes one day after an unlicensed daycare provider was arrested of charges of abuse (KUTV) Judiciary Bill seeks to help in Utah polygamous community custody cases (Fox13) Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Sim Gill wants more prosecutors for case backlog. Legislature tells Salt Lake County D.A. to be more efficient. (Salt Lake Tribune) Revenue and Taxation Another tax break approved by the Utah Legislature (Deseret News) Other Utah News Political news What Salt Lake City's mayor included in her 2024 goals (KSL) Utah votes âredâ overall. These counties, though, are turning âpurple.â (Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert reflects on his legacy (Fox13) Election news Haley pitches Utah on a return to faith, family and freedom (Deseret News) Nikki Haley to Deseret News: Voters are âdesperate for another choiceâ (Deseret News) Nikki Haley to Utah Republicans: Where do you want the party to go? (KSL TV) Nikki Haley says states should have âfull controlâ of what national monuments â like Bears Ears â âgo up or go downâ (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Republican and Democratic caucuses are coming up. Hereâs how they work (KSL Newsradio) Utah news Comunidades Unidas zeroing in on issues of import to Latinos, immigrants (KSL) New Prison, New Problems: Inside the effort to staff Utahâs new $1 billion prison facility (KSL TV) Tami Pyfer recognized as an Emerson fellow, receives grant to further promote The Dignity Index (Cache Valley Daily) Former Gov. Herbert advisor Tami Pyfer is named an Emerson Collective fellow (AP/KUER) Crime/Courts Charges filed after infant in unlicensed West Jordan daycare found with fractured skull (Fox13) Education Application process for the Utah Fits All Scholarship now open (KSL Newsradio) Alpine School District board hears first presentation on new feasibility study of reconfiguration (Daily Herald) Environment No consensus on Kane Creek mining allegations (Salt Lake Tribune) Housing Utah builders have had a boom in town homes. Hereâs why. (Salt Lake Tribune) | | |
National Headlines General Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on âCurb Your Enthusiasm,â dies at 76 (AP) What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think (AP) Political news Mitch McConnell will step down as Senate minority leader in November (NPR) Sens. Lee, Romney respond to Sen. McConnellâs retirement news (Deseret News) Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats (Reuters) Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April (NPR) Election news Biden and Trump are both at the border today, staking out ground on a key 2024 issue (NPR) Ukraine ðºð¦ Putin threatens nuclear response to NATO troops if they go to Ukraine (Washington Post) Israel ð®ð± Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid (AP) | | |
| | News Releases First round of Governing Group endorsements announced In its commitment to redefine Utah politics by promoting civility, respect, and solution-oriented leadership, the Governing Group PAC, under the stewardship of former Utah State Representative Becky Edwards and a distinguished leadership team, today proudly announces its first round of candidate endorsements for the upcoming elections. The 12 endorsed candidates collectively represent 12 counties across the state. Endorsed Candidates: Brent Strate for State Board of Education District 3 Amanda Bollinger for State Board of Education District 9 Randy Boothe for State Board of Education District 13 Kristan Nortan for State Board of Education District 15 Alisa Allred Mercer for Davis School Board District 1 Scott Cuthbertson for State Senate District 15 Daniela Harding for State House District 16 Ray Ward for State House District 19 Dave Parke for State House District 30 Tracy Miller for State House District 45 Travis Hoban for State House District 61 Colleen Bonner for Wasatch County Council (Read More) | | |
Upcoming Mar. 1 â Legislative session ends Mar. 5 â Caucus night Mar. 20 â Utah Foundation Annual Lunch, 11:45 am-1:30 pm; Grand America, Purchase tickets here Apr. 20 â United Utah Partyconvention Apr. 27 â State GOP and Democratic Conventions | | |
On This Day In History 1504 - Christopher Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians. 1692 - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are arrested and charged with witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. 1736 - Ann Lee, the American founder of the Shakers, is born in Manchester, England. 1892 - Augusta Savage is born. She was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She worked for equal rights for African Americans in the arts. 1904 - Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama Canal Commission to proceed with completing a canal at the Isthmus. 1936 - Franklin D. Roosevelt signs 2nd Neutrality Act. 1940 - Hattie McDaniel becomes first Black actress to win an Oscar for her portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind. 1968 - The Presidentâs National Advisory Commission on Civil Disordersâknown as the Kerner Commissionâreleases its report, condemning racism as the primary cause of the recent surge of riots. The report, which declared that âour nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one whiteâseparate and unequal,â called for expanded aid to African American communities in order to prevent further racial violence and polarization. 1996 - Serb forces withdraw from Sarajevo, ending the siege after 1,425 days, the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. 2004 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as President of Haiti following popular rebel uprising. 2012 - Davy Jones, English musician (The Monkees), dies from heart attack at 66. 2020 - US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war in Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar. US and NATO allies will withdraw their troops after 14 months if deal is kept. Quote of the Day âThe world is on fire, literally. Youâve got a war in Europe. Youâve got a war in the Middle East. Youâve got North Korea testing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of hitting the U.S. Youâve got China doing cyber attacks on our infrastructure in Russia. And Russia is doing blinding satellites that will keep us from saying anything thatâs coming or any cyber attacks that they do to us. This is the time when America needs a leader that has moral clarity.â âNikki Haley On the Punny Side Why do leap years never get bored?
They always have an extra day of fun. | | |
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