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Morning must reads for Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 52nd day of the year. There are 313 days remaining in 2017.
Lawmakers have more money to spend. Sen. Mike Lee sees opportunity in Donald Trump's presidency. Driver's licenses could get more expensive.
| Lawmakers have about $100 million more to spend this year, but they're not celebrating By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Lawmakers got a bit of good news on Friday when new consensus revenue numbers showed they have a little more to spend this year than they thought.... |
| An open letter from Utah to the Outdoor Retailers By Jordan Garn Dear Outdoor Retailer,As I sit here pounding my second bottle of (alcohol-free) Martinelli's and trying to piece together this farewell letter through cloudy vision, I can't help but reflect what a great twenty year run we had. As Roxette first sang in the 80's, it must have... |
| Republican 'Political insiders' believe paid protesters disrupted Chaffetz's town hall meeting By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor A slim majority of the Republicans on our "Political Insider" panel believe Rep. Jason Chaffetz's claim that "paid protesters" were responsible for disrupting his town hall meeting in Utah. Everyone else thinks that assertion is alternative facts.... |
| #TWINNING: Two former White House, Capitol Hill staffer sisters launch civics mommy blog By Jared Whitley We all appreciate positive feedback – especially if it comes from, say, the First Lady.... |
| State leaders release revised FY2018 revenue numbers By Press Release Utah's consensus revenue numbers were released Friday in cooperation with leaders from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and the legislature.... |
| Lawmakers consider hiking fees for driver's licenses By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor A state House member wants to raise Utah driver's license fees.... |
| Senate debate gets personal over bill to remove partisan requirements on some state boards and commissions By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The Utah Senate cultivates a reputation for being more genteel and thoughtful than their House counterparts. That's why it was stunning when President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, had to admonish the body to stay away from personal attacks during a debate.... |
| Utah lawmaker wants to allow the creation of state monuments on public lands By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor What if President Donald Trump rescinds the Bears Ears National Monument?Well, how about a smaller Bears Ears State Monument?... |
| Anti-doxing bill filed on Capitol Hill By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor One Utah lawmaker wants to take action against those who dig up personal information about someone and post it online to intimidate them.... |
Salt Lake Tribune
Op-ed: Gun bills on Capitol Hill undermine the sanctity of life
Op-ed: Utah needs earned-income tax credit to break poverty cycle
Op-ed: Separate drinking from driving by lowering legal limit
Holly Richardson: Adding sales tax on food will leave some Utah families hungry
Op-ed: Fixing broken immigration policy is our bipartisan dream
Op-ed: Our economy can't handle tax hike, and schools show they don't need it
Op-ed: Raise taxes on top earners for desperately needed school dollars
Editorial: Utah's lower sales tax rate on groceries should remain
Panhandling ... er, pedestrian safety ... bill advances in Utah Senate
Utah homeowner associations may be forced to allow solar panels
Holladay leaders vow to obey the law, pay Utah sales tax on online purchases
Bill giving liquor agency a $1M safety net heads to final vote
Democrat draws warning over claim GOP-backed bill meant to shore up Republican control
House votes to spend $350k on its own federalism refresher courses
House dumps plan to put fate of daylight saving time in voters' hands
Not a dissenting vote in House approval of rape-kits testing mandate
Utah lawmakers push through bill auditor could use to seize mystery fund
Utah House dumps effort to restrict 'noncompete' agreements
Legislature will have nearly $100 million more than expected for budget
With or without Outdoor Retailer, leaders press on with convention center hotel
Food-tax hike part of tax-reform package eyed by Senate Republicans
Trusting in Trump, Utah lawmakers back off suing for public-land control
Committee passes bill that some say would discourage reports of campus sex assaults
Lawmaker says writer of viral 'breadwinner' letter didn't read his equal pay bill
Utah House committee OKs 'Stand Your Ground' self-defense bill
Rolly: Ghost of liquor laws past haunting Utah's Capitol to scare up support for Zion Curtain
Panel advances bill that would help state collect online sales tax
Utah immigrants hunker down in wake of Trump's expanded federal raids
Park City immigrants fearful after ICE operation
Gehrke: A family's journey challenges our notion of who we are
Former plural wives divided over what Utah should do about polygamy
Lee: Trump isn't the right guy, but he's the guy for the right
Caught in Utah's Medicaid expansion limbo: Homeless woman wants to 'try to be happy again'
Deseret News
Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: What politicians say and what they really mean
Op-ed: The forgotten arts of civil discourse and compromise
Josh James: Holding on to non-competes is bad for business and the economy
Joel Briscoe: Teachers in Utah are in crisis, but it's business as usual on the Hill
Joe Cannon: Governor and Legislature should be applauded for addressing regulation reform
Boyd Matheson: Utah champions public lands while Outdoor Retailer walks away
Editorial: Higher-education innovation
Editorial: All political persuasions should celebrate Presidents Day
Committee recommends bill allowing self-defense 'even if safety could be achieved by retreating'
Bill would make attempted strangulation a felony crime
Other
Op-ed: Utahns need compassionate care and medical cannabis reform (Standard-Examiner)
Peterson's bill would trim Ogden's halfway house beds by 77 percent (Standard-Examiner)
Trump taps Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser (Washington Post)
Is Putin the world's real richest man? (Daily Mail)
Robots poised to take over wide range of military jobs (Union-Tribune)
Feds: 12 planes violated Trump air space over weekend (Palm Beach Post)
Milo Yiannopoulos's Pedophilia Comments Cost Him CPAC Role and Book Deal (New York Times)
Trump's revised travel ban will target same countries: report (The Hill)
White House denounces threats to Jewish centers (CNN)
Business owners stand by decision to fire workers who protested (CNN)
Global arms trade rises to post-Cold War high (FOX News)
President Trump Will Be Able to Recast the Fed by Filling Vacancies (FOX Business)
Bad Company
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." George Washington
News Conference
"President Trump held a press conference where he insulted the media, criticized Hillary Clinton, and talked about a hypothetical nuclear holocaust. Even Sean Spicer was like, "You should not be talking to reporters." Jimmy Fallon
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