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Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome to Utah's must-read daily political news roundup. It's over! The 2018 Legislature has ended, but the 2018 election season is open for business!
Lawmakers adjourn for 2018. Gov. Gary Herbert hails increased funding for public education. President Donald Trump accepts an invitation to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
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Here's our rundown of the winners and losers of the last 45 days on Utah's Capitol Hill [Utah Policy].
Gov. Gary Herbert can barely contain his glee about big funding boosts for public education and the grand bargain between the legislature and Our Schools Now [Utah Policy]. Here's the video of our last day of the 2018 session interview with Gov. Herbert [Utah Policy]. If you prefer a podcast of the conversation, we have you covered [Utah Policy].
Lawmakers passed the deal with Our Schools Now that will put a gas tax hike on November's ballot, and boost school funding through a property tax increase [Utah Policy].
Lawmakers take a victory lap on their bill to overhaul the UTA and provide some much-needed money for transit projects [Utah Policy].
More retirements on the Hill
Here's our updated list of lawmakers who are calling it quits this year [Utah Policy].
GOP lawmakers have taken to calling the group of central committee dissidents who passed an illegal bylaw change "Area 51," because they're a weird bunch. But, as Bob Bernick writes, that small group may learn it's not wise to upset the elected officials in their own party [Utah Policy].
Funding deals, tax cuts, tax hikes, big budget numbers, GOP civil war, Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels. You'll find all of that, and more, as Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott dig through a crazy week in Utah politics [Utah Policy]. If you want to catch up with the political news on the go, here's a podcast version [Utah Policy].
An analysis found Russian "troll farms" pushed hard to torpedo Mitt Romney's bid to become Secretary of State under President Trump [Utah Policy].
| Winners and losers from the 2018 Legislature By Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott Now that the 2018 Utah Legislature is in the rearview mirror, here's who UtahPolicy.com sees as winners, and losers from the just finished 45-day session.... |
| Herbert says 2018 session was great for education, transit By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Gov. Gary Herbert says the 2018 session, which ended at midnight on Thursday, has been one of the best he's ever been around.... |
| Video: Gov. Gary Herbert wraps up the 2018 session (with video) By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick Gov. Gary Herbert sits down with Managing Editor Bryan Schott and Contributing Editor Bob Bernick to give his thoughts on the 2018 Utah legislature that ended Thursday night. ... |
| Podcast: 2018 Legislature wrap up with Gov. Gary Herbert By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Gov. Gary Herbert sits down with Managing Editor Bryan Schott and Contributing Editor Bob Bernick to give his thoughts on the 2018 Utah legislature that ended Thursday night. ... |
| Wave of lawmaker retirements to hit Utah's Capitol Hill (Updated) By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor The candidate filing to run for the Utah Legislature starts Friday, just one day after the 2018 session ends.... |
| Legislature passes education funding bargain with Our Schools Now By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor In the end, it wasn't even close.... |
| Bob Bernick's notebook: Republican lawmakers face off against 'Area 51' By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Not known for their wise decision-making, the dissident group inside the Utah Republican Party's Central Committee crossed a bridge too far two weeks ago.... |
| Lawmakers hail passage of transit bill, but say there's much more work ahead By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Legislators took a victory lap of sorts on Thursday morning as they touted the passage of SB136, which significantly changed transit in Utah.... |
| Let's keep fighting about SB54! - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 364 By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick The final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature is here.... |
| Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 364 By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick The final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature is here. Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott make sense of the final day chaos on Utah's Capitol Hill.... |
| Report: Russian trolls tried to scuttle Romney's bid to be Secretary of State By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Russian "troll farms" flooded social media to brand Mitt Romney as a "two-headed snake" and a "globalist puppet" during the time that President Donald Trump was considering him for Secretary of State.... |
| Utah 'Political Power' bracket nominations By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor It's time for the Utah political version of March Madness.... |
| Weekly survey: Best/worst from 2018 Utah Legislature By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor What were the best and worst things from the 2018 Utah Legislature? Give us your thoughts in our weekly survey.... |
| Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Outdoor Notes--Tribune:REI joins gun-related boycott of major Utah outdoor gear company--Tribune:Vail ski resorts keep making money even with pitiful snowfall in Utah and across the WestWeekend EventsNew Films-- A Fantastic Woman: Tribune review-- A Wrinkle In Time: Tribune ... |
Salt Lake Tribune
Editorial: Noel's bill to honor Trump was a loser from the start
Utah enacts widespread election law changes, including Election-Day registration
Utah Legislature final-day recap: So many proposed laws, not enough time
Rolly: Elite Utah prosecutor once again loses out on a prestigious post through no fault of his own
Deseret News
A. Scott Anderson: It's time to unlock the value of public assets
Jay Evensen: 'Conservative' Utah lawmakers love playing Big Brother
Editorial: A move to dissolve the Utah State School Board deserves more deliberation
Utah senators slam Trump's import tariffs
Utah farmers seek legal status to defend Grand Staircase monument reductions
Medicaid expansion for 70,000 Utahns passes after tense debate
Lawmakers, Our Schools Now finalize compromise deal
Lawmakers take a swipe at land, water and air quality issues
Utah Legislature passes bill to pay for police, fire needs of new homeless resource centers
Several bills targeted better mental health treatment in 2018 session
Record $ 'injected' into public education; move to eliminate elected state school board fails
Lawmakers pass resolution urging Utah AG to sue opioid manufacturers directly
Bill seeking to delay ballot initiatives dies in Senate
Utah lawmakers wrap up legislative session with tax relief, big boost for education
Gov. Herbert: 'Push the pause button' on UTA name change
Senate passes bill seeking to put Medicaid funds toward mental health crisis response teams
Governor to sign controversial Utah inland port bill despite city outcry
Other
Bill would allow cameras, other tech to catch Express Lane carpool cheaters (Standard-Examiner)
Trump agrees to meet Kim Jong-un: Despot agrees to suspend missile tests (Daily Mail)
Kamala Harris: 'California Represents The Future' (RealClearPolitics)
U.S. Household Net Worth Pushes Further Into Record Territory (Wall Street Journal)
Millennials are starting to hate social media, too (New York Post)
Obama goes Hollywood (New York Times)
Democrats Are Considering Dropping Superdelegates Altogether (BuzzFeed)
Trump Authorizes Tariffs, Defying Allies at Home and Abroad (New York Times)
Trump administration warns Idaho against its rebel insurance plans (Washington Post)
Warren rankles colleagues in bank fight (The Hill)
Debates
"In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny." John Stuart Mill
Stepping Down
"After years of bad publicity, SeaWorld's CEO is stepping down. He wasn't sure what was worse emptying his desk, or the seals clapping as he left." Jimmy Fallon
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