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| Utah's Daily Policy Resource, Brought to you by Utah Policy Message CenterWant to be a part of our "Political Insider" group?Go to this link right now and tell us why we should include you as one of our Republican or Democratic panelists?Situational awareness - April 2, 2019Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City.It's Equal Pay Day. Today is how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year because of the gender pay gap. Here's more information from the National Committee on Pay Equity. Here's what is driving the day:Utahns blame Republicans and Democrats for failing to fix the immigration problem. Our "Political Insiders" and readers say Sen. Luz Escamilla is the frontrunner to be the next mayor of Salt Lake City. Utah opens enrollment in the state's limited Medicaid expansion. The White House granted security clearances to at least 25 people who were initially rejected over serious national security concerns.Political bracket "Sweet 16:The next four matchups in our "Sweet 16" are live. Check out the brackets here. What do you think?We always welcome your feedback, questions, story suggestions, news tips, etc... Send us an email at this link. 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 92nd day of the year. There are 273 days remaining in 2019. 18 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019) 32 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 32 days to the United Utah Party state convention (5/4/2019) 62 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 66 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 81 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 85 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami (6/26/2019) 133 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 217 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 300 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 308 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 336 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 577 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyUtahns blame both Republicans and Democrats for immigration impasseBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor With GOP President Donald Trump threatening to close our southern border with Mexico, a recent UtahPolicy.com poll finds that Utahns blame Trump and both parties in Congress for the stalemate on immigration policy reform.Tuesday's 2019 bracket face-off matchups By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor There are four more matchups for you to vote on as we determine the final slots in the "Elite Eight" in this year's competition.Straw poll: Who will be Salt Lake City's next mayor? By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Our "Political Insiders" and readers think Sen. Luz Escamilla is the most likely to be elected the next Mayor of Salt Lake City according to our straw poll.Monday's political bracket face-off winners By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The first four tickets into our "Elite Eight" were punched in today's matchups. Winners are below: OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Editorial: Removing Chick-fil-A from a Texas airport is not the tolerant step America needs right now Orrin Hatch Foundation suggests expedited citizenship for high-skilled workers Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, GOP colleagues in 'preliminary talks' on health care reform plan Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt encourages state leaders to 'grab the baton' to keep tech economy booming Enrollment for Utah's Medicaid expansion opens; advocates blast plan for leaving behind thousandsSalt Lake Tribune The Great Cattle-Gate Case ends with Coloradan pleading no contest and pointing fingers at southern Utah power brokers Countdown to the count: Utah chose not to spend money to prepare for next year's census. How much will it cost in the end? Report - spurred by Utah's Orrin Hatch - says U.S. firms need the government to double the number of highly skilled foreign workers they are allowed to hire Health care advocates say Utah's limited Medicaid plan, now open for enrollment, leaves tens of thousands without coverageOther State: Dozens arrested around Utah since .05 drunk driving law took effect in January (Standard-Examiner)NATIONAL HEADLINESWhite House security clearance scandal. A whistle-blower inside the White House told a House committee that Trump administration officials granted security clearances to at least 25 people who had initially been rejected for "disqualifying issues," including foreign influence, drug use and financial problems - https://nyti.ms/2UdvEis Kushner: "I've been accused of all different types of things." White House adviser Jared Kushner gave a rare interview to Fox News on Monday night. When asked about the current White House security clearance scandal, Kushner said he's been accused of many things that have turned out to be false. Notably, host Laura Ingraham did not follow up with a question on whether President Donald Trump intervened to give him a security clearance after he was initially rejected - https://fxn.ws/2FPZNKC Democrats tee up a subpoena over Mueller report. The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote for Wednesday to authorize a subpoena to force the Justice Department to hand over an unredacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's report if Attorney General Bill Barr doesn't hand it over by Tuesday's deadline - https://nyti.ms/2U8Z2GG Trump punts on healthcare until after the 2020 election. President Donald Trump said Monday night that Republicans are working on a new healthcare plan, but won't introduce it until after the 2020 election - https://cnn.it/2U922CV Trump considers an "immigration czar." President Trump is mulling naming a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate immigration policy - http://bit.ly/2UeZjYz A second woman says Biden touched her. Another woman says former Vice President Joe Biden touched her without consent in 2009. The woman says the contact with Biden wasn't sexual but did make her feel uncomfortable - https://nyti.ms/2UdtBea Trump says he's "saving" Judge Amy Barrett for Ginsberg's seat. President Trump told close allies last year he was waiting to nominate Judge Amy Comey Barrett for the Supreme Court when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's seat is open - http://bit.ly/2FLEA4I Good luck with that. Democrats in the Senate plan to introduce a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College this week - https://politi.co/2FVUeuv Disaster relief bill fails. The Senate voted down a pair of disaster relief bills on Monday. Democrats said the measures did not include enough money for Puerto Rico relief while Republicans wanted more money for Midwestern states hit hard by flooding - https://nyti.ms/2U9RT9d President Trump and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz trade insults over disaster relief for Puerto Rico - http://bit.ly/2FJm0KoThe next government fiscal crisis. House Democrats are working to avoid a financial disaster if Congress fails to raise the debt limit in the coming months. If they fail to raise the debt ceiling, it would lead to severe automatic budget cuts and may crash the economy - https://politi.co/2FKmq38 750,000 Americans could lose food stamps. A new proposal from the Trump administration to encourage able-bodied adults to go to work would likely kick nearly a million Americans off of government aid programs - https://n.pr/2FLzMw3 Bloomberg could still run for president. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is reportedly telling confidants he could still run for president if former Vice President Joe Biden decides not to get in the race - http://bit.ly/2FJkI20 Harris rakes it in. Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris reported a first quarter fundraising haul of $12 million on Monday - http://bit.ly/2FDDUy0 Woah! Americans borrowed $88 billion to pay for health care last year - https://nyti.ms/2FModVj ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon first sights land in what is now Florida. 1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. 1902 - "Electric Theater," the first full-time movie theater in the U.S., opens in Los Angeles. 1917 - President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. 1982 - Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. Policy NewsHatch Center and FWD.us release report: Our outdated immigration system needs overhaulThe Hatch Center-the policy arm of the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation-joined FWD.us in releasing a new report on the need to reform to the US immigration system to grow the economy, foster innovation, and create new American jobs. The report advocates specifically for commonsense, bipartisan changes to our high-skilled immigration policy. More National HeadlinesJake Tapper: Biden Conduct 'Not Appropriate,' Other Men Might Get Fired From Their Jobs For What He Did (Mediaite) Democrats Need to Learn From Their Al Franken Mistake (Atlantic) Pelosi: Accusations against Biden don't disqualify him (The Hill) America's Wealthiest Households Have Record Cash on Hand (Bloomberg) Supreme Court says the Constitution does not ensure a 'painless' execution (Los Angeles Times) Jeff Zucker reportedly wants to run for New York City mayor (Page Six) What Was the Washington Post Afraid Of? (The Cut) Biden spokesperson criticizes 'cottage industry of lies' (The Hill) Baltimore Mayor Pugh to take leave of absence in midst of 'Healthy Holly' book controversy (Baltimore Sun)Wise WordsBusy"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" Henry David Thoreau Lighter SideGame of Telephone"Trump's been on his own high ever since we got the Barr report of the Mueller report that said there's nothing to report,..." Which means that coverage of the investigation's findings has been like "a weird game of telephone where you don't know what the first guy said but the last guy stabs you in the ear." Stephen Colbert 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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