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| The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Send news tips or feedback to lwebb@utahpolicy.com,. Situational Analysis - September 30, 2020Happy Wednesday morning. I don't know what the TV ratings were for the presidential debate, but it probably beat out reruns of the 1960s The Virginian, which is what I usually watch on Tuesday nights. TICK TOCK7 days to the vice presidential debate at the University of Utah (10/07/2020) Today At Utah PolicyPoll: Most Utahns want mask-wearing in businessesBy Staff Sixty percent of Utahns say they would be more likely to visit a grocery store, restaurant or other business if the employees AND visitors had to wear face masks inside, a new UtahPolicy.com poll finds.It is yet another example where Utahns in general, and businesses in particular, would be wise to wear masks, or require mask-wearing, while in public, even though some conservatives and Republicans keep fighting requirements (as this poll also shows).Webb's Wrap: Trump and Biden grapple in the gutter By LaVarr Webb Well, someone tried to hold a debate last night and a mud wrestling match broke out. I felt like I needed to take a shower after watching Trump and Biden grapple in the gutter. The Utah gubernatorial debate earlier in the evening was much nicer. Both Republican Spencer Cox and Democrat Chris Peterson were moderate with common-sense positions. There was very little ideological or partisan sparring.Analysis: Utah GOP senators in thick of Barrett confirmation battle By LaVarr Webb Democrats are not going to be able to prevent a conservative takeover of the U.S. Supreme Court. That's a monumental development. Democratic senators have few options to prevent Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett from joining the high court. They can't attack Barrett personally, like they did Brett Kavanaugh. They can't attack her credentials, scholarship or intelligence. They can't attack her religious views or they look bigoted. Their only line of attack is speculating how she might vote on future cases involving Obamacare or abortion. Such speculation isn't much basis to oppose a judicial nominee. Utah HeadlinesDeseret News Jay Evensen: What the Wasatch Front needs is more basement apartments Editorial: This is the wrong question about Amy Coney Barrett's faith COVID-19 case rate decreasing in Utah's once hardest-hit Latino community White House honors first woman to vote - in Utah and in the U.S. What Sen. Mike Lee says would be offensive for Democrats to ask Amy Coney Barrett about Salt Lake schools to stay on distance learning until at least Nov. 9 Candidates for Utah governor keep it civil in their final debate The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett puts the spotlight on faith lived out loudSalt Lake Tribune LDS presidential candidates: One GOP nomination, one assassination, many attacks for church views - but never a win Sen. Mike Lee praises Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett after meeting Spencer Cox takes hard-line on in-person school classes, Chris Peterson favors phased approachOther Cox, Peterson clash over education funding during Utah governor debate (Daily Herald) Tooele County unemployment drops to 4.8% (Tooele Transcript Bulletin)National HeadlinesBiden, Trump clash at vicious, ugly debate (The Hill) Russia Believed Clinton Was Planning Anti-Trump Collusion Campaign In 2016, And U.S. Officials Knew It (Federalist) Citing New Scientific Evidence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Ends His State's Lockdown (Federalist) Yuri Prez: I voted for Trump as a new American in 2016. Here's why I'll do it again in 2020. (NBC News) Mueller Prosecutor Investigated For Misleading Congress About Political Pressure On Stone Case (Federalist) Democrats aren't anti-Catholic bigots for questioning Amy Coney Barrett (Guardian) The startling news about Trump's economy that mainstream media ignored (FOX Business) Congress looks to avert shutdown amid Supreme Court fight (Roll Call) Environmental action, laws may face new hurdles on high court (Roll Call) Supreme Court fight should drive Democrats and help Biden (The Hill) Amy Coney Barrett and the 'Dual Loyalty' Canard (National Review) Critical Race Theory Is A Classic Communist Divide-And-Conquer Tactic (Federalist) Trump's 1776 education plan part of a decades-long, right-wing movement - but scarier (NBC News) College No Place for Free Speech Fans, Rankings Show (RealClearPolitics) Feminists have an Amy Coney Barrett problem (FOX News) Judiciary Reform Is Not Revenge (Atlantic) U.S. to Start Forgiving PPP Loans After Borrowers Complained (Wall Street Journal) Elon Musk says he won't take coronavirus vaccine, calls Bill Gates a 'knucklehead' (New York Post)Policy NewsUtah Economic Recovery Task Force business impact surveyThe Utah Economic Recovery Task Force is part of a statewide economic recovery initiative designed to identify COVID-19 impacts on businesses and to support initiatives that will catalyze Utah's economic recovery.If you are a business owner, executive, or in senior leadership within your organization, we invite you to provide feedback. We also invite businesses to forward this survey invitation to your clients. The survey is available in English and Spanish.Damschen invites Utah women to attend virtual financial empowerment conference on October 9 Utah State Treasurer David Damschen encourages all Utah women to attend the 2020 Virtual Women in the Money: Utah Financial Empowerment Conference on Friday, October 9, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The virtual conference will feature expert speakers and exhibitors who will provide valuable information and resources to assist Utah women on their pathway to financial security and success. Author and nationally syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, Michelle Singletary, and former executive director of the Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget, Kristen Cox, will provide conference keynote addresses, and personal and family finance experts will offer more tailored information and training during smaller workshops. Prizes will be awarded to the attendees with the highest levels of participation during the conference.Seraph Young Ford honored as first woman to cast ballot in an American election Statement by National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien: Today, I was honored to pay my respects to Seraph Young Ford, the first woman to cast a ballot in an American election. We all admire the courage of this great American. On February 23, 1870, Young cast her historic ballot for municipal elections in Salt Lake City, Utah, after the Utah Territory became the second territory in the Nation to extend voting rights to women. The grand-niece of Brigham Young, Ford moved from Utah to Maryland in the late 1870s. After her death in 1938, she was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, where she rests with her husband, a Union Army veteran. BUSINESS HEADLINESFuture of Utah's rooftop solar industry at stake in utility rate case starting Tuesday (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah County-based company Pollen Sense providing real-time data for seasonal allergy sufferers (Deseret News) Tooele County unemployment drops to 4.8% (Tooele Transcript Bulletin) Park City projections point toward an economic drubbing during ski season (Park Record) Housing market at record hot level this summer (Deseret News)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY(From History.com) 822 - Joseph Marion Hernandez, from Florida, becomes the first Hispanic and the first non-white person to serve in Congress or at any of the highest levels of the three branches of government. Wise WordsPotential: "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T. S. Eliot Lighter SideLitigation What do they call it when someone sues over a cake? 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