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Utah Policy Daily Newsletter

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 Awareness - Sept 1, 2020

Good Tuesday morning. No hustle and bustle in downtown Salt Lake City. But plenty of parking.

TICK TOCK

23 days to the 1st Congressional District debate (9/24/2020)

27 days to the Utah gubernatorial debate (9/28/2020)

36 days to the Vice Presidential debate at the University of Utah (10/07/2020)

41 days to the 4th Congressional District debate (10/12/2020)

44 days to the 3rd Congressional District debate (10/15/2020)

48 days to the 2nd Congressional District debate (10/19/2020)

50 days to the Utah Attorney General debate (10/21/2020)

63 days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)

141 days to inauguration day (01/20/2021)

146 days to the start of the 2021 Utah Legislature (1/25/2021)

Today At Utah Policy

Webb's Wrap: Stewart & Weston on the trail . . . stories worth reading . . . John Curtis on climate change . . . re-inventing transit
By LaVarr Webb
Hello, Utah Policy readers. Each day I'm going to post a roundup of things happening in the political world, my observations on current issues, and perhaps an offbeat item or two. Stewart & Weston on the trail -- togetherDemocratic congressional candidate Kael Weston, is campaigning in a unique way -- stalking his opponent, Republican Chris Stewart, as Stewart holds town hall meetings across his district. Weston sent a report to his supporters making critical comments about Stewart's speeches and interaction with constituents, saying Stewart "is choosing to further divide us from each other."GOP senators push FDA for answers on hydroxychloroquine
By Golden Webb
In a letter, Sens. Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and Ron Coleman express their concern that the FDA's apparent blacklisting of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 "may be directly costing lives."Mike Lee explains his change of heart on Donald Trump
By Golden Webb
In an interview with ABC4, Sen. Mike Lee discusses his evolution from committed Never Trumper to enthusiastic supporter of the president. Lee says the president deserves reelection because of his policy accomplishments, especially on the economy. Can GOP nationalize McAdams vs. Burgess race?
By LaVarr Webb
Utah Republicans always try to nationalize tough congressional races, given that Utah voters tend to support the Republican agenda in Congress over Democratic priorities. If they can do it this year, Republican Burgess Owens will have a better chance of defeating incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams. But if Utahns vote for the person, ignoring the context of the arch-liberal national Democratic agenda, then the likeable, moderate McAdams will likely win.Webb's Wrap: Huntsman says no . . . Harding won't stay . . . moderate Republicans get money . . . time for bonding? . . . and Thomas Wright is hobbling
By LaVarr Webb
Hello, Utah Policy readers. Each day I'm going to post a roundup of things happening in the political world, my observations on current issues, and perhaps an offbeat item or two.If you have a comment, an item you think should be publicized, or just want to tell me I'm an idiot, shoot me a message at lwebb@utahpolicy.com.Here goes: The classy Jon Huntsman. Huntsman would have made an excellent governor. He has remarkable global experience, relationships and vision. But he made the right decision to decline the call for him to run a write-in campaign.Change of pace: The wild life in downtown SLC
By LaVarr Webb
My wife and I love wildlife. We've been spending most of our time amid the wildlife at our small ranch in a pretty valley at the base of the Raft River Mountains in far northwestern Box Elder County. It's one of the most remote and isolated places in Utah. We see deer, moose, coyotes, big horn sheep, rattlesnakes, rabbits, skunks, racoons, all sorts of birds -- hawks, owls, hummingbirds, robins, blackbirds, wild geese, ducks, bluebirds, ravens -- and so forth. Our nephew saw a cougar on a hike on a trail above our place. But, absurdly, the most serious encounter with wildlife we've had came on a street in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City.

OTHER UTAH HEADLINES

Deseret News

Op-ed: How code enforcement became a pawn in neighborhood disputes Editorial: The most important questions about Trump's Wisconsin visit SUU program gets $1 million grant, opens program aiding opioid addicts in rural Utah Students in 4 Utah State residence halls under quarantine for possible COVID-19 Former Salt Lake mayor calls for end to 'traumatic' high school hazing Will there be a post-convention bounce for GOP congressional candidate Burgess Owens? How nuclear power may become a reality for cities in Utah, 5 other states

Salt Lake Tribune

A Utah high schooler takes us inside the classroom during the pandemic Former mayor urges East High School stop head-shaving hazing 'tradition' Utah County high school shifts students to online part time after new 'cluster' as COVID-19 cases drop statewide Eight rural Utah counties are competing to host a satellite inland port As U.S. sees fewer international students, Utah welcomes more of them Governor signs bill relaxing qualifications for the state's health department leader

Other

Ex-US House hopeful, irked over GOP convention, seeks change to aid write-in candidates (Standard-Examiner) Cache Valley schools reporting few COVID cases so far (Logan Herald Journal) Tooele City Council looks at annexation notices of intent (Tooele Transcript Bulletin) The Water Tap: Getting up to speed on the Lake Powell Pipeline project (St. George Spectrum) Rep. Stewart: Police are protecting us from 'absolute chaos,' but some reform is needed (St. George Spectrum) Southern Utah law enforcement discusses mental illness calls, training, funding with Congressman Stewart (St. George News)

Policy News

Gov. Herbert signs 19 special session bills
Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed 19 bills Monday. This brings the total number of signed pieces of legislation from the Sixth Special Session so far to 19. Information on these bills can be found below.NuScale Power receives NRC design approval and makes history
(Note: The Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, an association representing many Utah municipal energy agencies, plans to use the NuScale small modular nuclear reactor in its Carbon Free Power Project. This announcement is a boost to that project.)Governor appoints Phil Dean as Interim Executive Director for the Governor's Office of Management and Budget
Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed Phil Dean to serve as interim Executive Director for the Governor's Office of Management and Budget upon the leave of former director, Kristen Cox."I am confident in Phil and in his ability to lead my office of management and budget," said Gov. Herbert. "His depth of knowledge and his experience will serve him well in this capacity. We are grateful for his willingness to serve."Prior to this apportionment, Phil served as the budget director and chief economist for the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report 8-27-20
Outdoors Report-- Salt Lake Tribune: Great Salt Lake can be saved, but only with some big changes, report says-- Salt Lake Tribune: Can chemical treatments reduce toxic algal blooms on Utah Lake?

BUSINESS HEADLINES

Helping small businesses survive during the COVID-19 pandemic (Deseret News) Is it time to kiss the office goodbye? The upsides of remote work are winning the hearts of employees - and their bosses (Deseret News) Park City-area unemployment rates continue to drop, highlighting summertime economic gains (Park Record) Overall unemployment numbers continue to drop in Utah, but new jobless claims edge up (Deseret News) Layton launches new website, hoping to bring in new business (Standard-Examiner)

National Headlines

Biden forced to play on Trump's turf as campaign turns to racial strife (POLITICO) Confessions of a voter fraud: I was a master at fixing mail-in ballots (New York Post) Appeals court deals blow to Democrats' pursuit of McGahn testimony (The Hill) 'In Defense of Looting' Author Says the Value of Small Businesses Is a 'Right-Wing Myth' (PJ Media) 'It's been a weird campaign': The confusing Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts, explained (Vox) Antonin Scalia Law School's Commitment to Open Dialogue and Debate (Reason) California bill to form reparations task force advances after 33-3 state Senate vote (FOX News) Biden to declare Trump has 'fomented' violence in Pittsburgh visit, condemns weekend shooting (FOX News) Dem's Blaming Violence in American Cities on Trump Is Despicable (Epoch Times) Pinterest cancels huge SF office lease in unbuilt project, citing work-from-home shift (San Francisco Chronicle) How Political Books Got Their New Favorite Look (Slate) The Best Way to Vote in Every State (Slate) A Democratic Cassandra gets canceled for telling the truth (Washington Examiner) 'I'm Ready To Put These Police In The F**king Grave': DC Protester Calls For More Violence (Daily Caller) MSNBC Host Calls Black Speakers At RNC 'A Modern-Day Minstrel Show' (Daily Wire) Powerful House chairman faces primary fight that could alter Congress (Washington Post) When NBA, MLB And NHL Players Picked Jacob Blake To Be Their Saint, They Chose Poorly (Issues & Insights) What If Trump Wins and the Left Rejects the Result? (New York Sun) Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn't Be. (New York Times) Can Trump Win Minnesota? (American Spectator)

Leadership Tips

"Be willing to look at the truth, no matter how uncomfortable. That includes truths about yourself, your product, your people. If your product stinks and your people aren't performing, pretending that just ain't so won't change anything. At the same time, don't beat yourself up. Just look at it, address it, and move on."

Katherine Hosie, Powerhouse Coaching Inc.
Published in Inc.com

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

(From History.com)

1807 - Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason. He was accused of plotting to annex parts of Louisiana and Spanish territory in Mexico to establish an independent republic. Burr had earlier killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

1939 - German forces, under the control of Adolf Hitler, invades Poland, signaling the start of World War II.

1972 - Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky in the "Match of the Century" to become the first American to win the World Chess Championship.

1985 - Wreck of the RMS Titanic is found by a joint U.S.-French expedition about 400 miles east of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, some 13,000 feet below the surface.