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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 bschott@utahpolicy.com, or message us on Twitter. Situational awareness - August 28, 2019Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake CityThanks for reading Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:Utahns overwhelmingly favor term limits for lawmakers. Trump wants to fast-track construction of his border wall. Deadline looms for Democrats to qualify for September's debate.TICK TOCKDays to the 2019 Utah municipal elections: 69 (11/5/2019) Days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 152 (1/27/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 188 (3/3/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 301 (6/23/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 433 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah PolicyPoll: 75% of Utahns support term limits for legislatorsBy Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Three-fourths of Utah voters like the idea of term limits for the governor and 104 part-time state legislators, a new UtahPolicy.com/Y2 Analytics survey shows.Ain't no way Democrats are gonna win up there - Bernick and Schott on politics By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mitt Romney is preparing a replacement plan for Obamacare that would "give more flexibility to states." Does it have a chance of passing Congress?Utahns less confident about economic future but more content with where they are By Zions Bank The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) decreased 0.1 points to 113.1 in August. The year-over-year CAI ticked down slightly by 1.8 points. In comparison, the national Consumer Confidence Index decreased 0.7 points to 135.1 this month.Utah Foundation launches new series on how Utahns pay for their water By Utah Foundation Given Utah's position as both one of the driest and one of the fastest-growing states, getting water management right is critical. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News Utah consumers bullish on current economy, but bearish on the future Ground broken on new missile defense facility Salt Lake City Council approves controversial tax incentive in connection with inland por How Utah is showing the world why faith, self-reliance can combat poverty, create 'upward mobility'Salt Lake Tribune Advocates for Utah sex workers argue for wiping out criminal penalties for safety's sake UTA usually prevents more pollution than it creates - but not always Utah's Tintic Mill may be a great place for photos, but you can also be poisoned by lead and arsenic, get a trespassing citation, state warns Salt Lake City Council approves $28 million tax reimbursement for developer in inland port boundaries Joe Biden to hold Park City campaign fundraiser with tickets going for $2,800 each Salt Lake City funds outdoor recreation improvements at Pioneer Park, Liberty Park and Fisher Carriage House Romney emphasizes health care reform, green technology innovation at Ogden town hallOther Final Utah County municipal election canvass results confirm advancements (Daily Herald)NATIONAL HEADLINESBuild the wall. President Donald Trump is directing aides to fast track billions of dollars of construction and seize private land to build his long-promised border wall [WaPo]. Trump's taxes. Deutsche Bank all but confirmed they have some of Donald Trump's tax returns and those of his family members. The House Financial Services and Intelligence committees subpoenaed the bank earlier this year seeking Trump's tax information [Politico]. Immigration. The Trump administration plans to shift more than $150 million from FEMA disaster relief to fund efforts to return some migrants to Mexico [NBC News]. 2020. Wednesday is the deadline for Democratic presidential hopefuls to qualify for the September debate stage. So far, only 10 of the 22 candidates have cleared the bar for inclusion. Campaigns left out in the cold are lashing out at the DNC over their exclusion [Politico]. Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden says he would prefer a running mate who is "of color and/or a different gender" [WaPo]. Facebook says they will tighten disclosure requirements for buyers of political ads on the social media platform [Reuters].For your radar. Republicans are worried about potentially losing the do-over election in a North Carolina congressional seat next month. President Donald Trump won the district by more than 11 points in 2016, but polling shows a very close race [Politico]. Abortion. A federal judge slapped down Missouri's ban on abortions after the eighth week of pregnancy [NYT]. Brexit. British PM Boris Johnson wants to delay the opening of Parliament to lessen the amount of time opponents of a no-deal Brexit have to oppose the move [WaPo]. Hmmm. Attorney General Willam Barr is spending $30,000 of his own money for a private holiday party at President Trump's Washington D.C. hotel [WaPo]. Oh, snap! The Alabama GOP approved a resolution calling for the expulsion of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from Congress for making allegedly anti-semitic remarks. Omar clapped back on Twitter saying "If you want to clean up politics, maybe don't nominate an accused child molester as your Senate candidate," referring to Roy Moore [HuffPo]. Opioid crisis. The Sackler family is offering to give up control of Purdue Pharma and pay $3 billion of their own money as part of a settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the flood of opioid pain killers across the U.S. [NYT]. Watch out. China is using LinkedIn to contact thousands of foreign citizens to recruit spies [NYT]. North Korea. Satellite photos of a secret North Korean naval facility appear to show construction on a new nuclear submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles [NBC News]. Long time coming. The Cherokee Nation will send a delegate to Congress for the first time in history under terms of treaties negotiated with the U.S. in the 18th and 19th century [NYT]. Environment. President Trump pushes for more logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest [WaPo]. BUSINESS HEADLINESSalt Lake City Council approves $28 million tax reimbursement for developer in inland port boundaries (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah consumers bullish on current economy, but bearish on the future (Deseret News) Salt Lake City Council approves controversial tax incentive in connection with inland port (Deseret News) Ground broken on new missile defense facility (Deseret News) Summer tourism in Park City continues to sizzle even as other mountain towns slip (Park Record) Wasatch Front is great at creating jobs, but lags in wages (Salt Lake Tribune)Policy NewsUtah State University celebrates the Year of the Woman Telling Our Story: 1890-2020Utah State University joins the nation and state in celebrating significant voting rights anniversaries in 2020. As the university honors these important milestones in the nation's history, and as part of those celebrations, Utah State University declares the 2019-20 school year as the "Year of the Woman." More National HeadlinesTo the Former Fed Official Who Says the Fed Should Let the Economy Tank to Hurt Trump: Please Be Quiet, Sir (Slate) NYT Reporter: Trump Allies Targeting Journalists Are Deploying Media Matters Playbook (National Review) Why some lesbians don't want Pete Buttigieg to be president (Politico) Dave Chappelle's Netflix Special Is the PC Culture's Worst Nightmare (PJ Media) How The Media Enables Destructive Climate Change Hysteria (Federalist) Don't ever question mass immigration or you'll be instantly racist (National Post) Footage from camera outside Epstein's cell deemed unusable (Washington Post) Reflecting a demographic shift, 109 U.S. counties have become majority nonwhite since 2000 (Pew Research Center) Ilhan Omar stole my husband, DC mom claims in divorce papers (New York Post) Iran journalist flees Zarif delegation to stay in Sweden (AFP) Idaho must pay for transgender inmate's surgery, court rules (CBS News)ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1963 - The Moscow-Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. 1967 - Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court. 1992 - The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities. Wise WordsCourage"Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause." Plutarch Lighter Side50-50"The stock market has been swinging like a tetherball in a typhoon. It's all because of fears of an economic downturn. In fact, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers puts the odds of a recession at about 50-50. So, you can just flip a coin - no, wait, save the coin! You're going to need it to buy potable water in the afterscape."- 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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