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Today is the 171st day of the year. There are 194 days remaining in 2019.
2 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019)
6 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019)
32 days until ballots for the 2019 primary election are mailed to voters (7/22/2019)
40 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019)
54 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
84 days to the third Democratic presidential primary debate (9/12/2019)
138 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
221 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020)
228 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)
257 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020)
266 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020)
502 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Spencer Cox's podcast partnership with a local news outlet blurs the line between news and campaigning
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Online media is giving politicians new avenues to get their message out to voters, offering a path around the traditional media. However, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox appears to have forged a close relationship with a local news station that could end up benefiting his 2020 bid for governor.
Romney wants to block Trump from using Huawei to win a trade deal with China
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Mitt Romney introduced an amendment to a spending bill this week that seeks to block President Trump from ending sanctions on Chinese technology giant Huawei as a bargaining chip to win a trade deal with China.
McAdams votes against spending package
By Press release
Congressman Ben McAdams voted against a measure totaling nearly $1 trillion in federal spending next year.
Reps. Curtis, Fudge introduce bipartisan legislation to improve community college graduation rates
By Press release
Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), introduced the Time to Completion Act of 2019, legislation that will provide information that is essential for students and families to better evaluate the performance of colleges and universities.
Utah Elections Office announces procedural updates regarding 2020 gubernatorial race
By Press release
The Utah Elections Office has announced procedural updates to the process of handling complaints made against campaigns or candidates who enter the 2020 gubernatorial race.
Utah's small business source for government contracting assistance
By GOED team
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has nine locations throughout Utah to help small businesses expand through government contracting opportunities.
Subject matter immersion: How the LDS Business College is getting students ready for the real world
By Salt Lake Chamber
In the latest Building Utah podcast, the Salt Lake Chamber sits down withLDS Business CollegePresident Bruce Kusch to discuss the college's latest approach to deep learning through what's being called, "Subject Matter Immersion."
Televised Salt Lake City Mayor's debate set for July 15
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The first televised Salt Lake City mayoral debate will be on Monday, July 15 at noon.
Deseret News
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Breaking overnight. Both U.S. and Iranian officials say Iran shot down a U.S. military drone. The Iranians say the drone was flying over one of its southern provinces near the Gulf of Oman - https://reut.rs/2J0hp8t
Biden slammed for remarks about former segregationist colleagues. The former vice president is taking heat from his Democratic rivals for burnishing his bi-partisan credentials by pointing to his ability to find common ground with other senators, even those who were segregationists - http://bit.ly/2x4I3Hx
Trump has lost all interest in Venezuela. White House officials say President Trump is no longer interested in Venezuela after spending much of the Spring pushing for the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro - https://wapo.st/2x4boSn
Budget talks stalled. Trump administration officials are pitching a short-term deal to avoid a potential default if Congress does not raise the debt limit this fall, which would trigger hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts - https://politi.co/2IY7H6d
A 2020 nightmare for Democrats. There is a very plausible scenario for the 2020 election wherein President Donald Trump loses the popular vote by 5 million votes or more but wins re-election by a single electoral vote - http://bit.ly/2J1T7uO
Pelosi rules out censuring Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will not censure President Trump as an alternative to impeachment. "If the goods are there, you must impeach," she said Wednesday - https://wapo.st/2IWTpD1
The investigations
Fundraising. President Trump's campaign says they raised nearly $25 million in "less than 24 hours" after Trump kicked off his re-election bid earlier this week - http://bit.ly/2J1Vu0G
Immigration
Rate cut coming? The Federal Reserve signaled they might soon cut interest rates amid fears the U.S. economy is slowing down - https://wapo.st/2IP3vpi
Polls! Polls! Polls!
Uh oh. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating YouTube for allegedly violating children's privacy. The company could face a hefty fine - https://wapo.st/2x3bTMr
Abortion. The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says they will no longer comply with a state law mandating a second pelvic exam for women seeking an abortion. Providers at the clinic say the exam is unethical and unnecessary - https://cbsn.ws/2J1X4zE
Environment
UFOs. At least three more U.S. Senators have received a classified Pentagon briefing on reported encounters between Navy jets and unidentified aircraft - https://politi.co/2x1aBll
1782 - Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
1787 - Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the "United States."
1840 - Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
1863 - West Virginia is admitted as the 35th state.
1963 - Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington and Moscow.
1972 - An 18 1/2 minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex.
Rep. Steve Eliason to co-chair the Intervention to Save Lives Subcommittee
State Representative Steve Eliason has accepted an invitation from The Council of State Governments (CSG) to be on their Healthy States: What Works National Task Force.
Volunteers needed for the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference
Volunteers are needed for the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference, announced Mayor Jackie Biskupski.
Utah consumer alert: Beware of fake Wells Fargo crucial notice text
Francine A. Giani, Executive Director of the Department of Commerce, announced today that the Utah Division of Consumer Protection has received a report that phony texts pretending to be from Wells Fargo Bank are being sent to consumer phones.
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Evening Walk
"There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature." Henry David Thoreau
Back to Work
"Right now, you've gotta imagine Robert Mueller is just getting home with all his boxes after clearing out his office, turns on the T.V., and he's like, 'Damn it, honey, I'm going back to work. I'll see you in another two years.'" - STEPHEN COLBERT
