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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Sponsors say the much-anticipated sales tax reform bill will be unveiled sometime this week, and details of what's in the bill are beginning to take shape. But, any anticipated income tax cut won't come until after legislative leaders negotiate details for next year's budget.
Rep. Robert Spendlove, R-Sandy, says they're not 100-percent sure what the final sales tax rate will be in the bill, but they are targeting somewhere around 3-percent.
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'Everything is in until it's out.' Utah sales tax overhaul begins to take shape
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sponsors say the much-anticipated sales tax reform bill will be unveiled sometime this week, and details of what's in the bill are beginning to take shape. But, any anticipated income tax cut won't come until after legislative leaders negotiate details for next year's budget...
Senate passes bill allowing higher alcohol beer at grocery stores, but the House may not be eager to pass it
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The Senate passed a bill allowing grocery and convenience stores to sell beer with a higher alcohol content on Tuesday morning. However, the prospects for the bill's passage in the House are murky at best....
Stewart says he cannot support resolution blocking Trump's emergency declaration
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
House Democrats are set to vote on a resolution Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's emergency declaration which will enable him to build his long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Rep. Chris Stewart said Tuesday morning he does not plan to vote for the Democrati...
Guest opinion: More Americans voting is not a Democratic 'power grab'
By Chase Thomas, Executive Director, Alliance for a Better Utah
Last month, Mitch McConnell took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to denounce the recently released bill designated by the new Democratic House majority as its priority legislation for the session....
Utahns' positive consumer attitudes hold steady while confidence in national trends weakens
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index (CAI) decreased 0.1 points to 113.8 in February. The year-over-year CAI dropped 4.1 points. In comparison, the national Consumer Confidence Index increased 9.7 points to 131.4 this month....
Salt Lake Chamber joins USMCA Coalition
By Press release
The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah's largest and longest-standing business association, joined more than 200 companies, leading business and trade organizations, and associations representing farmers and ranchers, manufacturers, service providers, and technology companies cal...
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Michael Cohen testifies publicly on Capitol Hill today. It's going to get ugly. President Trump's former personal lawyer plans to tell the House Oversight Committee that the president knew Roger Stone was talking with Wikileaks about the release of Democratic emails stolen by the Russians - https://wapo.st/2Tij14n
President Trump is in Hanoi for his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said he's "satisfied" with the progress of their negotiations over denuclearization of the Korean peninsula - https://wapo.st/2TkYFYh
The House votes to nullify President Trump's emergency declaration. 13 Republicans joined Democrats in passing a resolution to prevent President Trump from using emergency powers to divert funds to construct a wall on the southern border. It appears there are enough votes in the Senate to pass the measure there, setting up a veto by President Trump - https://politi.co/2TjAskZ
No threat on the southern border. The top general for homeland defense said Tuesday there is no military threat on the border with Mexico, but there are "very real" threats from China and Russia - http://bit.ly/2Tn0QKQ
Woah! U.S. Cyber Command blocked internet access for an infamous Russian troll farm that was aiming to disrupt the 2018 midterm elections. The operation to disrupt the Internet Research Agency was approved by President Trump - https://wapo.st/2TivuFb
House to vote on requiring universal background checks for gun sales. It's the most significant gun control vote in Congress since 2013 - http://bit.ly/2TeJ38M
House Democrats issue first subpoenas. The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Trump administration officials over family separations at the southern border - http://bit.ly/2TjDqpD
Boring but important. The Congressional Budget Office says Congress needs to raise the debt limit by September or October - http://bit.ly/2TpmQoI
Biden's family urging him to run in 2020. The former Vice President said he does not want to embark on a "fool's errand" and is still weighing his options - https://nyti.ms/2TjBdul
Pakistan said it shot down two Indian aircraft. The country also launched strikes inside Indian-controlled Kashmir. The actions come one day after Indian jets bombed Pakistan in retaliation for a terrorist attack - https://wapo.st/2Tik2JJ
Trump says American Danny Burch has been freed from captivity in Yemen. Burch was freed after 18 months in custody - https://nbcnews.to/2TkZDnn
Twitter suspends pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Jacob Wohl. The move came after Wohl bragged he was planning on spreading disinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential campaign - http://bit.ly/2TpmFty
Massachusetts lawmakers consider banning youth tackle football. The legislation would ban kids below the 7th grade from playing the sport in an effort to prevent traumatic head injuries - http://bit.ly/2TeLXKN
1922 - A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court in Leser v. Garnett.
1933 - Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire. Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch Communist claims responsibility. The Nazis use the fire to solidify their power and eliminate the communists as political rivals.
1951 - The Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
1973 - Members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) began a 71-day occupation at Wounded Knee, S.D., to protest the federal government's failure to live up to its agreements with Indian nations.
Utah Council on Financial and Economic Education kicks off year of savings with Utah Saves Week
Utah State Treasurer David Damschen announced that Utah is kicking off a savings-focused year with "Utah Saves Week" and urges Utahns to automate their savings....
Cicero Group joins Qualtrics partner network
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