Situational awareness - January 9, 2019

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 10:45am

Utah Policy

Situational awareness - January 9, 2019

Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City.

Executive summary: Utah may host a presidential debate in 2020. Reaction to President Trump's primetime speech. The government shutdown is threatening to cause disruptions at the nation's airports.

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TICK TOCK

Today is the 9th day of the year. There are 356 days remaining in 2019.

17 days until Salt Lake County Democrats elect a new County Mayor (1/26/2019)
19 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
64 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
115 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019)
145 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019)
149 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019)
216 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
300 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
391 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)
659 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

A 2020 presidential debate in Utah? It just might happen
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The University of Utah may be the center of the political world for at least one night during the 2020 presidential race....

Utah's members of Congress react to Trump's primetime speech
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Utah's members of Congress are reacting to President Donald Trump's Tuesday night speech about what he called an urgent crisis on the nation's southern border....

Bishop wants documents on use of fees to re-open national parks during government shutdown
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Rep. Rob Bishop, the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee wants the National Park Service to provide information on their decision to use visitor fees to open national parks and provide services during the current partial government shutdown....

Register for Chamber's 2019 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit
By Salt Lake Chamber
There's still time to register for the 2019 Utah Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit. This premier economic forecasting and public policy event offers an unrivaled opportunity for attendees to gain insights on the future of Utah's economy and the policy priorities fo...

Chaffetz on 2020 Democratic presidential field: Beto is exciting, but he hasn't done anything
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz took a swing at Beto O'Rourke, an early favorite for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Tuesday....

Mia Love says Congress has involved the White House 'way too much' in budget process
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Newly minted CNN commentator Mia Love said Tuesday morning that Democrats in Congress are blowing an opportunity to win some concessions from the Trump administration as they search for a solution to the partial government shutdown....

OTHER UTAH HEADLINES

Deseret News

Editorial: See the faces of Utah homicide victims

Utah leaders react to President Donald Trump's border wall speech

How a Salt Lake City drug dealer's 55-year sentence inspired Utah Sen. Mike Lee to change America's criminal justice system

Sales taxes on services and lower rates on the GOP agenda for 2019 Legislature

Granite School Board votes to close Oquirrh Hills Elementary School at the end of academic year

Salt Lake County elected officials - new and familiar - officially sworn in

North Ogden appoints interim mayor to replace fallen Maj. Brent Taylor

Salt Lake Tribune

Snow College names four presidential finalists, continuing Utah's major shuffle in university leadership

'You guys failed them': Parents, community members berate school board for closing a Utah elementary school after years of low test scores

As Trump pushes wall, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox seeks ways to make Latinos feel welcome in Utah

The Salt Lake City Council selects Charlie Luke as its new chairman

Other

Rep. Logan Wilde ready to jump head first into third legislative session (Park Record)

Several new faces sworn into Utah County government Monday (Daily Herald)

Utah County Commission leadership rotates for 2019 (Daily Herald)

Weber Co. commissioners, new sheriff sworn in, represent new era of leadership (Standard-Examiner)

North Ogden leaders tab Brent Chugg to stay on as mayor, replacing Brent Taylor (Standard-Examiner)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

President Donald Trump gave a primetime address from the Oval Office to make a case for spending $5.7 billion for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border (Trump is now calling it a barrier). Trump called the wall the only solution to a "growing humanitarian and security crisis" at the border. Democratic leaders accused Trump of fearmongering in his address. Both sides called on the other to end the partial government shutdown - https://wapo.st/2Fk4jDF
President Trump made several false and misleading claims during his Tuesday night address - https://wapo.st/2Fik2Tn
In an off-the-record lunch with reporters before his primetime address, President Trump cast doubt on his speech and did not want to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday. It's not going to change a damn thing, but I'm still doing it," Trump said - https://nyti.ms/2Fh9P9N
A new national poll shows 51-percent of Americans believe President Trump "deserves most of the blame" for the government shutdown. Only 32-percent say they blame Democrats in Congress - https://reut.rs/2FoVxDc
Republicans in Congress are beginning to sour on the fight over President Trump's border wall. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the latest Republican to call for an end to the partial government shutdown - https://cnn.it/2FfN1HD
"There is no endgame." White House aides are privately worried Trump's insistence on $5.7 billion for a border wall has boxed him in with no endgame in sight - http://bit.ly/2FhLOQe
The government shutdown is starting to cause major problems at the nation's airports. Some TSA screeners have quit rather than work without pay. If the shutdown continues, union leaders worry more will start looking for new jobs - https://politi.co/2FgASCb
Joshua Tree National Park has been closed after visitors damaged trees and left trash strewn around the park with no staff on hand - http://bit.ly/2FlCnhN
The Agriculture Department said they would be able to pay out food stamp benefits through February if the government shutdown continues that long. The agency is warning they will run out of funds for the program in March - https://politi.co/2FhNCZw
Bombshell! Special counsel Robert Mueller has accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of sharing private political polling data with a man tied to Russian intelligence. It's the clearest evidence yet that the Trump campaign may have attempted to coordinate with the Russians during 2016. The revelation was made after Manafort's lawyers failed to properly redact the information in a court filing - https://wapo.st/2FiEXWC
The Supreme Court ruled against a mystery corporation owned by a foreign government, requiring the company to comply with a subpoena believed to be part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election - https://wapo.st/2FknLz4
Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who met with Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower in 2016, was charged in a separate case on Tuesday that revealed she has deep ties to the Kremlin - https://nyti.ms/2Flmdoy
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his job in the coming weeks if William Barr is confirmed as the new Attorney General - https://abcn.ws/2Fdoenq
White House advisor Kellyanne Conway tangled with CNN reporter Jim Acosta, calling him a "smartass" during a press conference on Tuesday - http://bit.ly/2Fg3fk6

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1788 - Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
1861 - Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the Civil War.
1951 - The U.N. headquarters opened in New York.
2007 - Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone.

Policy News

Utah Speaker Brad Wilson announces House staff
Incoming Utah Speaker of the House, Brad Wilson, announces 2019 House staff structure and issued the following statement:...

Rep. Curtis hires new comms director
Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) issued the following statement after hiring a new communications director this week....

United Utah Party announces leadership changes
Nils Bergeson has been elected by the United Utah Party's Executive Committee as State Party Vice Chair. He will replace Aaron Aizad, who recently resigned from the position. ...