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Today is the 70th day of the year. There are 295 days remaining in 2019.
3 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
40 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019)
54 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019)
84 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019)
88 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019)
103 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019)
155 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
239 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
322 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020)
330 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)
598 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Lawmakers are pushing tax reform to a special session later this year. Here's why the changes are critical
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Lawmakers have just under four months to fix the imbalance in the tax system before they have to take drastic measures to fund the basic operations of state government. That was the dire warning delivered by House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, during an exclusive interview with UtahPolicy.com on Friday.
Lawmakers still have some big issues to tackle in the 2019 session
By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick
As of Monday morning, there will be a little less than 90 hours left in the 2019 Utah Legislature. As lawmakers move into crunch time ahead of Thursday night's adjournment there are still a number of big issues still to be decided.
Guest opinion: Two apprenticeship bills help expand the American dream
By Jeremiah Davies
Jason is your average 17-year-old high school senior who lives in South Salt Lake. Now's the time to plan for what he should do after graduation. All his friends are going to universities, and he's thought about it too, but ultimately, it just doesn't feel right for him. He's interested in other careers, but he feels pressured to go to a university like his friends.
McAdams defends capitalism, pushes back against 'radical' ideas coming from fellow Democrats
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Rep. Ben McAdams defended capitalism on Sunday morning, saying he's not on board with the talk about socialism coming from some of his Democratic colleagues in the House.
'Like a guy on a 23-day bender' - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 412
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Week #6 of the Utah Legislature comes to a close. Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick explain what happened on the Hill.
Budget negotiations stall as House Republicans pitch a minimal spending plan until tax reform passes
By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick
House Republican leaders are pitching what they call a "skinny plan" for next year's budget, with the intention to re-open the spending document once they pass tax reform later this year.
House passes inland port bill
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
A controversial inland port bill passed the House on Friday and turned out not to be so controversial after all.
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President Trump will unveil his budget proposal on Monday. Trump's spending proposal includes $8.6 billion in new funding for the wall on the border with Mexico - https://reut.rs/2J51skk
Senate Republicans have until Friday to find a way out of a showdown over Trump's emergency declaration. The Senate must vote by Friday on a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration which allows him to shift funding to build his border wall without Congressional approval. Currently, there are enough Republican votes to pass the measure, setting up a probable veto by Trump - http://bit.ly/2J5AqJQ
Schiff says Mueller made a "mistake" by not demanding Trump testify under oath. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said it might be more expedient to avoid subpoenaing Trump because the president could fight the move in court - https://wapo.st/2J4vSTZ
Trump told RNC donors "Democrats hate Jewish people." Trump was referring to comments by freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. Trump also reportedly went on a "bizarre tangent" about being alone in the White House over Christmas - http://bit.ly/2J6p08K
Biden leads in Iowa. A new poll gives the former vice president a 2-point lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in the early 2020 state. Biden is expected to jump into the Democratic nomination race soon - http://bit.ly/2TEoYsG
Fox News condemns comments by Pirro. Fox host Jeannie Pirro suggested this weekend Rep. Ilhan Omar is not loyal to the Constitution because she wears a hijab - https://politi.co/2TMHwXW
Gillibrand aide resigned in protest over her office's handling of sex harassment claims. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is one of the most outspoken advocates of the #MeToo movement. A female aide resigned in protest over the handling of her own sexual harassment complaint by Gillibrand's office - https://politi.co/2JjtrgD
Republicans claim the Green New Deal would cost $93 trillion, but that number is bogus. The number came from a conservative think tank that made huge assumptions about how Democrats would implement the plan - https://politi.co/2THLBfI
Uncle Sam watching for disability cheats? The Trump administration is working on a proposal to use social media posts to identify people who claim Social Security disability benefits without being disabled - https://nyti.ms/2JfdJmG
Tucker Carlson made misogynistic and sexist comments. Newly unearthed audio discovered the current Fox News host called into a shock-jock radio show between 2006 and 2011 where he appeared to defend Warren Jeffs and statutory rape - http://bit.ly/2J21Dgf
America is set to become the largest energy exporter in the world. The U.S. will surpass Saudi Arabia later this year in exports of oil, natural gas and petroleum products - https://cnn.it/2TFsW4h
1824 - The U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union making him the USSR's last head of state.
1993 - Janet Reno is confirmed by the U.S. Senate becoming the first female Attorney General of the U.S.
World Trade Center Utah partners with local resources to help women achieve economic success internationally
World Trade Center Utah co-hosted an International Women's Day Celebration on March 8 in cooperation with the Women's Business Center of Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber.
Utah State Treasurer David Damschen announced the appointment of Justin Atwater as the director of the newly created Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office
Utah State Treasurer David Damschen announced the appointment of Justin Atwater as the director of the newly created Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office.
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