Local News Highlights: Daily Briefing Morning Must Reads for Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 2:45pm

Utah Policy

Local News Highlights: Daily Briefing

Morning Must Reads for Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 258th day of the year. There are 108 days left in 2016.

Utahns are considering minor-party candidates because of Donald Trump. Mia Love launches an attack ad against Doug Owens. Donald Trump unveils his childcare proposal.

The clock:

55 days until the 2016 presidential election - (11/8/2016)
131 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature - (1/23/2017)
176 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature - (3/9/2017)

Ten talking points for Wednesday:

A majority of Utahns say they are considering voting for third-party candidates because of Donald Trump's presence on the ballot [Utah Policy].

Mia Love launches a new ad hitting her Democratic opponent Doug Owens for his work to stop the Legacy Highway [Utah Policy].

Donald Trump unveils a proposal to make childcare more affordable by allowing childcare expenses to be deductible [CBS News].

Donald Trump's business empire is so expansive that almost every decision he would make as president would involve a serious conflict of interest [Newsweek].

The New York Attorney General has launched a probe into Donald Trump's charitable foundation [Bloomberg].

Gary Johnson takes out a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for his inclusion in the first debate [Politico].

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Donald Trump a "national disgrace" in an email exchange that was released by hackers [NBC News].

A new study says fewer Mormons are identifying as Republicans because of their distaste for Donald Trump [Tribune].

Independent candidate Evan McMullin campaigns at the Utah State Fair [Tribune].

Latino activist Tony Yapias talks to the media about the rape allegations that have been leveled against him [Deseret News, Tribune].

On this day in history:

1901 - President William McKinley died of wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. He was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
1959 - The Soviet probe Lunik-2 became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to land on the moon.
2001 - The FBI released the names of the 19 hijackers who took part in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; President George W. Bush toured the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed rescue workers over a bullhorn.

Today At Utah Policy

Most Utahns Say They're Considering Voting for Third-Party Candidates Because of Donald Trump
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump admits he has a “tremendous problem” with Utah voters, and a new UtahPolicy poll shows that half of all Beehive State Republicans are at least considering third-party candidates....

Weekly Survey: Tax Hike to Fund Education?
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Will there be an income tax hike in 2017 to better fund public education in Utah? Let us know your thoughts in our weekly survey....

Hatch and Lee's Approval Ratings Jump in New Poll
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Both Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee have markedly improved approval ratings according to a new nationwide poll of all 50 states....

Meet the Local Navajos Who Oppose Bears Ears
By Golden Webb
The Salt Lake Tribune and other liberalmedia outlets have tried to painta picture of grassroots support among local Native Americans for the creation of a vast new national monument in southeastern Utah. The coalition of tribesfavoring the Bears Ears proposalare made up of m...

Lee tells Pence that White Nationalists are 'Deplorable'
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Mike Lee told GOP Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence that Republicans must reject the views of white supremacists as "deplorable."...

New Mia Love Ad Hits Owens over Legacy Highway (Updated with Response from Owens Campaign)
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Mia Love has launched an attack ad against Democrat Doug Owens, hitting him for his work to try and stop construction of the Legacy Highway in the early 2000's....

Policy News

CfA Calls for Lands Commission to Release Findings of Investigation into Abuse of Taxpayer Resources
Following more than two months of stalling by the Utah Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, Campaign for Accountability today formally requested that the commission immediately release the findings of its internal investigation into abuse of taxpayer funds by...

New Census Data Show that Utah Lags in Health Insurance Coverage
New Census Bureau data show that since the Affordable Care Act was fully implemented in 2014, the number of uninsured nationwide has dropped from 14.5% in 2013 to 9.4% in 2015....

Judicial Commission Launches New Website to Better Inform Voters
The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission is launching a new website to better inform Utah voters on the merits of Utah judges throughout the state....

Salt Lake City Begins Construction of University to Downtown Bikeway
Salt Lake City will begin construction of the next phase of the University to Downtown Bikeway on Tuesday, September 13. ...

Hatch, Upton Highlight GAO Report Examining Ways to Reform Medicaid's Financing
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) highlighted a new report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing policy considerations regarding per capita M...

State Charter School Board Names Lambert Executive Director
The Utah State Charter School Board named Jennifer Lambert as its executive director. Lambert had been serving as interim director since Marlies Burns resigned in July to pursue other interests....