Morning must reads for Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Morning must reads for Tuesday, April 4, 2017

 

 

Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 94th day of the year. There are 271 days remaining in 2017.

Howell mulling running against Hatch for the third time. Tesla loses their court case to sell cars in Utah. Congressional Republicans are mulling a revised effort to replace Obamacare.

The clock:

• 46 days until the Utah Republican State Convention (5/20/2017)
• 74 days until the Utah Democratic State Convention at Weber State University (6/17/2017)
• 217 days until the 2017 municipal elections (11/7/2017)
• 293 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)
• 338 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)
• 581 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
• 1,309 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today's political TL; DR - 

• House Speaker Greg Hughes speaks for the first time about the rowdy meeting about a proposed homeless shelter in Draper. Hughes says he was very disappointed by the "mob" atmosphere that had attendees shouting down a homeless man [Utah Policy].
   
• Veteran Democrat Scott Howell is considering running against Sen. Orrin Hatch a third time. Howell lost to Hatch in 2000 and 2012 [Utah Policy].
   
• Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee vote for advancing Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court to a full Senate vote this week [Deseret News, Tribune].
  • Senate Democrats say they have enough votes to sustain a filibuster over Gorsuch's nomination, meaning Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely invoke the "nuclear option" to change the rules to confirm Gorsuch with a simple majority [Politico].
     
  • Here are nine maneuvers Senate Republicans may use to "go nuclear" and confirm Gorsuch [USA Today].
     
• The Utah Supreme Court rules against Tesla in their bid to sell cars in Utah [Tribune]. That's significant because Tesla has surpassed Ford Motor in market value [New York Times].
   
• A legislative audit says privatizing a Utah State Office of Education system for tracking student information could cost $7 million initially [Deseret News].
   
• Another legislative audit slams a prison treatment program for sex offenders for having weak oversight and using outdated methods [Deseret News, Tribune]. 
   
• South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood is trying to fight the plan to place a new homeless shelter in her city and find the money to pay for it at the same time [Deseret News].
   
• The ACLU of Utah says a plan from Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder to crack down on crime in around the downtown Salt Lake City homeless shelter could trample on individual rights [Deseret News]. 
   
• The Trump administration is considering some "extreme vetting" measures that would force foreigners who visit the U.S. to turn over social media passwords and financial records [Wall Street Journal].
   
• Carter Page, a former campaign adviser to Donald Trump, admits he met with a Russian intelligence operative in 2013 who was trying to get information on efforts to develop alternative energy sources [BuzzFeed].
   
• Former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice wanted the names of U.S. citizens caught up in raw intelligence intercepts, which included Donald Trump's campaign team [Bloomberg].
   
• Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' brother, acted as an unofficial envoy for Donald Trump to set up a back channel between Trump and Vladimir Putin [Bloomberg].
   
• Republicans in Congress are trying to win support for a new health care bill that they had to abandon last month because they didn't have enough votes [Bloomberg].
   
• President Donald Trump signs off on a bill that would allow Internet service providers to sell customer data without their permission [CNN].

On this day in history:

• 1818 - Congress decided the U.S. flag would consist of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state.
   
• 1841 - President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia one month after his inauguration, becoming the first U.S. president to die in office.
   
• 1968 - Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.; the killing sparked a wave of riots across the country.
   
• 2003 - U.S. forces seized Saddam International Airport outside Baghdad.

 

 

Morning must reads for Tuesday, April 4, 2017

 

Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 94th day of the year. There are 271 days remaining in 2017.

Howell mulling running against Hatch for the third time. Tesla loses their court case to sell cars in Utah. Congressional Republicans are mulling a revised effort to replace Obamacare.

The clock:

• 46 days until the Utah Republican State Convention (5/20/2017)
• 74 days until the Utah Democratic State Convention at Weber State University (6/17/2017)
• 217 days until the 2017 municipal elections (11/7/2017)
• 293 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)
• 338 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)
• 581 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
• 1,309 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today's political TL; DR - 

• House Speaker Greg Hughes speaks for the first time about the rowdy meeting about a proposed homeless shelter in Draper. Hughes says he was very disappointed by the "mob" atmosphere that had attendees shouting down a homeless man [Utah Policy].
   
• Veteran Democrat Scott Howell is considering running against Sen. Orrin Hatch a third time. Howell lost to Hatch in 2000 and 2012 [Utah Policy].
   
• Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee vote for advancing Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court to a full Senate vote this week [Deseret News, Tribune].
  • Senate Democrats say they have enough votes to sustain a filibuster over Gorsuch's nomination, meaning Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely invoke the "nuclear option" to change the rules to confirm Gorsuch with a simple majority [Politico].
     
  • Here are nine maneuvers Senate Republicans may use to "go nuclear" and confirm Gorsuch [USA Today].
     
• The Utah Supreme Court rules against Tesla in their bid to sell cars in Utah [Tribune]. That's significant because Tesla has surpassed Ford Motor in market value [New York Times].
   
• A legislative audit says privatizing a Utah State Office of Education system for tracking student information could cost $7 million initially [Deseret News].
   
• Another legislative audit slams a prison treatment program for sex offenders for having weak oversight and using outdated methods [Deseret News, Tribune]. 
   
• South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood is trying to fight the plan to place a new homeless shelter in her city and find the money to pay for it at the same time [Deseret News].
   
• The ACLU of Utah says a plan from Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder to crack down on crime in around the downtown Salt Lake City homeless shelter could trample on individual rights [Deseret News]. 
   
• The Trump administration is considering some "extreme vetting" measures that would force foreigners who visit the U.S. to turn over social media passwords and financial records [Wall Street Journal].
   
• Carter Page, a former campaign adviser to Donald Trump, admits he met with a Russian intelligence operative in 2013 who was trying to get information on efforts to develop alternative energy sources [BuzzFeed].
   
• Former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice wanted the names of U.S. citizens caught up in raw intelligence intercepts, which included Donald Trump's campaign team [Bloomberg].
   
• Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' brother, acted as an unofficial envoy for Donald Trump to set up a back channel between Trump and Vladimir Putin [Bloomberg].
   
• Republicans in Congress are trying to win support for a new health care bill that they had to abandon last month because they didn't have enough votes [Bloomberg].
   
• President Donald Trump signs off on a bill that would allow Internet service providers to sell customer data without their permission [CNN].

On this day in history:

• 1818 - Congress decided the U.S. flag would consist of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state.
   
• 1841 - President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia one month after his inauguration, becoming the first U.S. president to die in office.
   
• 1968 - Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.; the killing sparked a wave of riots across the country.
   
• 2003 - U.S. forces seized Saddam International Airport outside Baghdad.

 

 

 

Today At Utah Policy

Hughes says he's deeply disappointed by 'mob' atmosphere at Draper homeless shelter meeting
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes tells UtahPolicy Daily that he’s okay with Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams demanding that the Legislature pass a funding bill to financially help cities and counties who take a homeless center....

Howell weighing another challenge to Hatch in 2018
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
For Scott Howell, maybe the third time will be the charm....

 

Press release: Sen. Mike Lee honored to support Gorsuch confirmation
By Press Release
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) voted to bring Judge Neal Gorsuch’s nomination to the Senate floor Monday....

 

Release: Hatch introduces bill to streamline visa processing for missionaries
By Press Release
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT, the longest-serving member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to streamline religious worker visa processing for missionaries in established international missionary programs....

Policy News

Cache Valley - Utah's other innovation hub
“Companies can start in Utah, stay in Utah and thrive in Utah,” says Brad Baird, Business Development Manager at EDCUtah, who along with Becca Haynie, recently attended a tour of Cache County arranged by Sandy Emile, president of Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce....

Utah hosting 2019 Site Selectors Guild Conference a 'huge opportunity'
Every year EDCUtah brings five or six site selectors to Utah to introduce them to the state and educate them about doing business here....

 

Press release: Americans for Affordable Products grows to more than 400 strong
Americans for Affordable Products – a collection of businesses and trade associations seeking to stop the Border Adjustment Tax – announced that its membership has grown to well over 400 corporations and organizations. ...

Local Headlines

 

Salt Lake Tribune

Audit slams Utah's sex-offender treatment program in prison

Utah Supreme Court upholds decision saying Tesla subsidiary can't sell its electric cars here

Former Utah Senate, farming boss 'Cap' Ferry dies; colleagues recall him as a 'quiet' leader, loud dresser

'I want Chaffetz out of that seat': D.C. resident starts anti-Chaffetz PAC

Hatch, Lee join other GOP senators to advance Gorsuch nomination to high court

Deseret News

Why Kasich is looking to Utah for help with education

Is Silicon Slopes as big as Silicon Valley? Forbes writer weighs in

Former Utah Senate president Miles 'Cap' Ferry dies

Audit: Privatizing student information system could cost millions

Audit: Prison program plagued by poor management, old methods

ACLU of Utah takes issue with Sheriff Winder's ideas for combating crime in Rio Grande area

Birth of a Utah coal mine in the Trump era

Hatch, Lee vote in favor of sending Gorsuch nomination to full Senate

Mayor fighting 2 battles - to stop shelter and get compensated for it

National Headlines

Susan Rice requested to unmask names of Trump transition officials, sources say (FOX News)

Rand Paul offers backup to Trump on monitoring claims (Politico)

Democrats' Vow to Filibuster Ensures Bitter Fight Over Gorsuch (New York Times)

Sessions orders Justice Department to review all police reform agreements (Washington Post)

Trump takes to Twitter to renew attacks on Clinton, Obama (Boston Globe)

Will Congress kill a $101-billion tax break for Californians? (Los Angeles Times)

9th Circuit will hear travel ban suit in May (CNN)

Trump hit with lawsuit over energy efficiency rules (The Hill)

Wall Street down on weak auto sales, doubts about Trump agenda (Reuters)

Report suggests US offers Lockheed 'multi-year' deal for F-35 joint strike fighter (CNBC)

Trump Signs Web Privacy Rollback That Democrats Say Is Anti-Consumer (Bloomberg)

Wise Words

Patriotic Societies
"Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and better flag-saluting." ~S.I. Hayakawa

Lighter Side

Ally Insults
"The Trump administration is making some changes to the White House website. . . . There's a new section called "Insult Our Allies," and it gives you the option to type in a country, then it shows you what Trump would tweet at them. Let's see what happens when you type in France - a tweet that says, "French fries are overrated. Tater tots all the way. #MakeAmericaTateAgain." Jimmy Fallon

Today At Utah Policy

Hughes says he's deeply disappointed by 'mob' atmosphere at Draper homeless shelter meeting
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes tells UtahPolicy Daily that he’s okay with Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams demanding that the Legislature pass a funding bill to financially help cities and counties who take a homeless center....

Howell weighing another challenge to Hatch in 2018
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
For Scott Howell, maybe the third time will be the charm....

 

Press release: Sen. Mike Lee honored to support Gorsuch confirmation
By Press Release
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) voted to bring Judge Neal Gorsuch’s nomination to the Senate floor Monday....

 

Release: Hatch introduces bill to streamline visa processing for missionaries
By Press Release
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT, the longest-serving member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to streamline religious worker visa processing for missionaries in established international missionary programs....

Policy News

Cache Valley - Utah's other innovation hub
“Companies can start in Utah, stay in Utah and thrive in Utah,” says Brad Baird, Business Development Manager at EDCUtah, who along with Becca Haynie, recently attended a tour of Cache County arranged by Sandy Emile, president of Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce....

Utah hosting 2019 Site Selectors Guild Conference a 'huge opportunity'
Every year EDCUtah brings five or six site selectors to Utah to introduce them to the state and educate them about doing business here....

 

Press release: Americans for Affordable Products grows to more than 400 strong
Americans for Affordable Products – a collection of businesses and trade associations seeking to stop the Border Adjustment Tax – announced that its membership has grown to well over 400 corporations and organizations. ...

Local Headlines

 

Salt Lake Tribune

Audit slams Utah's sex-offender treatment program in prison

Utah Supreme Court upholds decision saying Tesla subsidiary can't sell its electric cars here

Former Utah Senate, farming boss 'Cap' Ferry dies; colleagues recall him as a 'quiet' leader, loud dresser

'I want Chaffetz out of that seat': D.C. resident starts anti-Chaffetz PAC

Hatch, Lee join other GOP senators to advance Gorsuch nomination to high court

Deseret News

Why Kasich is looking to Utah for help with education

Is Silicon Slopes as big as Silicon Valley? Forbes writer weighs in

Former Utah Senate president Miles 'Cap' Ferry dies

Audit: Privatizing student information system could cost millions

Audit: Prison program plagued by poor management, old methods

ACLU of Utah takes issue with Sheriff Winder's ideas for combating crime in Rio Grande area

Birth of a Utah coal mine in the Trump era

Hatch, Lee vote in favor of sending Gorsuch nomination to full Senate

Mayor fighting 2 battles - to stop shelter and get compensated for it

National Headlines

Susan Rice requested to unmask names of Trump transition officials, sources say (FOX News)

Rand Paul offers backup to Trump on monitoring claims (Politico)

Democrats' Vow to Filibuster Ensures Bitter Fight Over Gorsuch (New York Times)

Sessions orders Justice Department to review all police reform agreements (Washington Post)

Trump takes to Twitter to renew attacks on Clinton, Obama (Boston Globe)

Will Congress kill a $101-billion tax break for Californians? (Los Angeles Times)

9th Circuit will hear travel ban suit in May (CNN)

Trump hit with lawsuit over energy efficiency rules (The Hill)

Wall Street down on weak auto sales, doubts about Trump agenda (Reuters)

Report suggests US offers Lockheed 'multi-year' deal for F-35 joint strike fighter (CNBC)

Trump Signs Web Privacy Rollback That Democrats Say Is Anti-Consumer (Bloomberg)

Wise Words

Patriotic Societies
"Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and better flag-saluting." ~S.I. Hayakawa

Lighter Side

Ally Insults
"The Trump administration is making some changes to the White House website. . . . There's a new section called "Insult Our Allies," and it gives you the option to type in a country, then it shows you what Trump would tweet at them. Let's see what happens when you type in France - a tweet that says, "French fries are overrated. Tater tots all the way. #MakeAmericaTateAgain." Jimmy Fallon