State and National

Situational awareness - February 12, 2019

Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City.

Tuesday's news at a glance: Congressional negotiators reach a tentative deal to avoid a government shutdown, but Trump's Fox News allies slam the bargain. Republicans in the Utah Legislature block the voter-approved Medicaid expansion and replace it with a scaled-back version. The LDS Church comes out against a bill to replace 3.2 beer with stronger brews at Utah grocery stores.

With Presidents’ Day approaching and consumers having taken out another $27 billion in auto loan debt in the third quarter of 2018 alone, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released the first-quarter installment of its Auto Financing Report along with its in-depth analysis of

LAST CHANCE!

Our 5-pack of night skiing tickets goes offline for the rest of the season today. This is your last chance to grab night tickets at the screaming deal of $20 per ticket.

Skip the ticket window line and head straight to the lift with this pack of 5 individual, transferrable tickets. Use them all for yourself for the rest of the season, or bring up 4 friends for a budget-friendly night on the slopes. 

Buy 5 nights for just $100. Sale ends today! 

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Sens. Lee, Romney and Rep. Bishop Congratulate Hill AFB on New Software Sustainment Center

WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Rep. Rob Bishop sent a letter to Col. Jon Eberlan, Commander of 75th Air Base Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Friday, congratulating him on the opening of the base’s new Software Sustainment Center.

Martha Hughes Cannon Oversight Committee to announce the artist selected to sculpt statue heading to U.S. Capitol

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The Martha Hughes Cannon Statue Oversight Committee, together with the women of the 63rd Legislature will announce the selection of the artist chosen to sculpt the bronze statue of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon for placement in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.

NIGHT SKIING 5-PACKS ON SALE NOW!

Night skiing at Brighton is a fun way to shred on a budget — and nights are cheaper than ever when you buy a night skiing 5-pack. 

Why pay $45 at the ticket window when you can pay $20 per night, skip the ticket window lines, and go straight to the lift?

Buy 5 nights for just $100. Sale ends Wednesday, so act fast! 

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I love baseball and I loathe the Senate’s filibuster rule.