For some time we have been reporting the influence of the moneyed elite, notably George Soros and Tom Steyers, in choosing our elected officers from the White House, with the “billionaire club,”down to local races.  This happens when money flows in from outside where the candidate will serve allowing those of wealth, to replace constituent influence thus effectively purchasing the representatives from outside the districts.  If constituents have lost their power to decide their leaders, how can we pretend any longer that we have a democratic republic?

Commissioner LuAnn Adams to retire from

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

SALT LAKE CITY (April 1, 2019) — Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Commissioner LuAnn Adams is stepping down after more than five years. During her time with the department, she has lead the agency’s efforts to regulate and promote farming and animal production, land conservation, food safety, lab testing, and economic development.

Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City.

Here's what is driving the day:

• Utah gets federal approval to launch the "bridge" Medicaid expansion today.
• Utahns overwhelmingly want to host another Winter Olympics.
• Trump threatens to close the southern border.

Political trivia winners:

At a press conference last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed cautious optimism about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is set to replace the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 

"I have always thought that this was probably one of the easier trade agreements to come to agreement on, but so far we're not there yet," she said. 

Gov. Gary R. Herbert to Sign S.B. 103, Victim Targeting Penalty Enhancements

What:

With April being Stress Awareness Month and millennials reporting the highest average stress levels of any generation, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019's Most & Least Stressed States as well as

Intermountain Healthcare Donates $1 Million to Home4Change Campaign

Intermountain’s donation will help facilitate access to health services and improve quality of life to those individuals receiving services in the new resource centers.”

— Preston Cochrane, executive director of Shelter the Homeless

At Better Days 2020, we're busy planning the "First to Vote" campaign for 2020!

If The Bull Market Turns Bear, Is Your Portfolio On The Right Cycle?

The current bull market – at 10 years and counting – is the longest in the nation’s history. But instead of celebrating that longevity, plenty of people are worried about how much longer the good times can last, and whether we could be headed for a recession.

What does that mean for investors fretting that the next bear market will devastate their investment portfolios?

JEREMY PUGH, AUTHOR OF 100 THINGS TO DO IN SALT LAKE CITY BEFORE YOU DIE, 2ND EDITION, TO HOLD BOOK SIGNING AT BARNES AND NOBLE SUGAR HOUSE ON SATURDAY MARCH 30