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Situational Awareness
Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City.
Romney stumbles. GOP squabbles grab the spotlight. Trump's team worried Cohen might flip.
Policy Buzz
The National People's Congress of China recently approved a plan to eliminate the constitutionally set term limits on President Xi Jinping, allowing him to lead the country beyond 2023. Freedom is...
The Utah State Legislature passed some significant measures this year that will have a long-term impact on our economic prosperity. I had the opportunity to chat with Sen. Stuart Adams about some of...
Policy News
At the Cache Valley Business Summit on April 19, two Utah companies received the Vanguard in International Business Award, presented by World Trade Center Utah in partnership with the Department of...
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- Utah Clean Energy offers energy and money savings with neighborhood light swap and Sorenson Unity Center partnership
- Department of Commerce announces new Deputy Director and new Director to Division of Securities
Local Headlines
Salt Lake Tribune
Op-ed: There is a place for medical marijuana. But do it the right way.
Op-ed: Real heath care reform will have to come from the states
Tribune Editorial: Treat all roads like Cottonwood Canyon
Toxic heavy metals in soils may pose risk to recreation in American Fork Canyon, new report finds
San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman clinches GOP nomination to replace retiring Rep. Mike Noel
Deseret News
Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Issues of the day: 'Insider baseball,' or should Utahns care?
Op-ed: Utah Sportsmen's Caucus is vital to local conservation efforts
Boyd Matheson: Five takeaways from the state Republican convention
Ralph Becker: When it comes to volunteering, Utah wins by a long shot
Op-ed: Utah's workforce and welfare programs are an example to the nation
Editorial: Environmental stewardship relies on individual character
Utah top in country for job growth, report says
Utah election reform law aims to remove barriers to voting, boost turnout
Once mediocre Regent Street now a downtown destination
U.S. 'paying attention' to Utah's Medicaid initiative, Obama-era health official says
Utah GOP delegates force primary elections for Mitt Romney, John Curtis
About Utah: Meet the author of Utah's free-range parenting bill
Other
The story behind the Orem man who filed as Abe Lincoln to run for Senate (Daily Herald)
Utah measure, backed by Weber Co. high-schooler, cuts primary voting age to 17 (Standard-Examiner)
1st District U.S. House race between Democrats Weiland, Castillo getting testy (Standard-Examiner)
Davis Co. review of Ogden PD probe not over, lawyer says Gibson not a target (Standard-Examiner)
Cache Democrats optimistic at convention (Logan Herald Journal)
Business Headlines
Utah biotech giant Gary Crocker adds U. research facility to list of accomplishments (Deseret News)
Lehi business specializing in personalized medicine (Daily Herald)
American Fork and Lehi planning for future TODs (Daily Herald)
Once mediocre Regent Street now a downtown destination (Deseret News)
Utah top in country for job growth, report says (Deseret News)
Utah’s 3.3 percent job-growth rate in March was the nation’s best (Salt Lake Tribune)
Today At Utah Policy
GOP delegates once again prove they're out of step with mainstream Utah Republicans
I don’t know why I can’t learn this lesson.
Medical marijuana ballot initiative meets ballot requirements
The ballot initiative to legalize medical cannabis has reached the requirement for inclusion on the 2018 ballot in November.
Utah GOP Convention: Kennedy beats Romney to force a U.S. Senate primary; Herrod narrowly advances to primary against Curtis
For a second time in five months – but by very different numbers in party delegate support – the 3rd Congressional District GOP nomination will go to a primary election.
Republican party brawl takes over Utah GOP convention
After more than three hours of sometimes frustrating debate – with “yeahs” and “boos” shouted from the delegates and onlookers joining in – a majority of the 3,600 or so state Republican delegates...
McCay knocks off Christensen, Tonks for GOP nomination
Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, lives to fight another day while Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper,` will be absent from Utah's Capitol Hill come January.
UtahPolicy.com wins eight awards in 'Top of the Rockies' contest
UtahPolicy.com won eight awards in the 2018 "Top of the Rockies" journalism contest.
2018 Utah candidate tracker - Congress
There's a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2018 as well as all four U.S. House seats. Here's the list of candidates ahead of the Republican and Democratic state conventions.
2018 Utah candidate tracker - Utah Senate
2018 means another election cycle is upon us. Half of the Utah Senate seats are up for election this year. Here's the list of candidates are either headed to a primary or secured a spot in the...
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2018 Utah candidate tracker - Utah House
Utah's employment summary: March 2018
Debt and intra-party battles. Utah GOP Chair Rob Anderson reflects on his first year in office
The Utah GOP circus comes to town - Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 370
Bob Bernick's notebook: Curing the Republican party
Nominees announced for 7th District Court vacancy
Weekly survey: LDS Church and medical marijuana
Utah Transit Authority fires CEO Jerry Benson because of legislative overhaul
Insider Surveys
The proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Utah looks like a lock to make November's ballot. Recently the LDS Church signaled their opposition to the proposal. Our "Political Insiders" are not...
Mitt Romney has already qualified for the GOP primary ballot through signature gatherers. Will Republican delegates force him into a primary election at Saturday's convention?
Multimedia
Rob Anderson took over as chairman of the Utah GOP for nearly a year ago.
Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick trudge through the week in Utah politics.
National Headlines
Democrats are getting desperate as Mueller stalls (New York Post)
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan (Associated Press)
Four presidents come together to pay tribute to Barbara Bush (CNN)
Texas Boy Killed by Truck as His School Held a Walkout on Guns (New York Times)
Analysis: ZTE's Collapse Reveals China's Huge Dependence On U.S. Technologies (Forbes)
Amazon's Critics Get New Life With Trump's Attacks on the Company (New York Times)
Mark Zuckerberg survived Congress. Now he has to face Wall Street (CNNMoney)
Lighter Side
"President Trump's new nominee to head NASA is a Republican congressman with no science background. Or as that’s called in the Trump administration, "overqualified." Conan O'Brien
Wise Words
"The mountains are calling and I must go." John Muir
