Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 244th day of the year. There are 122 days left in 2016.
Pro-education groups plan to push for a tax hike to fund schools. Derek Miller is considering a run for Senate in 2018. Donald Trump heads to Mexico to meet with that country’s president.
The clock:
- 69 days until the 2016 presidential election – (11/8/2016)
- 145 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (1/23/2017)
- 190 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (3/9/2017)
Ten talking points for Wednesday:
- Pro-education groups are planning a push for a tax hike to boost education funding [Utah Policy].
- Derek Miller, head of the World Trade Center Utah, says he’s eyeing a bid for Senate in 2018 [Utah Policy].
- Utahns overwhelmingly support restrictions on drones flying near wildfires [Utah Policy].
- Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto just hours before he’s set to deliver a “major” address on illegal immigration in Arizona [CBS News]. Here’s what Trump might say in that highly-anticipated speech on immigration [Associated Press].
- Sens. John McCain and Marco Rubio and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz easily defeat their primary challengers on Tuesday [NBC News].
- Donald Trump pounced on the news that the FBI recovered 30 emails from Hillary Clinton‘s personal email server that may be related to the 2012 attacks in Benghazi [Politico].
- Ahead of a visit to Utah by Donald Trump’s running mate, Gov. Mike Pence, some Utah Republicans reiterate their support for the GOP presidential ticket, but other’s aren’t so sure [Utah Policy, Associated Press, Tribune].
- During the 2012 presidential campaign, Donald Trump‘s campaign chief, Steve Bannon, slammed Mitt Romney and his sons for skipping military service, opting instead to serve Mormon missions [Tribune].
- Rep. Chris Stewart says he’s not surprised that Russian hackers have been targeting election systems in the United States [Deseret News].
- Evan McMullin‘s campaign missed the deadline to get on the presidential ballot in Oregon [Politico].
On this day in history:
- 1897 – Thomas Edison was awarded a patent for his movie camera, the Kinetograph.
- 1980 – Poland’s Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement that ended a 17-day strike at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk.
- 1997 – Britain’s Princess Diana died of injuries following a car accident in Paris that also killed her companion, Dodi Fayed, and their driver.
- 2010 – President Barack Obama announced the end of the American combat mission in Iraq.
