Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 80th day of the year. There are 283 days remaining in 2017.
The clock:
- 6 days until the last day Governor Gary Herbert can sign or veto bills (3/29/2017)
- 58 days until the Utah Republican State Convention (5/20/2017)
- 86 days until the Utah Democratic State Convention at Weber State University (6/17/2017)
- 229 days until the 2017 municipal elections (11/7/2017)
- 305 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)
- 350 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)
- 593 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
- 1,321 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Today’s featured stories
- Terrorist attack in London leaves four dead, dozens injured (New York Times, Washington Post).
- High drama as House conservatives and Pres. Trump negotiate deal to repeal and replace Obamacare in advance of vote Thursday evening (The Hill).
- Trump communications may have been picked up during transition (Washington Post, The Hill).
- West Valley and South Salt Lake residents continue fight against homeless facilities (Deseret News).
- Webb analyzes 2018 Senate race. Will Hatch run again? (Utah Policy)
- Bob Bernick reviews UtahDataPoints’ analysis of legislative bipartisanship (Utah Policy).
- Utah’s San Juan County is nation’s fastest-growing county. Wasatch and Juab are in top 10 (Deseret News).
- After 20 hours of grilling, Neil Gorsuch still on track to become Supreme Court justice (New York Times).
- It will take a fight to save Bears Ears National Monument (Washington Post).
On this day in history:
- 1743 – George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” premieres in London.
- 1775 – Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty or give me death” in speech encouraging Virginia troops to join the Revolutionary War.
- 1839 – First recorded use of “OK” (oll correct), published in Boston’s Morning Post.
- 1933 – German Reichstag grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.
- 1945 – Largest operation in WWII Pacific War, 1,500 U.S. Navy ships bomb Japanese island Okinawa.
- 1972 – Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones after jumping over 35 cars on motorcycle.
- 1989 – Two Utah scientists claim to have produced fusion at room temperature, but feat can’t be replicated.
