Republican, conservative, Mormon men are pretty happy about the way things are going in the United States and in Utah, a new UtahPolicy.com poll shows.
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Executive summary: Utahns are optimistic about the direction the state is heading but less positive about the direction of the U.S. as a whole. There's a good reason Mia Love is trying to tie Ben McAdams to Nancy Pelosi. President Trump proposes a tax cut for middle-income earners ahead of the midterms, but can't explain how he would accomplish that.
Today at Utah Policy
Poll: Utahns are optimistic about direction of Utah, but not so much about the United States as a whole
Republican, conservative, Mormon men are pretty happy about the way things are going in the United States and in Utah, a new UtahPolicy.com poll shows.
Why is Mia Love hammering Ben McAdams on Nancy Pelosi? Simple. It works!
Mia Love’s campaign recently unveiled billboards equating Democrat Ben McAdams traditional Republican boogeyman Nancy Pelosi. Love’s effort to tie McAdams to Pelosi is right out of the Republican...
Podcast: Breaking down the midterms with Charlie Mahtesian of Politico's NerdCast
Charlie Mahtesian, Senior Political Editor at Politico and co-host of the NerdCast podcast, discusses why Republicans are having trouble holding on to suburban congressional districts across the...
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CYBER24 Episode 32 - The importance of Security Awareness Training
Some of you may remember the short-lived NBC game show in which a British woman berated contestants who underperformed (or who did just fine) by staring them down and declaring in a stern voice,...
Improving education quality is highest priority for Utah voters
The top issue that Utahns want state government to solve is improving the quality of public education, a new poll by Dan Jones & Associates finds. Jones asked 649 adults to list their top three...
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Policy News
University and College Presidents Panel Announced for Utah Global Forum
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Utah Division of Consumer Protection along with federal and global partners announce first International Charity Fraud Awareness Week
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Rideshare subscription plan now offered by Lyft in Utah
As transportation options and preferences evolve, consumers will increasingly choose not to own transportation, but to subscribe to it like Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Casual Friday
Weekend Event Outdoors Report -- Tribune: Hikers moaned when Zion Narrows was closed. Here are five other popular Utah destinations where private property questions could threaten access. -- KSL.com:...
Join WTC Utah for a business roundtable discussion with New Zealand's Deputy Consul General
World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, is delighted to host a diplomatic luncheon welcoming Murray Bruges, New Zealand's Deputy Consul General in...
Utah executives have strong, but declining sentiment on state’s economic future
The Salt Lake Chamber released the third-quarter results of the Salt Lake Chamber’s 2018 CEOutlook survey.
Local Headlines
Deseret News
Op-ed: As Utahns consider Proposition 3, they would do well to consider what happened in Kentucky
Rep. Chris Stewart seeks fourth term in House of Representatives
Democratic candidate Shireen Ghorbani top challenger to Stewart in 2nd Congressional District
Chris Stewart and Shireen Ghorbani: Meet two candidates in Utah's 2nd Congressional District
Romney stumps for other GOP candidates while Wilson questions his 'deficit hawk' claim
UTA unveils plans to build new clean air depot out of former train spot
Board votes to restore Utah public schools' access to educational database
Midvale celebrates start of phase 2 of major redevelopment plan
Full Medicaid expansion now in Utah voters' hands after years of lawmaker balking
Sen. Mike Lee calls for U.S. forces to pull out of Saudi Arabia in light of journalist killing
Salt Lake Tribune
Utahns support the special counsel’s probe of Russia and Trump, but there’s a big partisan divide
Other
Audit: More oversight needed in USU, higher ed tuition (Logan Herald Journal)
Business Headlines
National Headlines
Dems lower expectations for 'blue wave' (The Hill)
Elizabeth Warren Has Lost Her Way (Atlantic)
Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test fiasco keeps getting worse (New York Post)
Trump makes it easier for employers to pay workers for health coverage (CNN)
Trump eyeing a 10 percent middle-income tax cut plan (Reuters)
Battle for the GOP’s Soul? Trump Has Won (Wall Street Journal)
Presiding Over the Harvard Admissions Trial: A Judge Who Was Rejected From Harvard (New York Times)
Sen. Kamala Harris hits the campaign trail in Iowa: 'This is a pivotal moment' (ABC News)
Five Reasons Republicans Can Hold the House (RealClearPolitics)
Donald Trump gets sweet revenge on Ted Cruz today in Texas (CNN)
Lighter Side
"Donald Trump is so privileged that the first job he ever had to apply for was president of the United States." Stephen Colbert
Wise Words
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Wayne Dyer
