News Highlights

Washington County leaders sign MOU for growth plan with Envision Utah, The Nature Conservancy and the Oquirrh Institute (Deseret Morning News).

Salt Lake business and community leaders seek new vision for downtown (Salt Lake Tribune).

Morning News editorial says voters should have opportunity to choose whether to tax themselves to build four new TRAX lines to Draper, West Jordan/South Jordan, West Valley City, and the airport.

Tribune editorial calls out congressional delegation to get immigration reform done.

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Quote of the Day

“. . . the Sutherland study is not credible, objective research. The study went wrong when it compared Utah's quality growth efforts to mandatory ‘smart growth’ regulations — such as urban growth boundaries, population growth caps, and open space mandates —imposed in some communities outside Utah. The study concluded that these mandatory growth policies were increasing the housing costs in those areas. Then, incredibly, it made the leap that since Utah is pursuing quality growth principles, the same costs apply here.”

-- Pamela Atkinson, in Morning News op-ed refuting Sutherland Institute study attacking Envision Utah and quality growth initiatives.

UPD Taking a Break

Utah Policy Daily is taking a spring break this week. While vacationing we have limited Internet access, so we will produce and send the newsletter each day, but it will be a more basic version without the full complement of features that we usually produce. We’re not checking as many blogs, so Blog Watch will not be as complete as usual.  

Fruits of the Welfare State

What is the ultimate end of the welfare state? We’re starting to see it in France. A country that has attempted to provide cradle-to-the-grave security for many decades is declining, unable to compete in the global marketplace. According to The Economist, a widely-respected international magazine, France faces “intractable mass unemployment of nearly 10% . . . those permanent life-time jobs are so protected, and hence so difficult to get rid of, that many employers are not creating them any more.”

France’s difficulty is illustrated in the current youth protest movement which, instead of being about freedom, change and progress, is instead about maintaining the status quo welfare state. “Indeed,” says The Economist, “according to one astonishing poll, three-quarters of young French people today would like to become civil servants, and mostly because that would mean ‘a job for life’.”  The poll demonstrates a “chilling lack of ambition.”

Another poll shows that “whereas 71% of Americans, 66% of the British and 65% of Germans agreed that the free market was the best system available, the number in France was just 36%.”

Arnold on Immigration Reform

What does the nation’s most famous immigrant-turned-governor think of immigration reform? Read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s essay in Monday’s Wall Street Journal. He calls for a policy that both strengthens our borders and welcomes immigrants.

Blog Watch

Information about Mayor Rocky Anderson’s “Freedom Forum on Immigration Policy” is presented on The Senate Site, along with an link to Anderson’s press release... At Utah Politics, Bryan Catherman says the immigration rallies are prompting needed discussion: “Downtown Salt Lake, at least for the day, became the market place of political ideas”... Weber County Forum post by Dian Woodhouse takes a look at the proper role of government... Dee’s Dotes offers an article by Scott Ritter about the effectiveness of the anti-war movement.

Now You Know
(From "Utah Trivia" compiled by Allan Kent Powell and Miriam B. Murphy)

Q: In 1940, Ada Williams Quinn of Ogden announced her candidacy for what public office?
A: Governor of Utah.

Q: What Utahn was the presidential nominee of the Farmer-Labor Party in 1920?
A: Parley P. Christensen.

Q: What European country supplied more immigrants to Utah in the nineteenth century than any other except Great Britain?
A: Denmark.

Q: Before the completion of the State Capitol in 1916, what building housed state officials?
A: Salt Lake City and County Building.

Q: What political party achieved its greatest success in 1911 when it elected 33 city officials, including the entire administrations of five towns: Murray, Eureka, Joseph, Mammoth, and Stockton?
A: Socialist.

Q: Why did the Nathan Tenney family of Grafton, Washington County, name a son, born circa 1861, Marvelous Flood Tenney?
A: The wagon in which his mother lay awaiting delivery was almost swept away by the flooding Virgin River.

Q: President Warren G. Harding appointed what Utah congressman and senator to the U.S. Supreme Court?
A: George Sutherland.

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Utah in the National News

Utah’s skiing governor helped Ski Utah officials report on the state of the state's ski and snowboard industry, which appears to be closing out another record season. (Fast Tracks).

Surprise: “Utah's farms grew in size and number between 1995 and 2005, even as the state's population was one of the fastest-growing in the nation, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data” (Ag Weekly).

Local Headlines

Deseret News
'We are America' – Hundreds of thousands demand citizenship for illegal immigrants
S.L. crowd appeals for rights; Shurtleff and Rocky call for unity
Wal-Mart foes speak up
Provo may get convention center
Gathering protests Y. gay policy
Lehi mayor steamed over ordinance
President of SLCC takes up her reins
Democracy unsure in Middle East, professor says
Dixie's leaders sign growth plan

Editorial: Make TRAX with more tax?

Op-ed: Embrace quality growth strategies

Salt Lake Tribune
Rally continues the call to action
Latinos hope to use momentum
Gay activists escorted off BYU campus, arrested
Rally hears experiences of gays connected to the LDS Church
New vision sought for downtown
SLCC president in awe of her welcome
Bill comes up again: The senator's coffers and staffing are linked to gambling interests
Park City welcomes immigrants, says congressman isn't listening
Wal-Mart bank plan slammed at FDIC
Trust watchdog makes plea to FLDS

Editorial: Latino march shows why Congress must act

Daily Herald
Demonstrators fill streets to demand U.S. citizenship
Provo files suit for arts center land
BYU issues citations and removes gay-advocate group from campus
Groups: Reject Wal-Mart bid

The Spectrum
Kanab residents form grassroots committee

Please submit calendar items to Daily@UtahPolicy.com

- Apr 11: Chris Cannon Delegate Breakfast, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jim's Family Restaurant, 7609 South Redwood Road, West Jordan. RSVP at 801-374-3002 or rsvp@chriscannon.com.
- Apr 11: Gov. Huntsman to give Welcoming Remarks at ACG Utah Capital Connection, 8 a.m., The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 11: Midday Metro on KCPW 88.3 FM at 10 a.m. features select excerpts from the 2006 Stegner Symposium on Global Climate Change: The Arctic to the Rocky Mountain West. Speakers: Professor of Geophysics David Chapman on “Global Warming: Just Hot Air?” and Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Chair of Inuit Circumpolar Conference, representing interests of the Inuit peoples of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Chukotka, on “The Right To Be Cold.”
- Apr 11: Hinckley Pizza & Politics Forum “Historical Perspectives on Human Rights: Rethinking the Nuremberg Trials," 12:00 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room (OSH 255). Professor Elizabeth Borgwardt, a professor of history at the U of U will be speaking on her forthcoming book A New Deal for the World: America's Vision for Human Rights, which has been nominated for both a Pulitzer Prize in history and the National Book Award.
- Apr 11: Lt. Gov.Herbert to speak at Utah Association of Appraisers Conference, 12:30 p.m., Wells Fargo Building 11th Floor, 299 South Main St, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 11: Lt. Gov. Herbert to speak to Professor George White's Public Health PhD Class, 4 p.m., University of Utah, 375 Chipeta Way, Suite A Room 105, Salt Lake City.

- Apr 11: Millard County Democratic Convention, 7 p.m., Delta City Offices, 76 N 200 W, Delta.
- Apr 11: Salt Lake County District Attorney candidate Kent Morgan event at the Murray Library, 7 to 8:30 p.m., 166 East 5300 South Murray.
- Apr 11: John Jacob Meet the Candidate Event, 7 p.m., South Jordan Library, 10673 South Redwood Road.
- Apr 12: Chris Cannon Delegate Breakfast, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jim’s Family Restaurant, 834 E State Street, American Fork. RSVP at 801.374.3002 or rsvp@chriscannon.com.
- Apr 12: Hinckley Forum “Liberty Under Law: Separate Branches, Balanced Powers,” 11 a.m., Orson Spencer Hall room 255, University of Utah. A live RadioWest Broadcast with moderator Doug Fabrizio. Guests include Chief Justice Christine Durham, Senate President John Valentine, Speaker of the House Greg Curtis, and Governor Jon Huntsman.
- Apr 12: Speaker Greg Curtis to participate in KUER RadioWest Law Day Show, 11 a.m.
- Apr 12: Garfield County Democratic Convention, 7 p.m., County Courthouse, Panguitch.
- Apr 12: Salt Lake County District Attorney candidate Kent Morgan event at the Anderson/Foothill Library, 7 to 9 p.m., 1135 South 2100 East, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 13: Hinckley Forum “A Visit with the Governor,” 9:10 a.m., Orson Spencer Hall room 255, University of Utah. Guest Governor Jon Huntsman.
- Apr 13: Lt. Gov.Hebert to speak at Utah Association of Realtors Campus Groundbreaking Event, 11:30 a.m., 255 West 9670 South, Sandy.
- Apr 13: Chris Cannon Delegate Lunch, 12:00 to1:30 p.m., Frontier Village, 1450 N Main, Ritchfield. RSVP at 801-374-3002 or rsvp@chriscannon.com.
- Apr 13: Senator Scott Jenkins to speak to Weber County Teen Republicans, 4 p.m., Weber County Library Main Branch, 2464 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden. TARS meetings are held monthly. Elections will be held for TARS leadership. All Weber County teens are invited. Contact Chair-Sarah Hampton at 801-737-1110 or Advisors Lisa and Brad Galvez 801-392-8591.
- Apr 13: Chris Cannon Delegate Dinner, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Sami’s Restaurant, 115 N Main St, Manti. RSVP at 801-374-3002 or rsvp@chriscannon.com.
- Apr 13: Salt Lake County District Attorney candidate Kent Morgan event at John Nielsen's House, 7 to 9 p.m., 3571 East Summerhill Dr (7720 South), Salt Lake City.
- Apr 13: Pete Ashdown to speak at the BYU Unix Users Group Meeting about Open-Source Politics, 7:30 p.m., Crabtree 250, Provo.
- Apr 14: Chris Cannon Delegate Breakfast, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Courtyard Marriott, 10701 South Holiday Park Dr, Sandy. RSVP at 801-374-3002 or rsvp@chriscannon.com.
- Apr 14: 1st Annual University of Utah Impact Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., patio of the Olpin Union Building, University of Utah campus. Register to vote, join a campaign, meet local candidates, get involved in campus groups, prizes and music, win a free trip to D.C. For more information see www.ustudents.com.
- Apr 14: Hinckley Forum “South African - U.S. Relations,” 10:45 a.m., Orson Spencer Hall room 255, University of Utah. Guest is Her Excellency Barbara Joyce Mosima Masekela, South African ambassador to the United States.
- Apr 14: Pete Ashdown to meet with students at University of Utah Impact Days, 11 a.m., Olpin Union Plaza, Salt Lake.

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