Today's Featured Articles:
Emergency podcast: McAdams declares victory, but Love hasn't conceded yet
Democrat McAdams declares victory over Republican Love in Utah's 4th District
Chaffetz: Republicans 'better figure out a few things' if they want to win in 2020
Situational Awareness
Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City.
The internet is going crazy over this iPhone trick discovered by Atlanta food blogger Krissy Brierre-Davis. Apparently, she wasn't the only one who knew about it. The tip quickly went viral:
Executive summary: Utahns want to improve public education, but they don't want to pay for it. Love grabs the lead over McAdams. Trump attacks the former Navy SEAL who led the raid that killed bin Laden.
Today at Utah Policy
Analysis: The 'blue wave' carries McAdams to victory
Why do we trust big tech with location data, but not government?
CYBER 24 Episode 36: Federal regulation of consumer data
Utah's unemployment rate remains steady at 3.2%
Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics Ep. 398
Weekly survey: Trump's 2020 prospects following the 2018 midterms
Policy News
Utah mayors and council members file amicus in support of lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s action on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
A group of 21 mayors and council members from around Utah submitted two amicus briefs with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, supporting the cases challenging President Trump’s...
Salt Lake City will hold Job Info Fair focused on skilled trade positions
The Salt Lake City Human Resources Department, in collaboration with the Public Services, Public Utilities, Sustainability, Airport, and Emergency Management Departments, will hold a Job Info Fair...
42nd annual Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards luncheon
The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah’s largest and longest-serving statewide business association, honored Cindy Crane, CEO of Rocky Mountain Power, as the 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award recipient at this...
Register now for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s flagship event
Salt Lake City has been designated as the host city for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s largest annual export event this December, Discover Global Markets (DGM): Indo-Pacific.
Cicero Group's Dr. Hollie Pettersson honored by Salt Lake Chamber
The Salt Lake Chamber announced Cicero Group’s Ed Direction practice lead, Dr. Hollie Pettersson as a winner of the 2018 “Pathfinder Award.”
SLCC math department wins national award for OER efforts
Salt Lake Community College’s mathematics department won the Digital Learning Innovation award from the Online Learning Consortium, presented Nov. 13 during the annual OLC Accelerate Conference in...
Local Headlines
Deseret News
Pignanelli and Webb: Odd election results explained — sort of
Op-ed: Faster, cheaper and less vitriolic elections for our cities
Boyd Matheson: Hope in future Olympic Games requires a Utah strategy
Editorial: Orrin Hatch gets the medal he deserves
Trump awards 'great friend' Sen. Orrin Hatch nation's highest civilian honor
Report: Salt Lake City department head fired for 'offensive behavior' related to sex, religion
Good morning, Dave: Proposal would open pod bay doors for autonomous cars in Utah
Unhealthy forests, wildfires and few dollars add up to tragedy in the West
Salt Lake Tribune
Op-ed: Emery County bill an opportunity for conservation and recreation
Editorial: Pass the First Step Act. Now.
Utah Board of Regents changes how it will scrutinize and approve tuition hikes
Judge tosses Rep. Mia Love’s lawsuit against Salt Lake County clerk
Rep. Mia Love jumps ahead of Ben McAdams by 419 votes after updates from Utah, Salt Lake counties
Prop 4 on independent redistricting still winning by a whisker in updated vote tally
Other
Mia Love overtakes Ben McAdams by 419 votes with Utah County's latest release (Daily Herald)
Utah bill would outlaw holding phone while driving; hands-free only allowed (Standard-Examiner)
USOC visits Park City, Salt Lake City as bid race narrows (Park Record)
Business Headlines
National Headlines
Press shouldn't celebrate too soon on Jim Acosta lawsuit (Washington Examiner)
de Blasio, citing 'socialistic impulse,' wants more government control of NYC property (FOX News)
After Florida’s election chaos, the Broward County election supervisor has resigned (Vox)
‘You can’t run from your roots.’ Kemp sticks to conservative approach (AJC)
The Presidential Turkey Pardon's Weird Roots Go Back To The Iran-Contra Scandal (NPR)
Pelosi’s bid for speaker imperiled as public opposition grows (Politico)
Chaffetz on House Leader Contest: 'No Greater GOP Foil Than Nancy Pelosi' (FOX News)
Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio are getting defensive about their Amazon deal (Vox)
Lighter Side
"What's the difference between baseball and politics? In baseball you're out if you're caught stealing". One Line Fun
Wise Words
"If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get." Frank A. Clark
