Happy Tuesday!
Nearly 1 million low-income students would lose automatic access to free school lunches under a proposal from the Trump administration to limit people receiving federal food stamps. The administration says it seek to trim the cost of food assistance programs and close what it views as loopholes in who qualifies for them. Advocates say even more youth could lose free meals as the implications of the cuts ripple across low-income schools [USAToday]
Topping the news: The biggest chunk, about 40%, of state tax relief under a proposal pushed by Utah’s Republican lawmakers would go to those making $113,000 a year and above. That’s about 20% of all income tax filers. [Trib]
-> A judge overturned a state emergency rule banning the sale of flavored vape juices, saying that the Utah Department of Health overstepped its authority in implementing the rule. [Trib] [Fox13] [DNews]
-> Utah farmers say their first year growing hemp was a trip into the ‘Wild West.’ [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @DanLamothe: “It would appear the Secret Very Good Boy involved in the Baghdadi raid is actually a Secret Very Good Girl.”
-> From @JenniferJJacobs: “Ex-NSC aide Charlie Kupperman not appearing today in impeachment inquiry. His lawyer says it’s Trump asserting privilege. ‘Trump, and every President before him for at least the last half century, who have asserted testimonial immunity for their closest confidential advisors.’”
-> From @aprilaser: “I want people outside of California to understand: In the past few days about 250,000 had to evacuate their homes due to the fires here. Many will soon learn they no longer have a home. It's hard to breathe”
Also in the news: Utah authorities have responded to a call from California to send 75 fire engines to assist in combating wildfires across the Golden State. [Trib]
-> Sen. Mitt Romney explains from where his fake twitter name of Pierre Delecto came. [USAToday]
-> The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City is urging people to object to the idea of raising Utah’s food tax by contacting lawmakers. [Fox13]
-> The Utah Transit Authority is seeking public input about a proposed rapid transit route between Davis County and Salt Lake City’s downtown. [Trib]
-> Columnist Robert Gehrke gives his take on Trump’s odds at winning reelection in 2020. [Trib]
Nationally: The House plans to take its first formal vote Thursday on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. [AP] [CNN] [NYTimes]
-> The top Ukraine expert at the White House plans to tell impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he twice reported concerns about President Trump’s pressure tactics on Ukraine, acting out of a “sense of duty.” [NYTimes]
-> Charles Kupperman, President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser, refused to appear for a closed-door deposition before House impeachment investigators. [CNN]
-> Trump in a tweet late Monday went after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, saying he committed “the only crimes in the impeachment Hoax,” and “should be impeached, and worse.” [TheHill]
-> Katie Hill’s resignation as a California representative prompts questions of equity when considering cases of Hill’s male counterparts, some of whom are running for reelection despite scandalous allegations. [AP] [NYTimes]
-> One of Oregon’s rare Republican representatives, Greg Walden, will not be seeking reelection after taking stock of a “grim political landscape” ahead of 2020. [NYTimes]
-> Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is said to be strongly considering a bid for his old Senate seat in Alabama. [TheHill]
-> California’s celebrities — LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger, to start — are beginning to be forced from their homes due to raging wildfires. [AP]
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-- Lee Davidson and Clara Hatcher
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