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Back to @GovHerbert who says the business community is not at fault but more "our social gatherings." WUT??

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State officials in #Utah indic that #Covid19 "patients in the state range from 19 to 90 yrs old.... many won't make it and those who do will suffer long-term effects of the virus." THESE MEDICAL OFFICIALS ARE SCARED ABOUT THE SURGE #utpol

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The #Utah Senate is presently conducting business in special session and has 12 items on the second reading calendar, most from the House #utpol Here's a link https://t.co/JvVobjIFrb

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@MrsBrowniscool Sources telling us that GSD warehouse is completely out of sanitizer wipes. They have no reporting line of authority in place. See the Governor's press conf from today, #UTpol

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

LISTEN: Audio of 55 mins of President Trump's call with governors.

https://t.co/F61VBWsPtW

Trump derided many governors as "weak." He said of protesters, "These are terrorists, these are terrorists...They're Antifa and they're radical left."

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Rose Garden speech just now:
"I will do it for the Governors if they can't get it done," seems like a good way to alienate those who could have been serious supporters. But NOOOoooo.

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While we are at it, can we update Saint George, Utah to just St. George?

[Alex Cragun @AlexCragun]

Who do I need to petition to change "Utahans" to "Utahns" in spell check? It's one letter, but a lifetime of frustration. @MerriamWebster @Microsoft @Apple @Android? #utpol #UtahnsforUtahns

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Utah bars are re-open.

Only in Utah are people willing to risk their lives to spend $10 on a juice box with a metered shot in it.

#utpol #COVID

[Dylan McDonnell @DylanCMcDonnell]

The State of Utah, in an effort to emulate Trump, has stopped caring about science and turned orange. #utpol #utahcovid19

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#utpol #COVID19

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@gopTODD A totally reasonable metric, wouldn't want to use something like fatalities per infected - why isn't the media focusing on the fact that no one has died from COVID-19 on Mars or Antarctica?

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Worth noting - stolen from Reddit. #utpol

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House is done for the day. I must admit, all things considered, this very special session for the House went off very well. #utpol #utleg

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.@BradWilsonGOP asks @SueDuckworthUT to "Kindly calm down the parties in Magna." #utpol #utleg #shakeout

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@inkedtater @USPS I mean, someone *does* need to pay for it. @RepBrianKing clarified that counties/states will ultimately pick up the bill if for some reason the postage isn't pre-paid.

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.@kimfcoleman asks how campaigns would be able to observe counting in the event that county offices will be closed to the public during ballot counting #utpol #utelg

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What is the over/under time that someone's speech will be interrupted by a pet/child/spouse during the #utleg session? #utpol

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#utleg fiddling with the law to reduce city and county powers in light of COVID-19 response #utpol

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So, traditionally, House members can vote by just giving a thumbs up or down to the clerk so they don't have to walk over to their desk and push a button.

For some reason, this is still happening with the #Zoomislature even though they are in front of keyboards. #utpol #utleg