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Political Cornflakes: Why the next government shutdown could be more severe

The dome of the Capitol Building is visible at left of a closure sign that is posted outside of the Library of Congress during a government shutdown in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why the next government shutdown could be more severe. Legislature opens with a “call to arms” against opiate manufacturers. Trib analysis: 92% of money donated to state lawmakers came from special interests.

Happy Tuesday. The federal government is open again after Congress passed a budget bill, but it’s really only temporary. We’ll be back facing another shutdown in 17 days since the stopgap bill only covers funding through Feb. 8, and with tensions already high, there’s another chance there could be another, more sustained closure. [Politico]

Topping the news: The 2018 Utah Legislature began Monday, giving lawmakers 45 days to work through more than 1,200 bills. House Speaker Greg Hughes opened the session with a “call to arms” against opiate manufacturers that have contributed to Utah’s opioid epidemic. [Trib] [DNews] [ABC4] [Fox13] [KSL]

-> A Salt Lake Tribune analysis showed that 92 percent of all money raised for members of the state Legislature in 2017 came from special-interest groups, which raises questions about who actually has influence over Utah lawmakers. [Trib]

-> Robert Gehrke gives his list of the top 25 power players in Utah politics. [Trib]

Tweets of the day: From @BenWinslow: “Person to me in a conversation: ‘The #utleg must be like summer camp for political nerds.’ Me: ‘Yeah … like summer camp.’“

-> From @MEPFuller: “Sen. Angus King quotes Mick Jagger. ‘You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.’ No, he did not sing it.”

-> From @kasie: “Has anyone asked @Oprah if this shutdown was a good idea?”

In other news: Utah Chief Justice Matthew Durrant in a Monday speech commended Utah lawmakers and courts for working together for judicial reform. [Trib] [DNews]

-> State Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, is sponsoring a bill that would stop Utah doctors from performing abortions that are sought because of a Down syndrome diagnosis. [Trib] [DNews] [ABC4] [KUTV] [Fox13] [KSL]

-> Gov. Gary Herbert and others are working to grow Utah’s tourism industry. Herbert is recommending lawmakers appropriate $22.5 million to the Tourism Marketing Performance Fund. [DNews]

-> The Point of the Mountain Development Commission was set to vote on a proposal Monday night that would create a game plan for managing population growth in Utah. [DNews]

-> Herriman High School students created a second student newspaper Monday after school administrators deleted a student article about the termination of a teacher for alleged misconduct. [Trib] [KUTV] [KSL]

-> A proposed bill that would have ignited a debate to replace Allosaurus with Utahraptor as the Utah state fossil has been called off. Revised legislation would now give Utahraptor the title of official state dinosaur. [Trib] [Fox13]

-> Pat Bagley compares the Utah Legislature to a dog park. [Trib]

Nationally: The House and the Senate passed a temporary spending bill Monday that would reopen the government and keep it running through Feb. 8. President Donald Trump signed the bill, ending the three-day government shutdown. [NYTimes]

-> The bill passed by Congress on Monday to end the government shutdown also provided for $31 billion in tax cuts. [NYTimes]

-> Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing backlash from his fellow Democrats because of his actions during the shutdown. [Politico]

-> Monday marked the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave women the right to get an abortion. [WaPost]

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— Thomas Burr and Madalyn Gunnell

Twitter.com/thomaswburr and https://twitter.com/madmcgunnell