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Capitol Police left guns in bathrooms. Former polygamous town marshall spills. Poll: SLC residents split on moving homeless shelter.
Happy Monday. From the that's-pretty-scary file: A child visiting the U.S. Capitol with his parents recently found a loaded Glock pistol lost by a Capitol Police officer, and that's only one of a trio of incidents where guns were left behind by their owners in one of the most secure government facilities in the country. Another officer left his Glock and loaded magazine in a bathroom recently and a janitor found a third gun in an open space in the Capitol Police headquarters. [http://blogs.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/capitol-police-guns-found-in-problematic-places/" target="_blank">RollCall]
Topping the news: LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson is feeling the effects of his advanced age, the faith says, but he won't be stepping down from his post. [http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2465653-155/at-87-mormon-leader-thomas-s" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The former marshall of polygamous towns that straddle the Utah-Arizona border spills some of his secrets about how the FLDS faith allegedly runs the community. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2460532-155/a-polygamous-communitys-cop-is-spilling?fullpage=1" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert's announcement that he's starting over to work on an alternative to Medicaid expansion doesn't mean a lot of the Healthy Utah plan will be tossed. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627803/Governor-legislators-leave-baggage-behind-in-Medicaid-expansion.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Salt Lake City residents are split on whether to move the homeless shelter and resources away from downtown, a new poll shows. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/5555-salt-lake-city-residents-divided-on-whether-to-move-homeless-shelters-away-from-downtown" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
Tweets of the day: From @http://www.twitter.com/pourmecoffee" target="_blank">pourmecoffee: "I'd like to see separate presidential debates to focus on issues most important to me: foreign policy, domestic issues, and autoplay videos."
Happy Birthday: To GOP consultant Dave Hansen and state Sen. Todd Weiler.
Tune in: Architect David Brems, urban designer Mark Morris, Nick Como of the Downtown Alliance and Tribune reporter Tony Semerad join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about how City Creek Center has affected Salt Lake City's downtown. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
Opinion section: Sen. Orrin Hatch says attacks against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act will lead to a destructive result. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627840/Misrepresentation-against-Religious-Freedom-Restoration-Act-will-not-help-cause-of-equality.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Miriam Budgen, a fifth grade teacher at Rose Park Elementary, says state lawmaker's efforts to strengthen charter schools weakens public education and separates the "haves" from the "have-nots." [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2462004-155/op-ed-legislative-mandates-set-public-schools" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Steven Price, founder and president of Price Real Estate, says Google Fiber coming to Salt Lake City will help keep Delta Airlines hub in Utah — and that's a big deal. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2462365-155/op-ed-delta-airlines-hub-is-vital" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Selin Hoboy, vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs for Stericycle, says
-> Pat Bagley offers his take on Rep. Mia Love when it comes to automatic American citizenship for babies born here. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2466451-155/bagley-cartoon-american-born-baby-love" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Sen. Jim Dabakis gives his read of how Gov. Gary Herbert's negotiations with President Barack Obama over his Healthy Utah Plan will go. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2461998-155/dabakis-medicaid-talks-have-utah-leaders" target="_blank">Trib]
-> LaVarr Webb and Frank Pignanelli discuss the riots in Baltimore, racial tensions and the Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627842/How-do-Baltimore-riots-Supreme-Court-rulings-impact-Utah.html" target="_blank">DNews]
Weekend in review: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman hosted Sen. Mike Lee on his radio show over the weekend and urged him to "keep up the good work." [http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2469230-155/are-mike-lee-and-newt-gingrich" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Sen. Orrin Hatch says the Trade Promotion Authority legislation could help boost Utah exports. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627801/Proposed-trade-legislation-could-boost-Utah-exports-Hatch-says.html?pg=all" target="_blank">DNews]
-> UDOT is about to launch tests to look at ways cars could talk to each other to make driving safer. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2413155-155/cars-talking-to-cars-udot-about" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The Salt Lake County Council is looking to live stream its meetings so you can listen in at home. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2465915-155/salt-lake-county-council-looking-to" target="_blank">Trib]
Nationally: Ben Carson's attacks on President Barack Obama have changed the opinion of blacks who saw him as a hero in the 1980s. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-ben-carson-bashes-obama-many-blacks-see-a-heros-legacy-fade/2015/05/02/b9ce53c8-e850-11e4-9767-6276fc9b0ada_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost] Carson, meanwhile, is announcing his presidential plans today. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/03/ben-carson-to-announce-presidential-campaign-monday/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina jumped into the White House race today. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/politics/carly-fiorina-presidential-announcement/index.html" target="_blank">CNN]
-> As Hillary Clinton courts the political left in her presidential bid, she's being urged to take more liberal stands. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/politics/hillary-clinton-welcomes-the-democratic-left-but-is-pressured-to-take-progressive-stands.html?mabReward=A1&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> Chris Christie has faced no charges resulting from the Bridgegate scandal but he's not in the clear yet, the Democratic leader of a committee investigating the scandal says. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chris-christie-clear-bridgegate-nj-lawmaker/story?id=30772854" target="_blank">ABCNews]
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