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A historic deal with Iran. Ski resorts and environmentalists strike an accord. Ballots for municipal races are in the mail.
Happy Tuesday. Jake Garn is back on the ballot in Utah, this time running for Kaysville City Council. But it isn't the former senator and astronaut. It is his son, just the latest in a long line of family members of politicians to try their own hand at elected office. [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/jake-garn-running-for-kaysville-city-council/15348/__nhnZoyuECd2vS0jPMljw" target="_blank">ABC4]
Topping the news: A nuclear deal with Iran has been reached. It would place limits on Iran's nuclear program for 15 years in exchange for easing of economic sanctions. Six countries were involved and each has to sign off. The next step here is a debate in Congress and it is already getting a chilly response from some quarters. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-is-reached-after-long-negotiations.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=span-ab-top-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/historic-nuclear-deal-with-iran-expected-to-be-announced/2015/07/14/5f8dddb2-29ea-11e5-a5ea-cf74396e59ec_story.html?hpid=z1" target="_blank">WaPost] [http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/07/14/iran-nuclear-agreement/30121291/" target="_blank">USAToday] [http://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-world-powers-reach-nuclear-deal-1436861667" target="_blank">WSJ] [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/14/iran-world-powers-agree-to-nuclear-deal/" target="_blank">FoxNews]
-> Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls it a historic mistake. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/netanyahu-calls-iran-deal-historic-mistake-1436866617" target="_blank">WSJ] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israel-blasts-iran-deal-as-dark-day-in-history/2015/07/14/feba23ae-0018-403f-82f3-3cd54e87a23b_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> A Mountain Accord plan outlines what Utah's ski resorts will look like for years to come, involving land swaps that should appease conservationalists and the ski industry. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2727567-155/utah-ski-resorts-will-get-give" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kutv.com/news/local/mountain-accord-gets-praise-criticism" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/mountain-accord-agreement-moves-on-to-phase-2/17136/2uN3gFQ_MUa3Mdmljvm0nA" target="_blank">ABC4]
Tweets of the day: From @https://twitter.com/BenWinslow" target="_blank">BenWinslow: "Apologies to @SLCMayorsOffice for the security scare when I left my backpack behind at a news conference!"
-> From @https://twitter.com/Kyle_Stubbs" target="_blank">Kyle_Stubbs: "At what point are the early GOP candidates going to start re-announcing their bid for president just to shift attention back to them?"
-> From @https://twitter.com/chrisdonovan" target="_blank">chrisdonovan: "7 governors, 5 senators, 2 CEOs and a surgeon walk into a bar in Iowa ... "
-> From @https://twitter.com/jermsguy" target="_blank">jermsguy: "Trump said if he was a Democrat, he'd be hailed as a genius by the media. Well, he was a Democrat from 2001-2009. Anyone got press clippings?"
Happy Birthday: To State Rep. Keith Grover.
Tune in: University of Utah geologist Brenda Bowen, Dennis Sullivan of the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association and Tribune reporter Emma Penrod join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to examine why the Bonneville Salt Flats are disappearing. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com
In other news: The Boy Scouts of America may end its organizational ban on gay troop leaders, allowing individual units — such as the LDS Church — to decide their own policy. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2726949-155/end-to-ban-on-gay-scout" target="_blank">APviaTrib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765677325/Boy-Scouts-executive-committee-OKs-ending-ban-on-gay-leaders.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kutv.com/news/local/boy-scouts-to-allow-gay-leaders-lds-church-comments" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/boy-scouts-leadership-votes-to-allow-gay-scoutmast/20216/dkhhr-G-K0uNXWmmB4fnag" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/13/boy-scouts-of-america-to-lift-ban-on-openly-gay-leaders/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> Ballots for the municipal primaries in Salt Lake County should be in residents' mailboxes this week. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2726705-155/vote-by-mail-ballots-on-the-way-for" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632530/First-surge-of-vote-by-mail-ballots-hit-Utahns-mailboxes.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kuer.org/post/salt-lake-city-expects-high-voter-participation-vote-mail" target="_blank">KUER] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/13/cities-launch-vote-by-mail-campaign/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> UTA officials say low gas prices may be to blame for a decrease in ridership. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2726852-155/as-uta-aims-to-increase-ridership" target="_blank">Trib]
-> UTA is also trying to increase bike ridership with free bicycle safety kits and special racks on TRAX trains. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2726915-155/uta-offers-free-bike-safety-kits" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The five mayoral candidates in Salt Lake City gathered for a debate centered on LGBT issues. [http://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-mayoral-candidates-court-lgbt-voters" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert is starting his re-election campaign now — even though he has no announced challenger and won't be on the ballot for another year. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632534/Gov-Herberts-re-election-campaign-off-to-an-early-start.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz has brought bipartisanship back to the the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/07/13/chaffetz_brings_bipartisanship_back_to_oversight_panel__127337.html" target="_blank">RealClearPolitics]
-> Indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson, who's connected to the cases of former Utah AGs Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow, will need to get another attorney for his bank fraud case. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2727208-155/jeremy-johnson-case-hits-another-snag" target="_blank">Trib]
-> A bad economy stopped several couples from having children, but the so called "baby recession" may now be over. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2715815-155/is-utahs-baby-recession-over" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Rep. Rob Bishop is sponsoring a bill that would help the U.S. Forest Service to streamline certain forestry projects. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632495/Bishops-bill-An-RX-for-overgrown-forests.html" target="_blank">DNews]
Nationally: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the Pentagon is drafting plans to allow transgender people to serve openly in the military. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/us/pentagon-plan-would-let-transgender-people-serve-openly.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pentagon-to-allow-transgender-members-to-serve-openly/2015/07/13/fe9b054a-298d-11e5-a5ea-cf74396e59ec_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is the 15th GOP candidate to join the 2016 presidential race, delivering a no-teleprompter speech where he shows that he'll be one of the most conservative candidates in the race. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/us/politics/scott-walker-presidential-campaign.html?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/scott-walker-vows-to-fight-and-win-with-a-conservative-message-for-2016/2015/07/13/52b89224-296a-11e5-a5ea-cf74396e59ec_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost] [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/scott-walker-kicks-off-presidential-run-120058.html?hp=t3_r" target="_blank">Politico]
-> Check out how much presidential hopefuls have raised so far through campaign donations and super PACs. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/13/how-much-money-presidential-candidates-have-raised-so-far/?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> President Barack Obama encouraged states to make saving for retirement easier, speaking at the White House conference on aging. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/us/politics/obama-wants-more-state-laws-to-make-retirement-saving-easier.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes]
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