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How Donald Trump will make Mexico pay for the border wall. Utah's House members vote in lockstep. Hatch praises trade secrets legislation that passes Senate.
Happy Tuesday. Donald Trump has finally explained how he's going to make Mexico pay for that huge wall: end U.S. money transfers. Trump says in a two-page memo that he would threaten to prohibit money transfers from the United States to Mexico — a move that could decimate the U.S. neighbor's economy — unless it agrees to build that 1,000-mile-long border fence. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-would-seek-to-block-money-transfers-to-force-mexico-to-fund-border-wall/2016/04/05/c0196314-fa7c-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Utah's House members frequently vote in lockstep — and it's no accident.<strong> </strong>[<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3731061-155/utahs-house-members-vote-in-lockstep"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Sen. Orrin Hatch is being criticized on both sides of the Supreme Court nomination fight, either for not supporting a confirmation hearing or because of fears that he will. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3738657-155/utahs-orrin-hatch-hit-on-both"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Hatch praised the passage of his bill that allows companies to defend trade secrets in federal court. It passed 87-0 and had 65 bipartisan co-sponsors. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/senator-hatch-calls-trade-secrets-bill-critical-victory"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/04/a-better-way-to-protect-trade-secrets-000081#ixzz44rZGZt5e"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6be09becada64ba28c053033def30006/senate-passes-legislation-protect-trade-secrets"; target="_blank">AP</a>] [<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-passes-trade-secrets-bill-1459807973"; target="_blank">WSJ</a>] [<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/finance/275129-senate-easily-passes-trade-secrets-bill"; target="_blank">TheHill</a>] [<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-04/senate-set-to-pass-bipartisan-measure-to-protect-trade-secrets"; target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>] [<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-secrets-idUSKCN0X11Y3"; target="_blank">Reuters</a>]
-> State Sen. Alvin Jackson posted a tweet during the NCAA final game last night with a derogatory sentiment. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3740277-155/utah-senator-tweets-derogatory-statement-about"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/freddoso">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">freddoso</span></a>: "If Trump ever stopped making stuff up, fabric of spacetime would tear & we'd all be destroyed in a flash of energy. "
From <a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/LOLGOP">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">LOLGOP</span></a>: "I really though Obama was going to cure Wrestlemania."
From <a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/danpfeiffer">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">danpfeiffer</span></a>: "Trying to placate Trump supporters with Paul Ryan would be like Democrats trying to win Sanders' voters by putting Bloomberg on the ticket"
From <a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">PatrickSvitek</span></a>: "Reporters encourage Cruz to sport a cheese hat. 'There is an ironclad rule of politics: No funny hats,' Cruz says."
<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>To Karen Crompton, director of SL Co.'s Human Services Department, and Jesse P. Higgins.<strong> </strong>
<strong>Tune in: </strong>Utah Education Association President Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh and American Federation of Teachers President Brad Asay join Tribune education reporter Benjamin Wood to discuss the recent legislative session and their organizations' roles in politics moving forward. Watch Trib Talk live at <span class="aBn"><span class="aQJ">12:15 p.m. MT</span></span> on <a href="http://sltrib.com/"; target="_blank">sltrib.com</a>.<strong> </strong>
<strong>In other news:</strong> The Utah Supreme Court seemed to favor allowing candidates to either collect signatures to get on the primary ballot, go to the party's convention, or both, at yesterday's hearing. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3738954-155/justices-unlikely-to-disqualify-utah-gop"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651528/Utah-Supreme-Court-hears-arguments-over-disputed-state-election-law.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/04/04/utah-supreme-court-may-decide-if-republicans-appear-on-the-ballot/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/utah-supreme-court-hears-arguments-election-law-case"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> With women making 67 cents on the dollar to men, Utah has the second-widest gender pay gap in the nation. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3738626-155/utah-has-second-widest-wage-gap-between"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> State Sen. Jim Dabakis said a "serious proposal" has been made by a "civic-minded" group to buy The Salt Lake Tribune. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3738664-155/civic-minded-group-trying-to-buy-the"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Though SLC's bike sharing program has gained momentum, it's a national trend. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3738053-155/bike-share-programs-growing-nationally-not-just"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> The Salt Lake County Council will consider Mayor Ben McAdams for $200,000 to temporarily cover operating costs at the Road Home's Midvale Center. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651544/McAdams-to-ask-council-for-200K-for-Midvale-Centers-operational-costs.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> In the week leading up to Utah's presidential caucus, 74,000 residents submitted voter registrations. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651552/Huge-huge-numbers-of-voter-registrations-reported-on-caucus-night.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> A newspaper carrier in SLC is suing the Newspaper Agency Corp. for allegedly failing to pay for mileage reimbursements. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651562/Newspaper-carrier-files-lawsuit-claiming-unpaid-tips-mileage-expenses.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Mary Beckerle, CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, will sit on a new blue ribbon panel as part of Vice President Joe Biden's Moonshot Initiative to find a cure for cancer. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3739321-155/huntsman-cancer-institute-director-joins-vp"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> An investigation of two northern Utah hospitals by the Utah Health Department has connected at least 16 people with a hepatitis C outbreak propelled by a former nurse. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3737810-155/utah-health-department-investigation-finds-16"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651512/16-infected-with-hepatitis-C-from-former-nurse-investigation-finds.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/cdc-says-hep-c-outbreak-in-utah-has-16-cases-more-than-7200-still-not-tested"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/04/04/utah-dept-of-health-releases-findings-in-hep-c-investigation/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/16-people-infected-in-hepatitis-c-outbreak"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/udohcdc-hepatitis-c-investigation-ids-7200-potential-exposures"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> Washakie Renewable Energy, a business that was the focus of a federal raid earlier this year, has given $218,246 to the U. over five years, university records show. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3726308-155/energy-company-with-polygamous-ties-has"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Members of the FLDS community are allegedly bracing for the Apocalypse, expected tomorrow. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/flds-people-reportedly-brace-for-apocalypse-on-wednesday"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> Summit County residents are confused by the controversial expansion of a motocross track. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/04/04/expansion-of-motocross-track-in-summit-county-town-stirs-controversy/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Rangers are investigating recent vandalism at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/04/04/rangers-investigate-vandalism-at-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Lawyers representing a former Miss Utah in a suit against the government for wrongly arresting her say the court shouldn't toss the case out because of a missed fee payment. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3737785-155/ex-miss-utah-dont-derail-suit-against"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651538/Ex-beauty-queen-asks-high-court-to-allow-suit-against-police.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> A high school student's efforts to make the rules for the state Regents Scholarship more clear will hopefully lead to fewer denials for future applicants. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/get-gephardt/changes-to-regents-scholarship-will-see-fewer-students-denied-on-technicalities"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> The Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Copper Hills High School's Lorna Murray as its Teacher of the Year. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/vfw-coins-utahs-teacher-of-the-year"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> An after school program in St. George, called School of Life, is helping raise graduation rates. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/st-george-after-school-program-shows-its-worth-by-raising-high-school-graduation-rates"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> St. George Mayor Jon Pike said the city is experiencing slow and steady growth. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/mayor-pike-st-george-growth-remains-steady"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> A professor from Duke University addressed Islamophobia in a speech at SLCC. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/04/04/duke-university-professor-addresses-islamphobia-at-salt-lake-community-college/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Students at the U. competed for $75,000 in prizes at the annual Bench-to-Bedside event, designed to introduce medical, engineering and business students to medical device innovation. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/bench-to-bedside-uofu-students-unveil-medical-innovations-and-compete-for-prize-money"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> Health officials hosted a suicide prevention course in Ogden last night. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/04/04/ogden-health-officials-host-suicide-prevention-training/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/do-you-know-how-to-help-someone-dealing-with-suicide"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> An April 16 open house in SLC will help give direction to community members who want to volunteer to help refugees. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/find-out-how-you-can-volunteer-to-help-refugees-at-an-orientation-open-house"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> Later this month Utah residents will participate in events like Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to advocate for awareness of sexual violence. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-to-raise-awareness-about-sexual-assault-domestic-violence"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> Sterigenics International LLC, a global provider, has required the previously privately-held and Salt Lake City-based Nelson Laboratories Inc. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651536/Salt-Lake-Citys-Nelson-Labs-acquired-by-Illinois-based-medical-technology-company.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on seeing the elephant in the world of who pays taxes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3739319-155/bagley-cartoon-seeing-the-elephant"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally: </strong>GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump was given a lukewarm welcome in Wisconsin last night. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/wisconsin-trump-cruz-milwaukee-221559"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] His wife, Melania Trump, gave a rare two-minute speech, calling her husband a "fighter." [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/04/politics/melania-trump-donald-trump-wisconsin/index.html?sr=twCNN040516melania-trump-donald-trump-wisconsin0431AMVODtopVideo&linkId=23060472"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/melania-stumps-donald-trump-he-will-punch-back-10-times-n550641"; target="_blank">NBC</a>]
-> Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton received criticism for using the term "unborn person" in an interview. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/04/hillary-clinton-roundly-criticized-for-referring-to-the-unborn-as-a-person/"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/275031-clinton-unborn-person-doesnt-have-constitutional-rights"; target="_blank">TheHill</a>]
-> Clinton has agreed to a debate against fellow Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in New York on April 14. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/sanders-accepts-april-14-debate-with-clinton-221556"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/04/politics/democratic-debate-brooklyn/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6c88351da2da44f1ba6dc4611ce5cac9/clinton-sanders-agree-new-york-debate-ahead-primary"; target="_blank">AP</a>]
-> Right-wing conservatives are beginning to turn up the heat for Republicans willing to meet with President Barack Obama's nominee for Supreme Court Justice, Merrick Garland. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/kelly-ayotte-meet-merrick-garland-supreme-court-221538#ixzz44uTPwGZY"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> heads to a Boards and Commissions meeting and the Sevier County GOP Convention.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> also hits the Sevier County GOP Convention.</li>
<li>SL Co. Mayor Ben <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/MayorBenMcAdams"; target="_blank">McAdams</a></strong> meets with County Councilmember Arlyn Bradshaw, speaks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics and U.'s Career Services event and heads to a County Council meeting.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a></strong> receives his daily briefing, joins Secretary of Defense Ash Carter for a meeting and sits down with Combatant Commanders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He later hosts a dinner in their honor.</li>
</ul>
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