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GOP could be headed for convention chaos without Speaker Ryan. Rawlings wants Grand Jury to probe Reid, Lee. 356 laws take affect today.
Happy Tuesday. In any other election year, House Speaker Paul Ryan would be the only choice to head the GOP convention — just as the No. 1 House Republican has for decades before him.But now that the Wisconsin Republican and presumptive nominee Donald Trump are at odds — and the speaker has offered to take himself out of the running for the honorary chairman post — the leadership of the convention is up in the air. Even top officials at the Republican National Committee don't know who's going to be running the show. [Politico]
Topping the news: Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings wants a grand jury to take testimony about Sens. Harry Reid and Mike Lee. [Trib]
-> Utah's fetal anesthesia bill is one of 356 laws that take effect today, but many medical professionals say it is not medically possible to uphold this law. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @kkondik: "I don't think anyone can effectively attack Trump on policy - like trying to hammer jello to a wall."
From @T4America: "Selling a city without transit to millennials is like selling a phone without a camera."
Happy Birthday: to Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee Newton and state Rep. Lynn Hemingway.
Tune in: Utah Medical Association president Dr. William Hamilton and maternal fetal medicine physician Dr. Sean Esplin join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to discuss how a new Utah law requiring anesthesia for fetuses before an abortion will affect doctors and patients. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MT on sltrib.com.
In other news: A St. George doctor has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for illegally prescribing over 80,000 highly addictive oxycodone pills. [Trib] [Fox13] [KUTV]
-> Delays persist as the Utah Transit Authority continues to investigate the cause of and clean up after a green-line train that derailed Sunday. [Trib] [KUER] [KUTV] [DNews]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on how Republicans are coming to grips with Donald Trump as their nominee. [Trib]
-> The Utah Department of Health welcomes public comment on the Medicaid expansion draft before it goes through steps for approval and implementation. [Trib]
-> Salt Lake City Finance Director Gina Chamness will leave her position to become Holladay's city manager. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Construction at the Salt Lake City International Airport has resulted in road shifts and possible delays. [Trib] [ABC4]
-> The Utah Taxpayers Association is out with its annual scorecard. [UtahPolicy]
-> The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District proposes an annual water payment increase to combat inflation and population growth. [Trib] The Utah Division of Water Resources also launches a water conservation campaign today. [Sentinel News]
-> Veterans in the Salt Lake area are invited to discuss their health care at an American Legion town hall meeting. [Trib]
-> The rebuilt Green River Dam benefits recreation and agriculture. [Trib]
-> Paul Rolly discusses how two Utah delegates for Sen. Ted Cruz are fundraising their way to the Republican National Convention. [Trib]
-> Utah County Republicans debate who to vote for in a presidential campaign that has not gone as they had hoped. [DNews]
-> Sen. Orrin Hatch paid tribute to Sen. Bob Bennett, who passed away last week. [YouTube]
-> Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., push the Senate to pass legislation for email privacy, saying security is not a partisan issue. [TheHill]
-> Soda chain Swig has amended its lawsuit against competitor Sodalicious. Swig claims Sodalicious infringed on its trademark "dirty" drinks. [Fox13]
-> Ogden policymakers continue to debate a proposal on vacation rentals as sites such as Airbnb increase in popularity. [StandEx]
Nationally: Donald Trump tapped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to lead his transition team, which may block Christie from a vice presidential nomination. [Atlantic] [Politico] Former presidential rivals, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said they would not accept VP offers from Trump. [Cleveland] [WaTimes]
-> North Carolina sued the federal government for "baseless and blatant overreach" after the Justice Department demanded the state not enforce the new law banning transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. [CNN] [USAToday] The federal government retaliated a few hours later by filing its own lawsuit against North Carolina for "state-sponsored discrimination." [ABCNews] [WaPost] [Politico] [TIME]
-> House Speaker Paul Ryan said he would step down as co-chair of the Republican Convention if Trump asked him to. [NYPost] After some negative rhetoric, both Ryan and Trump say they look forward to meeting Thursday and hope they can reach an understanding. [WaPost]
-> The journalists behind the Panama Papers published an online database, which implicates 36 Americans who were already investigated for financial malfeasance. [USAToday] [KUTV]
-> A Mexican federal judge ruled drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can be extradited to the U.S. [NYTimes] [NPR]
Where are they?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz meets with committee staff. He votes in the evening.
Rep. Chris Stewart attends Sen. Bob Bennett's funeral, meets with Utah egg producers and votes at a House Intelligence Briefing.
Gov. Gary Herbert visits with elementary school students at the state Capitol in the morning. He attends an Uplift Families Advisory Committee meeting in the afternoon and the State of Sport Awards in the evening.
Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox meets with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management at the Capitol. He also attends the State of Sport Awards in the evening.
State Auditor John Dougall attends the Attorney General's second annual Law Day celebration. He will then meet with a legislator and make a surprise visit to a local government entity.
SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams also attends the Governor's State of Sport Awards.
President Barack Obama meets with the National Security Council to discuss the Islamic State terrorist group. In the afternoon, he will honor the 2016 NCAA Champion University of Connecticut women's basketball team at the White House.
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— Thomas Burr and Kayla Goodson
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