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Trump's judicial picks. Bears Ears debate takes over Utah's Capitol. Hear from the prospective Tribune owner.
Happy Thursday. Donald Trump released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court nominees to calm conservatives, but one of these nominees is not like the other. Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett is very active on Twitter – where he has repeatedly mocked Trump. [<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/18/478563401/trumps-list-of-possible-supreme-court-nominees-includes-a-judge-whos-mocked-trum?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social"; target="_blank">NPR</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/18/the-prolific-tweets-of-justicewillett-who-made-donald-trumps-scotus-short-list/?postshare=391463603377859&tid=ss_tw"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/don-willett-trump-twitter_us_573cb6bbe4b0646cbeebd2d5?section=politics"; target="_blank">HuffPost</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>A Utahn is on Trump's Supreme Court shortlist — Utah's Associate Chief Justice Thomas Lee, the brother of Sen. Mike Lee. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3906414-155/utahn-on-trumps-list-of-his">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865654534/Utah-Justice-Tom-Lee-on-Trumps-list-of-potential-US-Supreme-Court-nominees.html?pg=all"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/byu-grad-son-of-rex-lee-on-donald-trump-s/article_cef7cb20-99b3-5cc0-9407-7f8440125342.html"; target="_blank">DailyHerald</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/utahs-thomas-lee-among-trumps-potential-supreme-court-nominees"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> During a special session, the state Legislature passed a resolution against the creation Bears Ears Monument because the monument would "destroy" locals' way of life. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3908163-155/legislature-expresses-opposition-to-bears-ears"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865654572/Utah-lawmakers-pass-resolution-against-proposed-Bears-Ears-national-monument.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/05/18/utah-legislature-passes-resolution-opposing-obama-monument-plans/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-navajo-rally-against-plans-to-designate-bears-ears-area-as-national-monument"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/lawmakers-obama-no-national-monument-here"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] A new poll shows only 17 percent of Utahns support the proposed monument. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9551-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chair of the House Oversight Committee, has tried to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and is now changing strategy. He wants Koskinen censured and his pension stripped. [<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/18/house-oversight-chairman-moves-to-censure-irs-chief-strip-pension.html"; target="_blank">FoxNews</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a href="https://twitter.com/toddstarnes"; target="_blank">@toddstarnes</a>: "Best thing about <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump"; target="_blank">@realdonaldtrump</a>'s Supreme Court list: there's only one Ivy League graduate on the list!"
<strong>Tune in: </strong>Businessman and prospective owner of The Salt Lake Tribune Paul Huntsman joins Jennifer Napier-Pearce to introduce himself and discuss his motives for buying the 146-year-old newspaper. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MT on <a href="http://sltrib.com/"><span class="s2">sltrib.com</span></a>.
<strong>In other news: </strong> Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes urged politicians to keep campaign fundraising and policy discussions separate after Gov. Gary Herbert's "Available Jones" comments. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3907715-155/in-wake-of-governor-fundraising-controversy"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9558-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> Police say Kay Porter Ricks, a Utah Transit Authority worker found dead in Wyoming, was murdered. Police are investigating whether his death is connected to two men accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman and her daughters. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3903745-155/uta-man-found-dead-in-wyoming"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/05/18/missing-uta-employees-death-may-be-connected-to-fugitives-flight-from-utah/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] Ricks is remembered as a hard-working family man. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865654566/Regimented-UTA-employee-remembered-as-family-man-handyman.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/family-remembers-kay-ricks-says-they-are-not-angry-with-anyone"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/05/18/uta-employee-found-dead-in-wyoming-remembered-as-family-man-eager-to-help-others/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Protestors at the Capitol said the Obama administration's transgender bathroom order puts students' safety at risk. This is part of an ongoing debate over the directive. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3908149-155/protesters-push-back-against-transgender-bathroom"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/utah-parents-concerned-about-bathroom-directive"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> Utah legislators are trying to decide whether to conduct future elections by mail, paper vote or electronically before they replace old voting machines. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3907392-155/utah-trying-to-decide-how-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/utah-voting-machines-nearing-end-expected-lifespan"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] Officials will also decide whether to make day-of voter registration permanent after the November elections. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3907546-155/report-election-day-registration-working-"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Legislators restored $4.7 million in funding to online preschool, elementary software and high school cooking programs during the special session. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3907797-155/utah-lawmakers-restore-funding-for-education"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865654569/Utah-Legislature-restores-47-million-for-education-in-special-session.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/legislature-restores-education-funding-vetoed-governor"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9562-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>] And it sounds like there may be more special sessions this summer. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/9560-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> A newly released audit shows the Utah Communications Authority was neither transparent nor accurate with its expenditures, which may have allowed the $1 million, decade-long embezzlement to occur. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3907988-155/audit-says-agency-ripe-for-fraud?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865654573/Audit-Public-safety-communication-agencys-status-needs-legislative-review.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Colombian diplomats are warning the country's leaders not to let drug makers produce a generic version of Novartis' cancer drug or the United States may pull back support for the nation's peace process, citing pressure from trade officials and the Senate Finance Committee, which Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is tight with the pharmaceutical industry, leads. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3906882-155/was-orrin-hatch-involved-in-big?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>]
-> John Huber, the U.S. attorney for Utah, has been appointed to a national crime-fighting committee. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3906455-155/us-attorney-for-utah-john-huber"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Officer Doug Barney, who was killed on duty in January, was remembered at an annual memorial service honoring fallen officers. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3905443-155/fallen-utah-officers-recognized-for-their"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> The aerial-drone industry is hesitant to expand into Utah because of legislation that would restrict where drone can fly. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3906294-155/aerial-drone-industry-asks-utah-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Three Utah companies allegedly made 84 million telemarketing calls to numbers on the "do not call" list. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3907389-155/us-regulators-allege-utah-companies-made"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Over 1,000 residents attended a Provo City workshop on how to help refugees and immigrants. [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/hundreds-attend-workshop-on-helping-refugees-and-others-in-need/article_5ef64053-d36c-5f1b-8311-e0d6d48eba1d.html"; target="_blank">DailyHerald</a>]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on Donald Trump's controversial campaign. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3907781-155/bagley-cartoon-make-america-hate-again"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally: </strong> Bernie Sanders has taken a combative approach to defeat Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination, but Sanders says the Democratic establishment unfairly favors Clinton. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/us/politics/bernie-sanderss-campaign-accuses-head-of-dnc-of-favoritism.html?version=meter+at+4&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-establishment-battle-boils-over/"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
-> Trump pulled ahead of Clinton in a new national poll, 45 percent to 42 percent. [<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/18/fox-news-poll-trump-tops-clinton-both-seen-as-deeply-flawed-candidates.html">FoxNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/18/trump-pulls-ahead-clinton-new-national-poll/84567376/"; target="_blank">USAToday</a>]
-> An EgyptAir flight disappeared over the Mediterranean and is believed to have crashed. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/20/world/middleeast/egyptair-flight-804.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/19/reports-egyptair-flight-may-have-crashed-over-mediterranean-sea/84579066/"; target="_blank">USAToday</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> meets with Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retailers.</li>
<li>Rep. Chris <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank"><strong>Stewart</strong></a> attends a House Intelligence Committee briefing and meets with Kord Defense and Utah's Petroleum Marketers and Retailers.</li>
<li>Rep. Mia <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank">Love</a> </strong>meets with constituents to discuss retirement saving and employee stock options.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> attends a KUED media conference and receives an update from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. He attends the American Diabetes Association Awards Ceremony in the evening.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> attends the Business Innovation Summit at the Carbon County Fairgrounds.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a></strong> has lunch with Vice President Joe Biden. In the evening, he awards National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation to 17 scientists, engineers, mathematicians and innovators.</li>
</ul>
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