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Donald Trump says the election will be 'rigged' against him. Penthouse targets Gov. Herbert and LDS Church. Utah leaders stay mostly mum on Trump.
Happy Wednesday. Donald Trump, trailing narrowly in presidential polls, has issued a warning to worried Republican voters: The election will be "rigged" against him — and he could lose as a result. Trump pointed to several court cases nationwide in which restrictive laws requiring voters to show identification have been thrown out. He said those decisions open the door to fraud in November. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-trump-a-new-rigged-system-the-election-itself/2016/08/02/d9fb33b0-58c4-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html">WaPost</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Penthouse, a pornography magazine, targets Gov. Gary Herbert and the LDS Church in its latest issue in retaliation of pornography being labeled a "public health crisis" in Utah. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4187360-155/penthouse-goes-after-utah-governor-mormon"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/02/graphic-content-utah-governor-gary-herbert-makes-the-cover-of-penthouse-sort-of/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Utah's leaders took a somewhat passive stance regarding Donald Trump's comments about the Muslim-American parents of a dead war hero, either by staying quiet or voicing their support for the military. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4185857-155/top-utah-leaders-stay-mum-on"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] Meanwhile, President Barack Obama urged Republican leaders to withdraw their support for Trump because of the controversy. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/president-obama-donald-trump.html?emc=edit_ne_20160802&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=75850776&te=1&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> The state auditor failed to detect a tens of thousands of dollars embezzlement within the Utah Communications Authority in 2010. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4186158-155/new-report-rips-state-auditor-for"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a href="https://twitter.com/gopTODD"; target="_blank">@gopTODD</a>: "So <s>#</s>Penthouse does a 10-page cover story on my resolution-and doesn't bother to ask me a single question."
From <a href="https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh"; target="_blank">@HotlineJosh</a>: "Interesting that leading GOP women make up most of first wave to endorse Hillary — M Whitman, S Bradshaw, M Comella."
From @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/DouthatNYT">DouthatNYT</a>: "If Republicans were to really abandon Trump 'en masse' 2 weeks *after* a convention in which they could have replaced him ... I can't even."
<strong>In other news: </strong>A third FLDS leader was re-arrested for his suspected involvement in a polygamist food-stamp-scandal. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4186692-155/a-third-polygamous-food-stamp-suspect"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/feds-arrest-another-flds-suspect-in-multi-million-dollar-food-stamp-fraud-case"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> Utah has been awarded $200,000 to fight the Zika virus. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4186851-155/utah-to-receive-200k-in-zika"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> The Utah Board of Education worries that students who serve LDS Church missions straight after high school may negatively skew the state's education data. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4186646-155/board-worries-federal-education-law-will"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A new legislative audit shows Utah's payday lending industry and state regulators do not follow the rules, so borrowers open another loan as soon as the first one closes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4187300-155/auditors-smack-utah-regulators-for-lax"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865659280/Audit-says-payday-loan-industry-limits-not-effective-enough.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> A state audit shows a Kaysville City councilman used city funds for his own volition. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/02/state-audit-reveals-kaysville-city-councilman-illegally-used-city-funds/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Utah Lake is again open to swimmers and water sports enthusiast after being closed for three weeks because of a toxic algal bloom. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4187690-155/swimmers-may-return-with-caution"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/02/utah-lake-reopens-for-swimming-as-toxic-algae-continues-to-dissipate/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> A new bill sponsored by Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee would allow mountain bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in 100 million acres of wilderness across the country. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4186120-155/bill-from-hatch-lee-would-end"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A Hill Air Force Base general announced the new F-35 combat jets are "combat ready." [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4186192-155/f-35-jets-at-hill-air-force"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Salt Lake County employees' health care will now cover gender dysphoria, including reassignment surgeries and mental health services. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4187693-155/salt-lake-county-benefits-to-cover"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Salt Lake County will soon have a single computer-aided dispatch system, which should cut down 911 response times. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4187851-155/salt-lake-county-to-finally-have"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865659265/Salt-Lake-County-to-finally-consolidate-into-single-911-system.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/new-dispatch-software-could-save-more-lives"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> Utah's unemployment rate is now at four percent, which is the highest its been since 2014. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865659233/Utah-unemployment-rate-climbs-up-to-4-percent.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Paul Rolly writes that Boy Scout Headquarters rents out its space, which often leads to some interesting meetings in the offices. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4182573-155/what-goes-on-behind-closed-doors"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally: </strong>Trump refused to back House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Sen. John McCain in their states' primaries. Both Ryan and McCain have endorsed Trump but have questioned some of his policies and statements. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-refuses-to-endorse-paul-ryan-in-gop-primary-im-just-not-quite-there-yet/2016/08/02/1449f028-58e9-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trump-440pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory" target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-ryan-mccain-endorsements-226581"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]
-> Rep. Rich Hanna, R–N.Y., denounced Trump and became on of the first Republicans to endorse Hillary Clinton for president. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-party-richard-hanna.html?emc=edit_ne_20160802&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=75850776&te=1"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> If Russian intelligence did hack into the DNC's emails, it sets a dangerous international precedence for democracies around the world, especially since international cyber law is still a work in progress. [<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/08/dnc-hack-russia-election/493685/?utm_source=nl-atlantic-daily-080216"; target="_blank">Atlantic</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a> </strong>holds a refugee roundtable discussion and delivers the supplies that were collected during Stewart's School Supply Drive. Later he meets with constituents, speaks to Utah's Veterans & Military Affairs Commission and sits down with the Red Cross.</li>
<li>Rep. Mia <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank">Love</a> </strong>visits the Road Home-Midvale Center. Later she holds a constituent meeting with the Friends Committee on National Legislation.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> spends the afternoon meeting with State Superintendent Syd Dixon, county commissioners and the Department of Public Safety.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> travels to Cedar City, where he attends a Governor's Rural Partnership Board meeting in the afternoon and tours a Paiute Tribe community farm in the evening.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a></strong></strong> participates in a Young African Leaders Initiative town hall in the afternoon.</li>
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