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House Dems, NY attorney general want probe into questionable Trump donation. Mormons who say they're Republicans drop sharply. Lee says Pence should apply 'deplorable' term to white supremacists.
Happy Wednesday. Here's a new dynamic to the presidential race: Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are asking the Justice Department to investigate the circumstances surrounding a $25,000 donation the Donald J. Trump Foundation made to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when her office was considering whether to open a fraud investigation of Trump University. And the New York attorney general says his office is looking into the donation as well. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/09/13/democrats-ask-for-investigation-of-trump-foundation-donation/?utm_term=.245a6d8a089c">WaPost</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Mormons who identify themselves as Republican have dropped from 61 percent in 2012 to 48 percent this year, a move that experts say aligns with Mormon Mitt Romney running for president four years ago and Donald Trump running for president now. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4349216-155/trump-effect-fewer-us-mormons-say"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Tony Yapias, a prominent Utah Latino activist who was charged with rape on Monday, responded on Tuesday that he was confident in the court system to bring his side of the story forward. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4348604-155/utah-latino-activist-charged-with-rape?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865662357/Latino-activist-charged-with-rape-says-his-story-will-come-out.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/09/13/prominent-latino-activist-tony-yapias-speaks-to-media-after-rape-allegations-surface/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/yapias-my-side-of-the-story-will-come-out"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/yapias-doesnt-deny-rape-allegations-says-his-story-will-come-out-eventually"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> Sen. Mike Lee advised Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday to apply the word "deplorable" to white nationalist racism. The suggestion comes in response to Pence's refusal in an interview to call David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader running for a Louisiana Senate seat, the term Hillary Clinton used for Trump supporters. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4348157-155/utah-sen-mike-lee-tells-trump"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Even with recent polls putting Rep. Mia Love 19 points ahead of Doug Owens in the 4th Congressional District race, Love airs her first TV ad attack on Owens, tying him to the Legacy Parkway lawsuits 15 years ago. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4347964-155/mia-love-releases-first-attack-ad"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin"; target="_blank">BenjySarlin</a>: "The word is 'deplorable' she didn't drop a blizzard of Tarantino-movie-level-cursing. It's that hard to apply to David Duke?"
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/CeciliaVegaABC"; target="_blank">CeciliaVegaABC</a>: "Well that's timing. @HillaryClinton is featured in the October issue of @WomensHealthMag."
<strong>In other</strong> <strong>news:</strong> Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can't determine how a Utahn who cared for an elderly man with Zika contracted the virus, according to a report released Tuesday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4344533-155/cdc-utah-zika-case-remains-a"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865662321/Transmission-route-of-unusual-Utah-Zika-case-still-a-mystery.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/09/13/health-officials-unable-to-determine-how-utahn-got-zika-in-utah/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/health-officials-puzzled-by-zika-case"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> Evan McMullin, Utah-born independent presidential candidate, stopped by the Utah State Fair on Tuesday to do a little campaigning and encourage people to "vote their conscience." [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4349476-155/prez-hopeful-mcmullin-visits-utah-state"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Glamour magazine takes a look at Misty Snow, a millennial, working-class transgender woman from Utah, running against Sen. Mike Lee this November. [<a href="http://www.glamour.com/story/interview-with-misty-snow-for-senate-first-transgender-woman-nominated-by-major-party?mbid=social_twitter_glamourmain"; target="_blank">Glamour</a>]
-> U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber issued a warning for a boom in overdose deaths from fentanyl — a compound used to make fake oxycodone pills and that can be 50 times stronger than heroin — which has been introduced in Utah. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4349160-155/fake-fentanyl-could-bring-next-wave"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/fentanyl-drug-bust-spurs-action-plan-for-rising-opioid-crisis-in-utah"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/after-fentanyl-lab-bust-law-enforcement-warns-drugs-dangers"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/investigation-unique-utah-zika-case-remains-medical-mystery/article_f845553e-b131-5ab8-ae57-a126c694bee0.html"; target="_blank">APviaHerald</a>]
-> Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch have each jumped up roughly 30 spots on a popular senators list based on approval ratings. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4349229-155/hatch-and-lee-move-up-the"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> New Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian tells of expansion and improvements coming soon to the company's business at Salt Lake City International Airport, including new Latin American destinations, more non-stop domestic flights, larger airplanes, and faster security lines. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4348510-155/new-delta-air-lines-ceo-foresees?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865662341/New-Delta-CEO-looks-ahead-to-secure-future-strong-partnership-with-Salt-Lake-City.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> A survivor of a bad case of childhood meningitis will speak along with a non-profit group at three Utah universities to advocate for meningitis vaccination for incoming college students. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4348221-155/meningitis-angels-promoting-vaccine-at-utah"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A water management document up for approval from the Water Strategy Advisory Team proposes water projects like the Lake Powell Pipeline and Bear River Project, but much to the discontent of the public, may not be publicly released. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4349528-155/utah-water-management-plan-goes-to?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/water-priorities-draft-plan-heads-completion-amid-criticism#stream/0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> The Salt Lake County Council stood behind a letter from county Mayor Ben McAdams firmly declining requests to consider donating the county's profits from a potential West Jordan Facebook data center to ease the effects on Jordan School District. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4349672-155/salt-lake-county-restates-distaste-for"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A judge heard oral arguments on whether former Utah Attorney General John Swallow should get a second chance at a preliminary hearing and plans to announce a decision within a few days. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4347797-155/attorneys-argue-over-former-utah-attorney"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/swallow-wants-hearing-he-waived-a-year-ago"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on the media frenzy over Hillary Clinton's pneumonia. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4349570-155/bagley-cartoon-galloping-pneumonia"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Paul Rolly profiles Dean Collett, Highland High School's 88-year-old counselor who has worked at the school since it opened 61 years ago. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4288589-155/rolly-highland-high-and-dean-collett?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally:</strong> Donald Trump presented a child care plan with his daughter, Ivanka Trump, aimed at female voters. The proposal includes six weeks of paid maternity leave. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign-child-care.html?ref=politics&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/13/donald-trump-joined-by-ivanka-trump-to-outline-child-care-policy/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-outlines-childcare-affordability-plan-ivanka-his-side-n647936"; target="_blank">NBCNews</a>]
-> Republican leaders say they will not consider voting on Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, even if Hillary Clinton wins the White House this election. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch says he's still deciding. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/mitch-mcconnell-merrick-garland-lame-duck/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
-> Sen. Hatch highlights Supreme Court justice nominations as the most important issue facing voters this election and encourages readers to vote for Trump, who has promised to appoint judges that won't interpret the law to serve a personal agenda. [<a href="http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/13/the-future-of-the-supreme-court/"; target="_blank">WaTimes</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> chairs an Oversight hearing on Obamacare premium increases and swings by a Natural Resources Committee hearing on the Public Lands Initiative.</li>
<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a></strong> greets the Utah Honor Flight at the World War II Memorial and attends a House Intelligence Committee briefing before sitting down with Utah Pork Producers, the International Franchise Association, the Sweet Candy Company and Enerbank. He ends the day with a Criminal Justice Reform briefing.</li>
<li>Rep. Mia <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank"><strong>Love</strong></a> goes to a Financial Services committee on the Choice Act, receives the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Award, then heads to meetings with officials from Western Governor's University, the Utah Farmer's Union, Enerbank and Utah Pork Producers.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> wraps up the Canada Trade Mission in Toronto.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> attends the Outdoor Recreation Regional Summit in Cedar City and the Beaver County Community Collaborative.</li>
<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong>presents audit results to the Legislature's Retirement and Independent Entities committee.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>holds a bilateral meeting with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, has lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and talks with Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew.</li>
</ul>
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