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Clinton leads Trump by 6 points nationally after debate bounce. Leaked videos show LDS Church leaders talking about hot-button issues. Trump's nomination leaves some Utah Republicans in a tough spot.

Happy Monday. Hillary Clinton has opened up a six-point lead over Donald Trump, erasing the New York billionaire's slim national edge with five weeks until Election Day, a new poll by Politico-Morning Consult shows. Clinton leads Trump 42-36 in the four-way race for the White House. Gary Johnson garnered 9 percent, Jill Stein got 2 percent and 10 percent remain undecided. It's a dramatic bump for Clinton, who led Trump by only one point before the first debate. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-clinton-poll-politico-morning-consult-229038">Politico</a>]

 

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Anonymously leaked videos on Sunday show General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints talking frankly about hot-button political issues. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4423214-155/leaked-videos-show-mormon-apostles-discussing?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4424105-155/a-brief-look-at-whats-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663842/LDS-Church-responds-to-leaked-videos-of-private-meetings-with-Mormon-apostles.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/10/02/videos-of-high-ranking-lds-leaders-discussing-social-issues-anonymously-released-on-conference-weekend/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/videos-of-private-meetings-between-lds-leaders-leaked-online"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/watch-leaked-videos-show-briefings-of-lds-leadership"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/leaked-videos-show-lds-leaders-addressing-controversial-topics/article_39599e22-18ad-57b7-bc2d-808400396b2c.html"; target="_blank">Herald</a>]

-> Some prominent Utah Republicans have found themselves in a precarious spot on whether to publicly say they back Donald Trump for the presidency. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4418027-155/party-or-principle-trump-at-top?page=2"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> New mailers from Democrat Mike Weinholtz campaign for governor aim to associate Gov. Gary Herbert, who has reluctantly endorsed Trump, with the unpopular Republican nominee and his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4417644-155/pro-weinholtz-ads-try-to-tie-herbert?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Officials with Gov. Herbert's office clarified on Friday that his proposed $400 million for education in next year's budget will actually span the course of a few years. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4418433-155/herbert-backs-away-from-400-million"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the weekend: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/DamienFahey"; target="_blank">DamienFahey</a>: "Once we elect the next president, the Internet should be turned off for six months."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior"; target="_blank">sarahkendzior</a>: "There are people voting in this election born the same year as the #LastTimeTrumpPaidTaxes"

<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>to KSL Radio's Doug Wright and Richard Piatt,  communications director for Rep. Mia Love.

<strong>Opinion section: </strong>Paul Rolly notes how the protestors and street preachers outside the LDS Conference Center show the First Amendment at its best. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4419973-155/rolly-mormons-anti-mormons-during-general-conference"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Rolly also points out Utah Democrats failed to take advantage of an unpopular Republican presidential nominee to win some swing district seats in the Legislature. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4398874-155/paul-rolly-utah-democrats-seem-to?page=2"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Pat Bagley points out Donald Trump's gradual shift last week from debate details to Miss Universe drama. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4418436-155/bagley-cartoon-trump-thus-far"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Bjorn Jones, a Mitchell Hamline law student living in Sandy, outlines a path for Utah to break the two-party structure leading throngs of people to vote for a candidate they dislike this presidential election. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4409247-155/op-ed-utahns-can-lead-out-against"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> LuAnn Adams, Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food, puts in a plug for the newly rolled-out Utah County Agriculture Toolbox, a program full of options Utah citizens and political leaders can hand-pick to promote local agriculture. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4409151-155/op-ed-we-have-the-tools-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Sex therapists Natasha Helfer Parker, Kristin Hodson and Shannon Hickman argue that letting "Fight the New Drug" material pass for sexual education in Utah schools is inadequate and even hurtful. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4409139-155/op-ed-utah-students-need-real-sex"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Erika George, professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, describes the international human rights laws violated by constructors of the Dakota Access Pipeline and similar projects throughout history when they failed to receive the consent of indigenous people. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4403577-155/op-ed-lesson-of-standing-rock-is"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Ryan Pleune, an educator running for Salt Lake City School Board Precinct 7, proposes the idea that "school choice" is re-segregating Utah schools and robbing students of the opportunity to learn how to reconcile differences. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4381799-155/op-ed-schools-should-also-be-teaching"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> State Sen. Brian Shiozawa puts out a call for Utah institutions to conduct medical marijuana studies that would treat patients in need in the short-run while creating longterm evidence that could help pass legislation legalizing the prescription of medical marijuana. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4412819-155/op-ed-why-medical-marijuana-because-it"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> All seven Salt Lake City Council members lay out the affordable housing crisis in the city, propose bold solutions to make an impact and ask for the support of stakeholders from all sides. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4412059-155/op-ed-time-to-ramp-up-affordable?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> George Pyle suggests that Utah leaders, disconnected to the interests of their constituents and assuming the same about tribe leaders, cherry pick select Native Americans to prove a false point: that most Native Americans oppose a Bears Ears monument. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4413512-155/george-pyle-utah-politicians-think-navajo?page=2"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Gen. Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director, praises Utah and its leaders, most notable Sen. Orrin Hatch, for putting national security first. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4348716-155/op-ed-utah-and-sen-hatch-play"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Derek Monson, director of public policy at the Sutherland Institute, argues that the state Legislature's decision to only partially expand Medicaid helped low-income residents without overburdening taxpayers and creating an unsustainable system. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4412800-155/op-ed-other-states-show-that-utah"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Mel S. Lavitt, board chairman of the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, says parties need to improve their process of collaboration so that economic development deals like the Facebook data center aren't shot in the future. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663791/Facebook-deal-a-lost-opportunity-for-the-state-and-local-communities.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Mark Geist, a U.S. Marine veteran who survived the Benghazi attack, proclaims Hillary Clinton's incapability to take decisive action in tough situations and willingness to value elections over lives. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663794/Donald-Trumps-policies-will-protect-American-citizens-abroad.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Jenet Erickson, a family sciences researcher at Brigham Young University, argues that modern focus on individual freedom impedes committed relationships that challenge selfishness to bring about the ultimate freedom. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663795/Marriage-freedom-from-selfishness.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Russell Stevenson, founder of Latter-day Saints Against Trump, stresses the value of Americans to stand up for minorities and refugees. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663796/Russell-Stevenson-Price-of-defending-religious-freedom-is-protecting-the-rights-of-all.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> State Senate Minority Leader Sen. Gene Davis suggests that the solution to Utah's education funding problem is simple: increase teacher pay, decrease class sizes and return to devoting income tax revenue only to public education. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663714/My-view-Education-is-the-foundation-of-our-future.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Salt Lake County Councilman Richard Snelgrove asks for voters' support as he competes to keep his seat and lays out his record of promoting government transparency and standing up for taxpayers. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663634/My-view-A-common-sense-and-mainstream-approach-to-public-service.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Catherine Kanter, running for the at-large Salt Lake County Council seat, explains what issues her experience has pushed to the forefront of her priorities and promises to be a councilwoman who works with others instead of digging in her heels over ideology. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663632/My-view-Leaders-need-a-well-defined-vision-and-willingness-to-coordinate-with-others.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Cindi Merrell, a wife, mother and English teacher, points out the difference between Martin Luther King Jr.'s protests that were packaged with societal action that sparked change and today's athlete protests that lack any real solutions. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663633/My-view-Loud-voices-divide-not-unify.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Republican LaVarr Webb and Democrat Frank Pignanelli move away from trivial news coverage of the presidential election to consider philosophy and if America's system really produces the best candidates. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663790/Dubious-deep-thinking-about-our-political-plight.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

<strong>Weekend in review:</strong> Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and the City Council got on the same page and switched gears for new homeless shelter plans on Friday to be four 150-bed shelters instead of two 250-bed facilities. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4417687-155/salt-lake-city-council-mayor-cut?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663709/Revised-plan-calls-for-four-small-homeless-resource-centers-in-Salt-Lake-City.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/09/30/slc-council-mayor-strike-deal-on-new-homeless-shelters/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-city-reaches-collaborative-agreement-to-build-4-new-homeless-facilities"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/city-moves-build-four-new-homeless-shelters-instead-two-0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]

-> Apple CEO Tim Cook brought the Utah Technology Council crowd up to date on the company's dedication to encryption and protecting privacy on Friday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4416681-155/apple-ceo-tim-cook-stops-by?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663735/Apple-CEO-tells-Utah-tech-leaders-to-dream-big.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/apple-ceo-visits-utah"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> Demonstrators representing Ordain Women carried purple umbrellas as they walked from City Creek Park to the Church Administration Building to place cards on the door requesting a meeting with LDS Church leaders. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4420449-155/ordain-women-backers-carry-umbrellas-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/group-advocating-for-women-priests-within-lds-church-march-during-general-conference"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> Gov. Herbert's new appointee to the Utah Transit Authority Board, Greg Bell, pledges to champion the cause of transparency at the agency. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4416773-155/governor-new-board-member-urge-era?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Former Attorney General John Swallow's request for a pretrial review was passed on to the Utah Supreme Court on Friday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4418221-155/swallows-request-for-appellate-review-of"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663705/Utah-Supreme-Court-could-weigh-in-on-case-against-ex-AG-John-Swallow.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/utah-supreme-court-may-hear-john-swallow-s-case-involving/article_6f1f5fb5-95a0-585a-bf61-efbab2fbe1cf.html"; target="_blank">APviaHerald</a>]

-> In a new poll, more voters in Utah listed education as the state's most important issue than any other topic. Half of those polled disapproved of the state school board's new rule allowing teachers to bypass a teaching degree. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4408277-155/utahns-are-concerned-about-education-but?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/poll-utahns-concerned-about-education"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]

-> The Utah Transit Authority pulled some strings over the weekend to help attendees get to the BYU-Toledo football game and to LDS General Conference more smoothly. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4416400-155/uta-beefs-up-train-bus-services"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> A legal analysis written by attorneys general from 11 Western states conclud that Utah would have a shaky case if it decided to sue the federal government over control of public lands. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4418234-155/western-attorneys-general-cast-doubt-on?page=1"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>]

-> Some 130 immigrants received naturalization and the opportunity to register to vote at the state Capitol on Friday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4413186-155/utahs-newest-americans-scores-take"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663703/Photos-132-immigrants-become-US-citizens.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a warning to the University of Utah after procedural mistakes led to euthanizing a lab monkey. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4419135-155/feds-warn-university-of-utah-after"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663718/Feds-warn-University-of-Utah-after-lab-monkeys-death.html"; target="_blank">APviaDNews</a>]

-> Small amounts of what could be a carcinogen when ingested have been found in some Utah County water. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4420280-155/traces-of-carcinogen-found-in-utah"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663836/Traces-of-carcinogen-found-in-12-Utah-County-water-systems.html"; target="_blank">APviaDNews</a>]

-> Utah State University launches a semester-long "Consent Is" campaign to combat sexual assault on campus, and 56 percent of polled Utahns think college campuses need to step up their game in addressing the issue. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4403140-155/poll-more-than-half-of-utahns?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Elise Lazar received the Gandhi Peace Award on Sunday for her activism for climate change awareness and against nuclear testing. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4424442-155/utah-alliance-awards-gandhi-peace-award"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally: </strong>The New York Times analysis of Donald Trump's leaked 1995 tax documents shows that he declared a $916 million business loss that could legally exempt him from paying federal income taxes over the course of 18 years. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html?ref=politics&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-hopes-to-revive-campaign-after-tax-discovery-caps-a-week-of-self-sabotage/2016/10/02/b7e0a054-88d9-11e6-b24f-a7f89eb68887_story.html"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-tax-records-new-york-times-229012"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

-> Hillary Clinton's campaign announced a $154 million fundraising haul for September. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/presidential-election-fundraising.html?ref=politics"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-september-fundraising-229004"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

-> Clinton received an endorsement on Sunday from LeBron James, a powerful voice in the swing state of Ohio. [<a href="http://time.com/4516105/lebron-james-endorses-hillary-clinton-obama/"; target="_blank">Time</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/politics/lebron-james-endorses-hillary-clinton/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a></strong> participates in a Utah Tourism Industry roundtable.</li>

<li>Rep. Mia <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank"><strong>Love</strong></a> meets with staff at her district office.</li>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> attends a Multicultural Youth Leadership Summit and Utah State Office of Rehabilitation welcome event, gets up-to-date with the Lieutenant Governor and leadership team and ends the night at the Capitol Centennial time capsule event.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> goes to the Multicultural Youth Leadership Summit, meets with the Governor, office staff and leadership team and joins the Governor at the Capitol Centennial time capsule event.</li>

<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong>catches up with the executive director of the Utah State Fair Corp., speaks at a community event in Draper, holds an exit audit conference and drops in for part of the Capitol Centennial Celebration.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>sits down for a panel discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio and Dr. Katharine Hayhoe on climate change.</li>

</ul>

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