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Trump applauds first 100 days in television ad. U. of Utah Health Care CEO resigns. Herbert agrees to not defund Planned Parenthood.
Happy Monday. In a 30-second television advertisement released Monday, President Donald Trump champions his first 100 days in office. "America has rarely seen such success," the narrator says. The commercial ticks off examples of what the administration views as its accomplishments, including Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The ad doesn't mention, though, a failed attempt to overhaul Obamacare and it applauds "the biggest tax cut plan in history" (legislation which hasn't yet been introduced). [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/us/politics/trump-ad-100-days.html?ref=politics&_r=0">NYTimes</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>University of Utah Health Care CEO Vivian Lee resigned from that post, as well as her roles as senior vice president for health sciences and dean of the medical school, after weeks of controversy that began when she fired Huntsman Cancer Institute leader Mary Beckerle (who was later reinstated). [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5231822-155/u-health-care-ceo-vivian-lee"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678822/Huntsman-executive-says-faulty-report-influenced-Beckerle-firing.html"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/04/28/dr-vivian-lee-ceo-of-u-of-u-health-care-resigns/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/vivian-lee-resigns-from-university-of-utah-following-cancer-institute-controversy"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KUTV</a>]
<p class="p1">-> U. President David Pershing announced that A. Lorris Betz will assume Lee's jobs. Betz previously served in all three roles before he hired Lee. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5234348-155/u-health-care-interim-ceo-likely"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678877/Interim-CEO-named-to-replace-embattled-Lee-at-U.html"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/u-of-u-president-names-dr-lorris-betz-interim-senior-vice-president/702167156"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/04/29/university-of-utah-health-appoints-interim-ceo-after-dr-vivian-lee-resigns/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/university-of-utah-healthcare-fills-vacant-position"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KUTV</a>]</p>
-> Settling a legal dispute that began in 2015, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert agreed not to defund the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5231592-155/gov-gary-herbert-agrees-not-to"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678847/Court-filing-Utah-enters-permanent-agreement-not-to-defund-Planned-Parenthood.html"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/04/29/utahs-governor-wont-block-planned-parenthood-money/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-government-agrees-not-to-defund-planned-parenthood"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">APviaKUTV</a>]
-> A new poll shows Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland has the highest approval from 3rd Congressional District Republicans among other prominent GOP names that have been floated to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz — though Holland hasn't expressed any interest in joining the race. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5231636-155/nonpolitician-emerges-as-surprise-favorite-in"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678799/Poll-UVU-president-viewed-most-favorable-by-3rd-District-Republicans-to-take-Chaffetzs-seat.html"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/uvu-president-holland-viewed-most-favorably-for-3rd-district-seat-new-poll-shows"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KUTV</a>]
-> Randal Quarles, the director of a Salt Lake City-based investment firm, is reportedly Trump's anticipated pick as the Federal Reserve's vice chairman for bank supervision, where he would likely play a large role in undoing some of the regulations instituted after the 2008 financial crisis. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5230760-155/salt-lake-investor-may-be-appointed"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the weekend: </strong>From <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/whcd2017"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@whcd2017</a>: "#Trump isn't here tonight. He was worried this might be an intelligence briefing in disguise. #WHCD #WHCD2017 #TrumpRally"
-> From <span class="username u-dir" dir="ltr"><a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/jbendery"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@jbendery</a>: </span>"Schumer says the budget deal 'takes the threat of a govt shutdown off the table.' We're good, America.* *we'll do this again in 5 months"
<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>To Dan Harrie, The Tribune's politics boss, former Taylorsville Mayor Janice Auger Rasmussen and former Wasatch County GOP Chairman Aaron Gabrielson.
<strong>Opinion section:</strong> Harry Holland, an environmentalist who lives in southern Utah, decries the age of "alternative facts" he says buried the truth about the collaborative process that led to the creation of Bears Ears National Monument. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5222339-155/op-ed-hatch-doesnt-tell-the-truth"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
<p class="p1">-> As President Donald Trump's administration looks to review national monuments designated since 1996, Ira Pollock — who lives in Boulder, Utah, where his family owns and operates a bed and breakfast — praises the benefits he says Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has brought the residents of Garfield County. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5225458-155/op-ed-what-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
-> Robert Lady, the field physicist for the Telescope Array Cosmic Ray Observatory at the University of Utah, reflects on his time in Washington, D.C., on April 22 for the March for Science. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5222560-155/op-ed-it-should-be-obvious-that"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
-> Gregory A. Clark, an associate professor of bioengineering at the University of Utah, critiques the locals organizers of Utah's March for Science for their use of faith, which he says turned the protest into a "March for Magic." [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5220971-155/op-ed-faith-is-a-horribly-unreliable?fullpage=1"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
<p class="p1">-> Holly Richardson, a former state legislator who is currently volunteering in Greece with Hope Worldwide Utah, invites readers to imagine what it's like to become a refugee. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5230410-155/holly-richardson-the-ocean-would-be"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> James A. Sorenson, president of the Utah Minority Bar Association, explores the benefits of diversity on the judicial bench and beyond. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5212121-155/op-ed-the-benefits-of-diversity-and"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Julieann Selden, a Ph.D. chemistry student, argues that a billboard and website campaign advising Utahns about the dangers of an opioid epidemic actually endangers lives with its "guilt-inducing" rhetoric that demonizes such drugs and doesn't provide information about their potential benefits. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5216721-155/op-ed-demonizing-opioids-endangers-lives-too"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Maximilian Werner, author of four books, challenges traditional stereotypes that individuals who smoke marijuana are riffraff, losers and miscreants and contends there may be advantages to being high. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5220758-155/op-ed-being-high-has-its-advantages"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Terry Marasco, who sits on the board of Utah Moms for Clean Air, points to successful start-ups that reject traditional bureaucratic concepts — functioning with free form communication and teams where everyone shares responsibility — as a model for Salt Lake County officials. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5216031-155/op-ed-local-officials-need-to-learn"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> George Chapman, a former mayoral candidate, voices opposition to a 32 percent property tax increase proposed for Salt Lake City's library system and urges the public to provide feedback. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5215987-155/george-chapman-library-tax-increase-needs"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Steven D. Cornell, a native Utahn and practicing architectural preservationist, urges county leaders to maintain a piece of the state's history by preserving Granite High School in South Salt Lake. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5199557-155/op-ed-south-salt-lakes-history-quietly?fullpage=1"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Tribune editorial page editor George Pyle says education isn't the way out of poverty. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5226400-155/george-pyle-why-education-isnt-the?fullpage=1"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
-> Pat Bagley imagines the "positive things" President Donald Trump has promised to develop on federal land if the national monuments are revoked during a review of their designations. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5231650-155/bagley-cartoon-this-land-is-trumpland"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb offer perspectives on Utah's "rough-and-tumble" political climate, including the possibility that Rep. Jason Chaffetz retires early. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678890/Hot-issues-prevent-political-boredom-in-Utah.html"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DNews</a>]
<strong>In other news: </strong>To mark President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, Salt Lake City protestors marched to the Governor's Mansion to demand action on climate change. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5234374-155/crowd-hits-the-streets-for-climate"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/local-utah-voices-are-advocating-for-action-on-climate-change/702084817">ABC4</a>]
<p class="p1">-> Another 100 people marched through the streets of Salt Lake City to the state Capitol to show their solidarity and willingness to support immigrants in Utah. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/march-for-solidarity-in-supporting-immigrants-held-in-salt-lake-city/702472197"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/04/30/march-in-salt-lake-city-shows-solidarity-support-for-immigrants/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox13</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> A third group of individuals marched from City Creek Park to the Capitol to advocate for state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in Utah. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/04/28/march-in-salt-lake-city-calls-for-legalizing-medical-marijuana-in-utah/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox13</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Silent protestors also came to the state Capitol to decry a new law that requires Utah businesses to erect a sign indicating whether the establishment is licensed as a bar or a restaurant, which they say makes the state look ridiculous. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/04/30/this-is-not-a-bar-silent-protest-on-capitol-hill/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox13</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Newly-disclosed medical records indicate Duchesne County Jail officials did not provide a prisoner with her pain and anxiety medications. They also show she lost at least 17 pounds during her short jail stay, becoming one of 416 people to die behind bars in Utah since 2000. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5230597-155/records-indicate-inmate-begged-for-help?fullpage=1"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/young-woman-loses-40-pounds-in-4-days-and-dies-in-duchesne-jail/701491350"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABC4</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said he believes a $705,000 investment from the County Council to begin contracting other counties to host state inmates would temporarily help the county jail relieve overcrowding issues. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5231653-155/salt-lake-countys-idea-to-free"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski asked for and received the resignation of the city's longtime representative on the Utah Transit Authority board after reportedly telling him he had done nothing of value for the city. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5231185-155/mayor-biskupski-dismisses-citys-longtime-uta?fullpage=1"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-city-mayor-orders-citys-uta-board-appointee-to-resign"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KUTV</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Because Salt Lake City faces a "giant threat" of wildfires, the Utah Fire Rescue Academy is educating residents about how they can mitigate spread. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5217476-155/why-slc-faces-giant-wildfire-threat"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
-> South Jordan is currently suing West Jordan as part of an ongoing property dispute over a 5-million-gallon water tank located within the latter's borders. Officials in both cities have expressed hope they can remain good neighbors despite the litigation. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5222738-155/we-still-love-you-despite-suing"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
<p class="p1">-> Second-graders from Parkview Elementary School helped Salt Lake City's urban forestry workers plant trees on Friday in celebration of Arbor Day. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5226432-155/salt-lake-city-children-plant-trees"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
<p class="p1">-> Salt Lake City barber Stuart Stone, who volunteers his services at the Weigand Homeless Resource Center, has been giving haircuts to individuals experiencing homelessness for the past 24 years. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5186238-155/giving-free-haircuts-and-a-little"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]</p>
-> LDS Church-owned Brigham Young University held a "historic" LGBTQ Mental Health Forum discussion earlier last month, where its panelists shared their struggles with depression and loneliness on campus. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5230363-155/lgbtq-students-discuss-challenges-faced-at?fullpage=1"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
-> The defense council for a Canadian Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leader who is accused of marrying 24 women — some who are from Utah — plans to file an application for abuse of process next week in an attempt to shut down the prosecution. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5230141-155/polygamists-defense-attorney-hopes-abuse-of"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally:</strong> President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government running through Friday, which both houses of Congress passed with hours to spare before the deadline for some government operations to begin shutting down. Sunday night, congressional negotiators reached a funding agreement to keep the government running until Sept. 30. [<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39767844"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBCNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/30/budget-deal-congress-shutdown-237822"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Politico</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/28/congress-just-dodged-a-government-shutdown-heres-what-comes-next/?utm_term=.13c72babdd4c"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-signs-short-term-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CBSNews</a>]
-> Another North Korean ballistic missile test failed early Saturday, though Trump warned communist leader Kim Jong-Un will eventually develop better weaponry. [<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39750240"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBCNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/world/north-korea-missile-launch/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/defense/331170-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheHill</a>] [<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/30/south-korean-villagers-scuffle-with-police-at-miss/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WaTimes</a>]
-> In lieu of attending the White House Correspondent's Dinner — as every president has for the last 36 years — Trump hosted a campaign-style rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Speakers at the correspondent's dinner promoted freedom of the press and challenged Trump's accusations against the media. [<a href="http://www.npr.org/2017/04/30/526250823/reporters-gather-for-white-house-correspondents-dinner"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR</a>] [<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/30/white-house-correspondents-dinner-goes-on-without-/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WaTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/journalists-honor-press-freedom-dinner-without-trump/"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">APviaPBSNews</a>] [<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/years-white-house-correspondents-dinner-sees-journalism-back/story?id=47089618"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABCNews</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Mia <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Love</a> </strong>flies from Utah to D.C., where she participates in a strategy meeting with GOP leadership, meets with colleagues about legislative priorities and votes.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Herbert</a> </strong>makes calls to constituents and meets separately with the State Board of Education chair, his chief of staff, other staff members and his leadership team. He later speaks with members of the State Board of Education.</li>
<li>State Auditor John <strong><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dougall</a> </strong></strong>attends in-office meetings and conducts research.</li>
</ul>
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