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How Trump's campaign tried to keep him off Twitter. The Swallow trial continues. Hatch says to give the Trump administration patience.

Happy Thursday. President Donald Trump hasn't given up his Twitter habit now that he's in the White House, a concern for some who say his focus should be elsewhere. Some campaign aides offer their advice on how to keep the president away from social media: ensure that his personal media consumption includes a steady stream of praise. And when no such praise is to be found, turn to friendly outlets to drum some up — and make sure it made its way to Trump's desk. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-twitter-staffer-235263">Politico</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>On the 10th day of the public corruption trial of former Utah Attorney General John Swallow, defense attorneys said a federal agent had perjured himself after he testified that the Utah FBI office asked the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section not to file charges against Swallow. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4970730-155/agent-grilled-about-why-feds-backed"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/fbi-agent-accused-of-perjury-in-john-swallow-trial/661412454"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]

-> Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch encouraged lawmakers to have patience with the new Trump administration and said the Republican-controlled federal government was ready to get to work to rescind Bears Ears National Monument and repeal the Affordable Care Act. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971655-155/hatch-touts-bears-ears-rejection-obamacare?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673984/Hatch-tells-state-lawmakers-Trump-looking-at-Bears-Ears-Grand-Staircase.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

<p class="p1">-> Hatch also praised Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, saying he's one of the best judges in the country and will protect religious liberties once confirmed. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/orrin-hatch-trumps-court-pick-is-1-of-uss-best-judges"; target="_blank">APviaKUTV</a>]</p>

<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/mentalmacguyver"; target="_blank">@mentalmacguyver</a>: "If someone ordered a BLT from the cafeteria, but got turkey on rye instead, <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChaffetzWouldInvestigate?src=hash"><s>#</s>ChaffetzWouldInvestigate</a> <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">@jasoninthehouse</a>"

-> From <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/howardtayler"; target="_blank">@howardtayler</a>: "New rule: If a congressional rep is a no-show at their town hall, the town hall gets to vote a replacement for the rep on the spot."

-> From <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/damnyouwillis"; target="_blank">@damnyouwillis</a>: ""These protesters MUST be paid, we specifically redrew the districts so all my voters would LIKE me""

<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>To former Utah GOP Executive Director Ivan DuBois and former state Rep. Craig Frank.

<strong>In other news: </strong>Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he hopes to find allies in the Trump administration over the need to reform the nation's criminal justice system. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/02/22/on-key-issue-sen-mike-lee-faces-more-hurdles-after-his-party-won-the-white-house/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]

<p class="p1">-> During a visit to Utah, Tom Perez, a contender to lead the Democratic National Committee said the Democratic Party must work to rebuild after its defeat in the 2016 through a redefinition of its culture but not its principles. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4964068-155/democrats-look-to-fix-party-fouls?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/dnc-candidate-visits-utah/661019049"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> In a new court filing, the National Security Agency acknowledged that then-President George W. Bush had authorized a terrorism surveillance program during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City but denied accusations that it had conducted mass surveillance on everyone in the area. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/02/22/nsa-denies-spying-on-everyone-in-slc-during-the-2002-olympics/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> The Utah Transit Authority Board voted to adopt a new committee structure and bylaws and opened up meetings to the public after almost a year of controversy over its closed-door meetings. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972437-155/after-long-controversy-uta-adopts-new"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A compromise that allowed North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor to join the Utah Transit Authority Board also allowed the board to adopt a stricter nepotism policy. The board had named nepotism as its primary reason for blocking Taylor, though he claimed it was because he wanted to reform the agency. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972386-155/brokered-deal-allows-reformer-to-join"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<span style="line-height: 1.5;">-> </span>The Utah National Guard and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox traveled to Box Elder County to view the scope of flooding damage caused by runoff of melting snow in the valleys. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971306-155/utah-national-guard-sent-to-box"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/utah-national-guard-activated-to-assist-with-flooding-in-box-elder-county/661395416"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/red-cross-steps-in-to-help-residents-of-box-elder-county-after-flooding"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]

-> In response to warming temperatures, Salt Lake City prematurely ended its five-week suspension of curbside compost collection, which saved the city 2,672 gallons of fuel, 84,000 pounds of carbon dioxide and 611 pounds of air pollutants. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971004-155/warmer-temps-lead-salt-lake-city"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The Salt Lake City Council is considering funding options to help improve the city's 1,800-plus miles of roadway a 2012 survey suggested were in very poor condition. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4969402-155/salt-lake-city-council-wants-to?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<p class="p1">-> The West Jordan Justice Center will be renamed after Thomas M. Rees, who was the first police officer in the city to lose his life in the line of duty. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971466-155/west-jordan-justice-center-to-be"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Students, parents and activists gathered at a Salt Lake City Board of Education meeting to propose a resolution that would keep students' citizenship documents private from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673975/Utah-lawmakers-express-support-for-refugee-rights.html">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A new Brigham Young University study found that Utah's seven most populated counties tested 75 percent of their rape kits in 2014. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/significant-increase-in-rape-kit-testing/661450729"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/byu-research-shows-police-testing-more-rape-kits"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A survey sent to members of the Salt Lake Area Restaurant Association provided more detail into what may be considered in a bill looking to modernize Utah's liquor laws. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2017/02/22/survey-offers-a-glimpse-of-whats-behind-the-zion-curtain-bill/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Utah ranks seventh in the country for the highest number of drug overdose-related deaths. To combat the issue, the Salt Lake City Fire Department is distributing life-saving Naloxone kits to the friends and family members of individuals at risk for future opiate or heroine overdose. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972093-155/salt-lake-city-fire-department-provides"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Robert Kirby facetiously argues in support of a bill that would impose rules and restrictions on trampolines used for commercial purposes — even indicating that the bill doesn't go far enough. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4968057-155/kirby-why-get-a-jump-on"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Pat Bagley contrasts Rep. Jason Chaffetz's investigation into a tweet about Bears Ears National Park against the lack of an investigation into ties between Russia and the U.S. presidential election. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4973188-155/bagley-cartoon-sometimes-bear-gets-you"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

-> Robert Gehrke says Utah's liquor law policies take two steps forward and one step back as the clock ticks away the time left in the legislative session to finish a comprehensive liquor bill. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972546-155/gehrke-whats-bogging-down-utahs-liquor"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>From the Hill: </strong>Though GOP leaders are taking another look at their tax reform package to review the cost to Utahns, the restoration of the full sales tax on food is still a "high priority." [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971949-155/utah-senate-sees-sales-tax-change"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674001/GOP-legislative-leaders-still-working-on-tax-reform-plan.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> A federal judge temporarily halted a lawsuit from Equality Utah against the state while the Senate considers changes to a law that prohibits positive conversations of homosexuality in Utah's sex-education classes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4970449-155/judge-stays-lawsuit-over-utahs-no"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674024/Equality-Utah-says-bill-sponsor-acknowleged-merit-of-lawsuit-against-State-School-Board.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Lawmakers passed two bills addressing the death penalty — one supporting its expansion for human trafficking crimes and another to investigate how much it costs the state financially. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4968218-155/house-deals-with-two-death-penalty-bills"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<p class="p1">-> The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted to resurrect and endorse a bill that would allow Utahns to carry concealed guns and expand protections for victims of domestic violence. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4970725-155/committee-resurrects-bill-to-allow-permit-free"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673999/Lawmaker-revives-concealed-carry-bill-leaving-critics-dismayed.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/house-oks-bill-lowering-age-to-get-concealed-carry-permits"; target="_blank">APviaKUTV</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A proposal from Rep. Joel Briscoe would increase the penalty for drug-related crimes committed within 100 feet of a government-funded homeless shelter to a third-degree felony. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972548-155/bill-would-increase-penalties-for-drug?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674025/Lawmakers-support-making-drug-dealing-near-homeless-shelters-a-felony.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A bill that would expand medical marijuana research received support from the Senate, with final action pending near-the-end-of-session decisions about spending priorities. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972231-155/utah-senate-gives-early-nod-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee backed a resolution expressing the state's commitment to making Utah a welcoming place for refugees, highlighting their own ancestors' experiences as immigrants. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673975/Utah-lawmakers-express-support-for-refugee-rights.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> The House voted unanimously to perform more frequent checkups on Utah's school buses, a measure that now heads to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature or veto. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971211-155/house-calls-for-more-frequent-school"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673976/Bill-will-require-two-annual-inspections-of-school-buses.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Utah lawmakers have proposed two bills and an appropriation request that would reduce the state's wild horse populations through slaughter and permanent sterilization — a rejection of what they see as the Bureau of Land Management's failed approach to the issue. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4967398-155/utah-lawmakers-the-time-has-come?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673971/Utah-wants-the-feds-to-rein-in-wild-horse-problem-or-it-will.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> The Senate voted to approve a bill promoting the use of telemedicine but removed a provision banning the prescription of abortion-inducing medication through the services. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4972509-155/utah-senate-keeps-abortion-language-out"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A Utah lawmaker is asking the Utah Transit Authority to ensure that areas where population is expected to grow exponentially are serviced by public transit with a bill that passed is headed to the full Senate for consideration. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674023/Bill-aims-to-put-mass-transit-funds-where-Utah-populations-need-it-most.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Food truck owners wouldn't have to navigate the different licensing, rules and regulations in each city in the state under a new bill, which would allow food trucks that comply with statewide safety standards and fire inspections the ability to purchase licensure for multiple cities. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674019/Lawmaker-wants-to-fuel-food-trucks-success-by-simplifying-licensing.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A bipartisan bill that would allow voters to use a ranking system for their preferred candidates in certain elections passed through the House Government Operations Committee. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674026/Lawmakers-consider-letting-voters-rank-choices-for-candidates.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Amidst concerns about what information political parties and candidates would be able to see, a House committee held a bill that would protect voters' registration information unless they agreed to share it with the public when they signed up to vote.  [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674022/Bill-protecting-voter-registration-information-held-by-committee.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> Another House committee held a bill that would consider any sexual contact where a person infected with HIV or AIDS failed to disclose that as nonconsensual sexual activity and would enhance the punishment for rape by a person infected with HIV. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865673979/Should-failure-to-disclose-HIV-or-AIDS-be-considered-rape.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]</p>

<p class="p1">-> A measure that would have increased income taxes by 7 percent for wealthy Utahns to help fund education died in the Senate without debate from lawmakers or the public. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4971012-155/utah-wont-soak-the-rich-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</p>

<strong>Nationally:</strong> President Donald Trump rescinded federal protections for transgender students that had allowed them to use the bathroom that corresponded to their gender identity. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/politics/doj-withdraws-federal-protections-on-transgender-bathrooms-in-schools/"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/us/politics/devos-sessions-transgender-students-rights.html"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/22/516664633/trump-administration-rescinds-obama-rule-on-transgender-students-bathroom-use"; target="_blank">NPR</a>] [<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-issue-guidance-transgender-bathrooms/story?id=45663275"; target="_blank">ABCNews</a>]

-> In the hours after the deadline for protestors of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to empty their encampment, authorities made 10 arrests and protestors burned the remnants of the camp. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/us/a-deadline-looms-for-dakota-protesters-to-leave-campsite.html?emc=edit_ne_20170222&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=78265872&te=1"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://time.com/4679689/dakota-access-pipeline-protest-camp-fire/"; target="_blank">TIME</a>] [<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/dakota-access-pipeline-protesters-arrested-deadline-evacuate-camp-passes/">PBSNews</a>] [<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/320700-dakota-access-protestors-burn-camp-as-deadline-to-leave-looms"; target="_blank">TheHill</a>]

-> The Trump administration pushed back the release of a revised executive order on travel and refugees until next week, though it is expected to closely resemble the old one [<a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320735-white-house-punts-new-travel-order-to-next-week"; target="_blank">TheHill</a>] [<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/22/donald-trump-puts-new-travel-limits-executive-orde/"; target="_blank">WaTimes</a>] [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/02/22/us/politics/ap-us-trump-travel-ban.html"; target="_blank">APviaNYTimes</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Rep. Mia <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank">Love</a> </strong>addresses the Utah House and Senate to outline legislative priorities and answer questions.</li>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> attends National Governors Association Meetings in Washington.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a> </strong>greets the South African ambassador before attending a weekly meeting with legislative leaders, a legislative strategy meeting and a Utah County Intergenerational Poverty Group meeting. Later, he attends an Emery County Lincoln Day dinner.</li>

<li>State Auditor John <strong><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong></strong>visits with Utah State University students, listens to an online training webinar and meets with the State Board of Education's audit committee. Later, he meets with various legislators and travels to Emery County for the Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner.</li>

<li>President Donald <strong><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Trump</a> </strong></strong>receives his daily intelligence briefing and leads a listening session with manufacturing CEOs. In the afternoon, he speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by telephone and leads a listening session on domestic and international human trafficking. In the evening, he attends a dinner with The Business Council.</li>

</ul>

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