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Another prison site falls off the list. A poll to make Mike Lee smile. Lie of the year.
Happy Tuesday. The Club for Growth, a conservative group that has long supported Sen. Mike Lee, released the results of a poll Monday. It showed Lee with overwhelming support from likely Utah Republican primary voters, even if he has taken some heat from people within his own party for the way he joined Sen. Ted Cruz in the recent budget showdown. [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/227160-conservative-poll-mike-lee-not-vulnerable-in-primary" target="_blank">TheHill][http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/4283-conservative-poll-gives-lee-high-favorable-marks" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
Topping the news: Potential sites for a new state prison has dropped to four after property owners in West Jordan decided they couldn't stand the public opposition any longer. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1953216-155/west-jordan-appears-out-of-running" target="_blank">Trib][http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865617800/Prison-relocation-sites-down-to-four-as-West-Jordan-property-pulled-by-owners.html" target="_blank">DNews][http://www.kutv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/West-Jordan-residents-turn-out-in-force-to-oppose-prison-63632.shtml#.VI-y-mTF9Ma" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> An unknown benefactor launches a group site urging former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run again. [http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/15/politics/ready-for-romney-group-launches-site/" target="_blank">CNN]
Tweet of the day: From https://twitter.com/jermsguy" target="_blank">@https://twitter.com/jermsguy" target="_blank">jermsguy: "Apparently a great way to galvanize and unite your city is to threaten to put a prison in it."
Tune in: Speaker-elect Greg Hughes and Tribune reporter Matt Canham join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about the growing opposition from cities on the prison relocation short list and the process moving forward. Watch Trib Talk live at12:15 p.m. Mountain Time on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: West Valley City is proposing refiguring developer impact fees for land developers in an effort to help pay for new growth-induced facilities. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1951326-155/west-valley-city-proposes-changing-developer" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Key members of the Prison Relocation Commission strongly disagree with three of the six sites that are being considered. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1941325-155/commission-has-misgivings-about-utah-prison" target="_blank">Trib]
-> In chapter three of "The Last Leg," Bryant Jacobs tries to heal from the severe injuries he sustained in an improvised explosive device and yearns to snowboard once again. [http://local.sltrib.com/charts/bryantjacobs/chapterthree.html" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Utah schools received two new report cards, giving parents and policy makers a sense of how well students are performing. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1952500-155/utah-schools-get-two-report-cards" target="_blank">Trib][http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865617767/Grades-released-on-Utah-schools-results-show-same-distribution-as-13.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Jackie Biskupski, a former state House member, says she's likely to run for Salt Lake City mayor and an official announcement will come in January. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/4284-biskupski-likely-to-run-for-mayor-announcement-to-come-in-january" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
-> Marc Sessions Jenson, a key player in the Swallow-Shurtleff saga, is expected to go on trial next month. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/1951551-155/key-figure-in-swallow-shurtleff-scandal-faces" target="_blank">Trib]
Nationally: President Barack Obama's pick for surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, was confirmed by the Senate. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/12/15/surgeon-general-nominee-vivek-murthy-opposed-by-gun-lobby-confirmed/" target="_blank">WaPost][http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/vivek-murthy-confirmed-surgeon-general-113584.html?hp=t2_r" target="_blank">Politico][http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/16/us/obamas-nominee-for-surgeon-general-wins-confirmation.html?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> Politifact is calling the rampant exaggerations about Ebola the 2014 lie of the year. [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/dec/15/2014-lie-year-exaggerations-about-ebola/" target="_blank">Politifact]
-> A new poll shows Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush leading a crowded GOP 2016 field. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/16/mitt-romney-jeb-bush-lead-gop-2016-field/" target="_blank">WaTimes]
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