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Biskupski is coming on strong. Who is the Jon Huntsman of the 2016 race? Utahns luke warm on the GOP Congress.
Happy Tuesday. John Kasich, the governor of Ohio, is about to join the crowded GOP presidential field. And instead of being a right winger, he is more aptly compared to Utah's Jon Huntsman. His campaign is even run by the men who led Huntsman's 2012 effort. [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/2016-john-kasich-119774.html?hp=m1#.VZvHLRNVikp" target="_blank">Politico]
Topping the news: Since SLC Mayor Ralph Becker ousted Police Chief Chris Burbank, Becker's competitor in the mayoral race, Jackie Biskupski, has out-raised him in campaign donations. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2701632-155/biskupski-out-raises-becker-after-ouster-of" target="_blank">Trib] [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6240-biskupski-outraising-becker-but-still-trails-in-money-race" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
-> Mitt Romney continued his meet-and-greets with his favorite presidential hopefuls. This time, he had lunch with Jeb Bush and Bush's parents in Maine, where they talked about soccer, among other things. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/06/jeb-bush-has-lunch-with-mitt-romney-in-maine/" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/06/after-very-social-slumber-party-with-christie-and-rubio-romney-dines-with-bush/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Overall Utahns are not impressed with the Republican Congress so far, though the responses to a new poll predictably fell along party lines. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6241-utahns-split-on-congressional-performance" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
Tweets of the day: From @https://twitter.com/DamienFahey" target="_blank">DamienFahey: "Donald Trump is like if your uncle's Facebook page ran for president."
-> From @https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain" target="_blank">MeghanMcCain: "Bernie Sanders has officially replaced Ron Paul as the new hipster politician du jour party talking point. I live in LA, I can confirm this."
-> From @https://twitter.com/MittRomney" target="_blank">MittRomney: "Happy Birthday, George W. Bush. Only one more year until you officially hit middle age."
Tune in: University of Illinois law professor Robin Fretwell Wilson and Brigham Young University law professor Cole Durham join host Kristen Moulton to discuss religious freedom in wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: The Salt Lake County Government Center held marriage ceremonies throughout the day Monday, despite a power outrage. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2701881-155/vows-exchanged-in-darkened-salt-lake" target="_blank">Trib]
-> It's Greece verus the banks in Pat Bagley's cartoon. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2701962-155/bagley-cartoon-greeks-bearing-crushing-debt" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Salt Lake County officials are reconsidering how to best provide legal defense, as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, for residents who can't pay for it. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2686546-155/jurys-out-on-salt-lake-countys" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Paul Rolly says the tea party in Utah is feigning diversity. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2693899-155/rolly-the-tea-party-now-is" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Fourteen of the 16 cities in Salt Lake County have moved to mail-in voting for municipal elections. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2690758-155/mail-in-votes-becoming-the-rule-in" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632072/14-of-16-Salt-Lake-County-cities-choose-vote-by-mail-for-2015-elections.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Colorado City, Ariz., provided a copy of the building permit for the wall being constructed around the FLDS meetinghouse there, but it appears to have been issued after work started. [http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/polygamy/2701878-155/building-permit-for-9-foot-wall-around" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The League of United Latin American Citizens will hold its national convention in Salt Lake City this week. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2701682-155/utahs-growing-latino-population-attracts-national" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632075/Nations-oldest-Latino-civil-rights-organization-holds-convention-in-Salt-Lake-City.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> State Sen. Stuart Adams spoke at a BYU conference on religious freedom, highlighting his work on the non-discrimination bill. [http://kuer.org/post/state-senator-wants-utahs-religious-freedom-lgbt-rights-compromise-be-model-nation" target="_blank">KUER] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/religious-freedom-the-focus-of-annual-byu-conferen/36865/TDPNzXFTgkaaJUX8JCAtyw" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/06/religious-freedom-and-utahs-compromise-legislation-highlighted-at-byu-conference/" target="_blank">Fox13]
Nationally: Former Attorney General Eric Holder said the U.S. Justice Department may make a deal with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. [https://www.yahoo.com/politics/eric-holder-the-justice-department-could-strike-123393663066.html" target="_blank">Yahoo]
-> Legislation backed by Sen. Orrin Hatch to support the development of new antibiotics has bipartisan support in Congress. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB11091212670656464670804581053883230447892" target="_blank">WSJ]
-> After Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants, word has gotten out that some of the employees working on a Trump hotel may be undocumented. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/they-say-they-arrived-in-the-us-illegally-now-theyre-working-on-trumps-dc-hotel/2015/07/06/9a785116-20ec-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html?hpid=z1" target="_blank">WaPost]
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