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Hillary Clinton seeks Romney's donors to beat Trump. Trump leads Clinton by 15 points in Utah. West Jordan ends Facebook courtship.
Happy Wednesday. Hillary Clinton is looking for Mitt Romney's help — or at least his donors. After successfully encouraging disaffected, high-profile Republicans to publicly disavow their party's nominee, Clinton's campaign in the last two weeks has launched a coordinated effort to convince conservatives — including Romney's former donors — to give money to the only woman standing in Donald Trump's way, and to get their friends to do the same. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/clinton-mitt-romney-allies-funds-defeat-trump-227329">Politico</a>]
Topping the news: Donald Trump is up 15 points over Hillary Clinton in Utah in the latest survey from Public Policy Polling. It comes on the same day Clinton's team opened a campaign office in the state. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4270155-155/new-poll-shows-trump-holds-15-point"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865660805/Hillary-Clinton-to-open-campaign-office-in-Salt-Lake-City.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/10571-">UtahPolicy</a>] Clinton's senior policy adviser, Jake Sullivan, warns about a Trump presidency. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/10580-">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> West Jordan ended its negotiations with Facebook over a massive new data center due to lack of local support for the massive tax incentives the social media giant wanted. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4271646-155/utahs-facebook-data-center-deal-dead"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865660869/West-Jordan-terminates-Facebook-deal-despite-school-boards-efforts-to-compromise.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/23/west-jordan-terminates-discussions-with-facebook-about-building-project-discus-data-center/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/west-jordan-terminates-discussion-to-facebook-center-to-its-city"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> The legislative commemorative gun program has been put on hold as its organizer faces a fine for not filing as a charitable organization. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4247565-155/organizer-of-utahs-troubled-commemorative-gun"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/get-gephardt/utah-gun-safety-council-cited-for-alleged-consumercharity-violations"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/JimDabakis"; target="_blank">JimDabakis</a>: "Tired of this annual four year campaign to elect the President of Ohio."
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=Robert%20Gehrke&src=typd" target="_blank">RobertGehrke</a>: "And finally! Plurality of Utahns like Sausage McMuffins. 33 percent favorable, 25 percent unfavorable. #YesThisIsReal"
From @<a href="https://twitter.com/reidepstein"; target="_blank">reidepstein</a>: "At the end of cutting Mike Pence's hair, the black PA barber turns to him and says, 'And your name is?'"
<strong>In other news:</strong> Rep. Jason Chaffetz digs in his heels in the face of the FBI's recommendation not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for email mishaps. He challenged the FBI on Tuesday to release more details about which of Clinton's lawyers and staff had access to classified emails. [<a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/republicans-hammer-fbi-clinton-email-probe"; target="_blank">RollCall</a>]
-> State Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, a former high school teacher, is sponsoring a bill that could shorten the school day and bump back the start time. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/lawmaker-looking-into-later-start-time-for-utah-high-schools"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/23/utah-lawmaker-makes-push-for-later-school-start-times/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Utah AG Sean Reyes celebrates Texas' successful challenge of the Obama administration's transgender bathroom directive. [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/sean-reyes-praises-order-blocking-bathroom-directive/article_f15a3633-1db8-5561-89ca-d7f46f3b6b1f.html"; target="_blank">Herald</a>]
-> Protesters deliver tens of thousands of petitions to Rocky Mountain Power's Salt Lake City offices calling on the company to follow environmental regulations rather than sue the EPA. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4271645-155/protesters-urge-rocky-mountain-power-not"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/23/environmentalists-push-rocky-mountain-power-to-drop-lawsuit-over-haze-over-utah-national-parks/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> The sludge drained from the Tibble Fork Dam into the American Fork River could contain toxic metals and may be an ecological disaster. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4271455-155/american-fork-sludge-contains-toxic-mine"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> The troubled Utah Communications Authority has hired a former Summit County sheriff to fix the agency that oversees emergency radio communications. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4271359-155/former-summit-county-sheriff-tapped-as"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Salt Lake City Council will have two recommended sites for new homeless shelters by Nov. 1. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865660860/Homelessness-commission-starts-to-home-in-on-new-shelter-locations.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/08/23/new-homeless-shelter-sites-could-be-picked-by-november/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Members of Congress are questioning the price hike on EpiPens, devices that can save lives during allergic reactions. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4270927-155/lawmakers-want-info-on-epipen-price"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on the EpiPen story, and the general price hikes made by drug companies. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4271653-155/bagley-cartoon-drug-dealers"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally: </strong>Hillary Clinton is clearly in the lead, but a landslide victory may be out of reach due to just how fractious politics in America have become. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-polls.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> The FBI is investigating an incident involving believed Russian Intelligence hackers closing in on New York Times reporters. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/politics/russia-hack-new-york-times-fbi/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
-> As Donald Trump's campaign funds started coming from donors and not his own pocket, he decided to dramatically increase the rent he's charging the campaign at Manhattan's Trump Tower. [<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-campaign-rent_us_57bba424e4b03d51368a82b9?o9ix30du10s5rk9"; target="_blank">HuffPost</a>]
-> Excluding government employees or those working with other governments, more than half of the people Clinton met with during her time as secretary of state donated to the Clinton Foundation, fueling speculation that donating granted access. [<a href="https://apnews.com/82df550e1ec646098b434f7d5771f625/Many-donors-to-Clinton-Foundation-met-with-her-at-State"; target="_blank">AP</a>]
-> Trump edges away from his "build a wall" rhetoric as he allows that exceptions can be made for illegal immigrants who are "really great people." [<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2016/08/23/trump-open-softening-immigration-laws/"; target="_blank">TexasTribune</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/politics/donald-trump-immigration-proposals-softening/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
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<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> speaks at the Utah Chamber of Commerce then meets with State Auditor John Dougall and the Utah Bankers Association.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> starts the morning with a U.S. Chamber CEO roundtable and then a meeting of the Governor's Economic Development Coordinating Council. In the afternoon, he visits Holmgren Historic Farm in Tremonton and wraps up the day by greeting the United Kingdom Minister of State for International Trade and Investment.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> also hits the Governor's Economic Development Coordinating Council before attending the Enos Wall Mansion Event.</li>
<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a></strong> sits down with Chaffetz.</li>
<li>SL Co. Mayor Ben <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/MayorBenMcAdams"; target="_blank">McAdams</a></strong> speaks at the Salt Lake Chamber breakfast and then meets with Lisa Hamilton from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>is receiving his daily briefing in the Oval Office.</li>
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