Hillary Clinton says she copes with 2016 election loss by reading mystery novels. Interior Secretary Zinke stands by proposal to hike fees at national parks. Could the Republican tax bill hurt affordable housing projects in Salt Lake City?
Happy Monday. On the 25th anniversary of their rise to the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton celebrated but also spoke about the sting of losing last year. “I’m proud of her for getting caught trying to put people first,” Bill Clinton said of his wife’s 2016 campaign against now-President Donald Trump. Hours before the event the president was still lobbing insults on Twitter at Hillary Clinton, who said she copes by reading mystery novels “because the bad guy always got it in the end.” [NYTimes]
Topping the news: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke promoted the proposal that would raise national park entrance fees while Congress pushed back. [Trib]
-> The Republican tax bill, which passed in the House, could ultimately put Salt Lake City’s affordable housing at risk by gutting decades-old incentives. [Trib]
-> The Cook Political Report indicated that Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams could be part of the Democratic “wave” next year and possibly win his bid for Utah’s 4th Congressional District seat typically held by a Republican. [Trib]
Tweet of the weekend: From @MEPFuller: “My feed is perfectly split between Republicans and Democrats both thinking their guy got the better of the other guy. The ultimate Twitter video Rorschach.”
Happy Birthday: To state Rep. Francis Gibson and GOP consultant Mike Deaver.
In other news: Sen. Orrin Hatch fired back after a colleague accused him of creating a tax plan that would benefit only the wealthy. [KUER] [DNews]
-> Residents weighed in last week during discussions to shift voting districts in San Juan County to possibly tilt political power to the Navajo community. [Trib]
-> FBI data shows that hate crimes rose in Utah in 2016 — the first time in two years. [Trib] [KSL]
-> About four cases of hepatitis A have been reported each week in Utah since May — making it one of the state’s largest outbreaks in years. [Trib]
-> After four months, an audit of South Salt Lake’s public funds still has not been completed. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley illustrates the controversy over Senate candidate Roy Moore. [Trib]
-> Robert Gehrke evaluates how the tax bill proposed by Hatch could impact Utahns. [Trib]
-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb weigh Hatch’s options for either re-election or retirement. [DNews]
Nationally: Infamous murderer Charles Manson died Sunday. He was 83. [NYTimes]
-> President Donald Trump responded to LaVar Ball’s comment that he contributed little assistance to the release of three UCLA basketball players from China, including Ball’s son, by tweeting that he “should’ve left them in jail.” [WaPost]
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— Courtney Tanner and Karenna Meredith
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