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Capitol Police chief: Our cops will get some potty training. Prosecutors switch up a charge against Swallow. Hatch pushes back against HBO doc.
Happy Thursday. Capitol Police officers are receiving a bit of potty training after a few bad apples left their guns in bathrooms at the Capitol complex in recent months. The head of the police force said the current policy allows an officer to be suspended for five days for leaving a weapon unattended but that may be increased to 30 days or even to allow the cop to be fired in serious cases. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/capitol-police-officers-bathroom-training-leaving-firearms-restrooms/story?id=31192590" target="_blank">ABCNews]
Topping the news: Prosecutors added a money laundering charge and subtracted an allegation of perjury against former Attorney General John Swallow. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2534869-155/money-laundering-charge-filed-against-former" target="_blank">Trib] [http://fox13now.com/2015/05/20/new-charge-filed-against-former-utah-attorney-general-john-swallow/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629090/Prosecutors-file-new-charges-against-ex-Utah-Attorney-General-John-Swallow.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> The Prison Relocation Commission members held a public information meeting in Salt Lake City and try as they might, they couldn't shake questions about why the state couldn't just rebuild in Draper. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2536568-155/utah-prison-relocation-meeting-comes-back" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/utahns-voice-concerns-at-first-prison-relocation-o/24499/7vua_Jw-hE-Vu1DGvR8QNA" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://www.kutv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Prison-relocation-meeting-attracting-crowds-in-SLC-134179.shtml#.VV1Wr1VViko" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Sen. Orrin Hatch pushed back Wednesday against HBO's 'Real Sports' criticism of his legislation on dietary supplements. [http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/2535962-155/orrin-hatch-calls-hbo-report-inaccurate" target="_blank">Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @https://twitter.com/LisaMascaro" target="_blank">LisaMascaro: "It's not every day you get ARod in the Senate carry-out & Rand Paul talking until he can talk no more on the floor."
From @https://twitter.com/utpolcapitol" target="_blank">utpolcapitol: "You know you are a nerd when you are genuinely interested in infrastructure funding... https://twitter.com/hashtag/utpolproblems?src=hash">#utpolproblems"
Happy Birthday: To Elly Muth, Joe Pyrah and Michael Jolley.
Tune in: Rep. Kim Coleman and Tesla vice president Jim Chen join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about Tesla's problems with Utah law and the search to accommodate new ways of doing business while protecting consumers from monopolies. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: A interim legislative committee continued the conversation on medical marijuana, setting up a series of hearings on the idea pushed by state Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs. Also a second, more restrict bill, is in the works. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629078/Utah-lawmakers-begin-task-to-carefully-consider-medical-marijuana.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://fox13now.com/2015/05/20/utah-state-legislature-carefully-begins-exploring-medical-marijuana-bills/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/a-second-bill-is-in-the-works-as-utah-law-makers-c/20708/fZlUITo_hU657GWaoRDjPw" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://www.kutv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Committee-wrestles-with-medical-marijuana-recommendation-134129.shtml#.VV1WylVViko" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is holding open office hours Thursday at 5 p.m. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2534542-155/mcadams-is-available-to-public-on" target="_blank">Trib]
-> City Weekly delves into the drama between McAdams and state Rep. Justin Miller. [http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/fast-bucks/Content?oid=2820695" target="_blank">CityWeekly]
-> Pat Bagley compares Wall Street actions to those of welfare recipients. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2535698-155/bagley-cartoon-moochers-scamming-the-system" target="_blank">Trib]
-> State lawmakers discuss what it will take to educate 1 million kids in 2050. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2535672-155/with-1-million-students-expected-in" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Utah's auto dealers association is in talks with Tesla to try and find a compromise that would allow the electric car company to open an already built South Salt Lake showroom. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2535752-155/tesla-auto-dealers-urged-to-break" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The Legislature is likely to see a bill creating standards for the use of body cameras by police officers. [http://www.sltrib.com/home/2536016-155/riverton-lawmaker-working-on-police-body" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629122/Utah-lawmakers-debate-police-use-of-body-cameras.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Utah's energy officials are criticizing a federal rule trying to reduce carbon dioxide releases at power plants. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2535447-155/utah-energy-officials-blast-feds-clean" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Mormons for Hillary had its first meeting... in a coffee shop. [http://universe.byu.edu/2015/05/19/1-15/" target="_blank">Universe]
Nationally: In newly declassified letters, Osama bin Laden worried about climate change and warned Americans about the evils of big money. He had a library of English language books including "Obama's Wars" by Bob Woodward. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/osama-bin-laden-documents-warning-video-118136.html?hp=l6_4" target="_blank">Politico] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-opens-files-on-osama-bin-ladens-private-library/2015/05/20/7f7949b8-fef7-11e4-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html?hpid=z1" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> The bin Laden documents even include a terrorist job application with questions such as if the applicant wanted to conduct a suicide operation and if he had any relatives al Qaeda should contact if they become a "martyr." [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2534414-155/story.html" target="_blank">APviaTrib]
-> With so many Republicans running for president, CNN announced a plan to hold two debates in September. The first will include the top 10 candidates. The second will be everyone else. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/20/politics/cnn-republican-candidates-debate/index.html" target="_blank">CNN]
-> Take a look at the political guests David Letterman had on his legendary show. [http://www.politico.com/gallery/2015/05/david-lettermans-political-guests-the-jokes-were-on-them/002215-031691.html?hp=t3_r&slide=0" target="_blank">Politico]
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