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Woman who ran over husband for not voting Romney sentenced to jail. Poll: Love would beat Owens, Winder. Plaintiffs from Utah's same-sex marriage case tie the knot.
Happy Tuesday. We all know that Mitt Romney had some die-hard supporters in 2012 but one Arizona woman apparently took her support a little too far. Holly Nicole Soloman was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison last week for running over her husband with the family's Jeep after she learned that he failed to vote in the general election. Her now-ex-husband survived the ordeal. [http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/25/arizona-woman-who-ran-over-husband-for-not-voting-romney-gets-3-5-years/" target="_blank">DailyCaller]
Topping the news: A new poll shows Rep. Mia Love would beat her 2014 opponent Doug Owens and SL Co. Sheriff Jim Winder, though not by a big margin. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/5769-poll-shows-love-would-have-close-race-against-owens-or-winder-in-2016" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
The plaintiffs from Utah's pivotal gay-marriage case — Derek Kitchen and Moudi Sbeity — got married Sunday before a crowd of nearly 1,000 at the Gallivan Center. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2548050-155/plaintiffs-from-utahs-landmark-gay-marriage" target="_blank">Trib] [http://fox13now.com/2015/05/24/the-couple-that-cleared-the-way-for-same-sex-marriage-in-utah-finally-got-married/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://kuer.org/post/gay-marriage-plaintiffs-wed-public-ceremony" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Three Salt Lake City police officers plan to file suit with allegations of sexual harassment at the hands of the deputy police chief. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2546232-155/3-salt-lake-city-officers-allege" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629298/3-veteran-officers-preparing-sex-harassment-lawsuit-against-Salt-Lake-City.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=34775283&nid=148&title=3-veteran-officers-preparing-sex-harassment-lawsuit-against-salt-lake-city" target="_blank">KSL] SLC Mayor Ralph Becker weighed in, calling the alleged acts "simply unacceptable." [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2550262-155/mayor-becker-alleged-harassment-at-police" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.kutv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Mayor-Becker-responds-to-potential-lawsuit-against-SLPD-135835.shtml#.VWNyM2T8kfk" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629367/Mayor-responds-to-pending-harassment-lawsuit-by-3-Salt-Lake-officers.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://www.ksl.com/?sid=34782799&nid=148&title=becker-responds-to-pending-harassment-suit-by-3-slcpd-officers&fm=home_page&s_cid=topstory" target="_blank">KSL]
Tweet of the day: From @https://twitter.com/thomaswburr" target="_blank">thomaswburr: "There's a mosquito in the White House briefing room. And it apparently loves me. #ThanksObama"
-> From @https://twitter.com/melaniietweets" target="_blank">melaniietweets: "The day that same-sex marriage was legalised in Ireland has just come to an end. Only one thing left to do. Marry me, Jennifer Lawrence."
Tune in: Bike Utah's Phil Sarnoff, Dave Davis of the SLC Bicycle Collective and others join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about the rise of the bicycle and its role in Utah's transportation future. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
Opinion section: Check out Pat Bagley's cartoon on science and politics to see who is right and who is right-wing. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2543396-155/bagley-cartoon-republican-science-committee" target="_blank">Trib]
-> George Pyle comments on how people view science in the Utah State Board of Education debate: either as a set of everlasting facts or something ever-changing. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2538678-155/pyle-science-is-the-best-we" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Paul Rolly comments on what the Kitchen-Sbeity marriage means for the couple and for the nation. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2548028-155/rolly-kitchen-sbeity-wedding-means-a-lot" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Rolly also looks into the irony of the recent Davis County GOP Convention that left all incumbents seeking re-election (most of whom opposed the Count My Vote initiative) —including party chairman Phill Wright — without positions. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2538231-155/rolly-gop-count-my-vote-foes" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Bryce Garner, chairman of the Fairpark Community Council, and Stan Holmes, board member for Utah Citizens Advocating Renewable Energy, argue that Utah's energy problems are a smaller version of what's happening nationwide. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2534735-155/op-ed-utah-caught-in-larger-battle" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Rona Rahlf, president of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, says Utah's growing economy has exports — particularly those backed by Export-Import Bank — to thank. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2538824-155/op-ed-ex-im-bank-helps-secure-utahs" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Christine Harbin-Hanson of Americans for Prosperity contends that Ex-Im Bank is actually built on "special favors" that hurt Utah taxpayers. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2538815-155/op-ed-ex-im-bank-is-corporate-welfare" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Nicholas Frederick, an adviser to the Alliance for a Better Utah, argues that history will frame San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman and land activist Tim DeChristopher in different lights despite similar political tactics. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2534715-155/letter-history-will-treat-dechristopher-and" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Mary Jo McMillen, executive director of Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness, addresses state lawmakers in her open letter asking for their support of Gov. Gary Herbert's Healthy Utah plan, applauding its measures to help with addiction. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2534755-155/op-ed-we-need-healthy-utah-to" target="_blank">Trib]
-> State Rep. Johnny Anderson, R-Taylorsville, outlines a new course of action involving the Utah Department of Human Services to better protect children from abuse. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2534729-155/op-ed-even-one-child-abuse-death-is" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Kurt Manwaring, an expert in health-care reform and substance abuse, says insufficient funding and societal stigmas tend to get in the way of better treatment for drug offenders. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2534748-155/op-ed-society-must-view-drug-abuse" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Dan Fabricant, CEO of the Natural Products Association, argues HBO is the latest media entity to join a long chain of reports about dietary supplements that are inaccurate. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2538835-155/op-ed-supplements-are-regulated-and-safe" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb examine the "dismal" favorability ratings of Utah's four members of the U.S. House. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629331/Mediocre-favorability-ratings-hint-at-Utahs-varied-attitudes-toward-Congress.html" target="_blank">DNews]
Weekend in review: Gov. Gary Herbert signed a water rights deal in Arches National Park. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2543307-155/state-national-park-leaders-hammer-out" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Mormons Building Bridges — an advocacy group that aims to reconcile LDS beliefs with the LGBT community — is banned for a second year from the Days of '47 parade. [http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2542882-155/mormons-building-bridges-again-shut-out" target="_blank">Trib]
-> James Cordova, the former Carbon County sheriff, pleaded guilty to misusing public money. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2542250-155/former-utah-sheriff-pleads-guilty-to" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629241/Former-Carbon-County-sheriff-pleads-guilty-to-misusing-public-funds.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> The Paiute Indians of Utah hope to overcome their "identity crisis." [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2529919-155/after-washington-nfl-teams-gift-scandal" target="_blank">Trib]
-> SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams hopes to close the Day Reporting Center, but some County Council members would like to first complete an audit. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2543510-155/how-quickly-can-government-change" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Meet Sunny Lee: she's a basically a government-sanctioned travel agent who takes Utah veterans to South Korea. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2491713-155/from-utah-she-guides-korean-war" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Take a look at an online photo gallery of 100 immigrants becoming U.S. citizens this weekend. [http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/galleryx.csp?cid=2543290&pid=2468005" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Rep. Mia Love spent Memorial Day in Herriman with veterans. [http://fox13now.com/2015/05/25/congresswoman-mia-love-meets-with-vets-residents-in-herriman-on-memorial-day/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> Salt Lake County is seeking young volunteers to replace those from the "baby boomer" generation. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2540407-155/this-salt-lake-county-volunteer-works" target="_blank">Trib]
-> The Utah Court of Appeals settled an ownership dispute about a Buddhist temple in Rose Park. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2542556-155/ruling-settles-ownership-of-buddhist-temple" target="_blank">Trib]
Nationally: In his Memorial Day address, President Barack Obama noted that 2015 marks the first time America is not engaged in a major ground war in the past 14 years. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/at-arlington-obama-talks-milestones-118264.html?ml=ri">Politico] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., married Kay Webber, his executive assistant, after long denying the two had an intimate relationship. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/thad-cochran-married-kay-weber-118267.html?hp=b1_l1">Politico] [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/25/senator-thad-cochran-marries-longtime-aide/?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> The Senate voted not to extend the U.S. Patriot Act amidst phone surveillance controversy. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-senate-blocks-bill-overhauling-nsa-phone-surveillance-program-1432357624">WSJ]
-> Defense Secretary Ash Carter hinted at possible shifts in U.S.-Iraq strategy. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/defense-secretary-opens-possibility-on-strategy-shift-on-iraq-1432480411">WSJ] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/24/defense-secretary-carter-iraqs-forces-showed-no-will-to-fight-islamic-state/" target="_blank">WaPost]
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