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Kasich team tries to avoid Huntsman label. Biskupski leads in Trib poll. Utah could get its first openly gay Scout leader.
Happy Thursday. John Kasich may have the same team that tried to elect former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as president — John Weaver, Fred Davis, Matt David — but those behind the Ohio governor's bid for the Oval Office says that's all they have in common. The now-Kasich aides are pushing back on a slew of stories that compared their candidate in 2016 to their candidate in 2012. "Every campaign is different, every race is different—that's pack journalism at its most glib and lazy," former Huntsman and now Kasich chief strategist Weaver said. [http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-23/john-kasich-s-strategist-thinks-those-kasich-is-the-new-huntsman-stories-suck" target="_blank">Bloomberg]
Topping the news: SLC mayoral candidate Jackie Biskupski has taken the lead against incumbent Ralph Becker, according to a Salt Lake Tribune poll. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2757115-155/tribune-poll-biskupski-leads-becker-in" target="_blank">Trib] Meanwhile, a Utah Policy poll shows Becker on top, with a large percentage of voters undecided. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/featured-articles/6415-becker-and-biskupski-virtually-tied-nearly-40-of-voters-are-still-undecided" target="_blank">UtahPolicy] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633103/Poll-shows-tight-race-between-Ralph-Becker-Jackie-Biskupski.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/poll-shows-virtual-tie-in-salt-lake-city-mayoral-r/13320/drxmNgJBa0ek0jhnOTnE_g" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/22/utah-policy-poll-shows-narrow-gap-between-becker-and-biskupski-in-slc-mayoral-race/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> Drew Reese could be Utah's first openly gay Boy Scout leader — he's just waiting on approval from the organization. [http://kutv.com/news/local/man-ready-to-fill-role-of-utahs-first-openly-gay-boy-scout-leader" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> The Keep it in Draper advocacy group tried for a second time to have its referendum on the Utah State Prison relocation heard by the Utah Supreme Court. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633093/Group-opposed-to-prison-move-tries-again-to-win-approval-to-launch-referendum.html" target="_blank">Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @https://twitter.com/AylaFerrone" target="_blank">AylaFerrone: "'19 GOP candidates and counting. This fall on TLC.'"
-> From @https://twitter.com/mviser" target="_blank">mviser: "As an indication of Donald Trump's wealth and complexity: Mitt Romney's disclosure form was 20 pages. Trump's clocks in at 92 pages."
-> From @https://twitter.com/ryanbeckwith" target="_blank">ryanbeckwith: "OK, guys, who is going to tell @LindseyGrahamSC that you can just swap out the SIM card on your cell phone to get a new number?"
Happy Birthday: On Sunday to Ron Fox and daughter Kari Fox Hardy.
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In other news: The Salt Lake County Council voted against sending information packets on the future of unincorporated areas to residents, citing high costs, limited time and concerns for accuracy. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2758576-155/maps-postcards-to-educate-county-voters" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson withdrew his request to be his own lawyer in the court case over his online marketing company. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2757629-155/jeremy-johnson-wont-be-his-own" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee are asking for an investigation of Planned Parenthood after allegations that the organization was selling aborted body parts. [http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-congressmen-call-for-investigation-into-planned-parenthood" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Walter Guillermo Reyes, an accused murderer, was captured in Utah and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to his native Guatemala for criminal charges. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2758878-155/ice-deports-accused-guatemalan-murderer-captured" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Salt Lake County is now a part of the Global Cities Initiative and will aim for international trade agreements. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2758375-155/new-push-to-help-salt-lake" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633082/Utah-cities-need-to-take-global-approach-to-economic-expansion-panel-says.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/salt-lake-county-launches-new-initiative-to-develo/29410/I2g9iHHTJkGv1_Qqf7BGRA" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> The county also hired Rod Kitchens as the new director of planning and budget. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633073/Salt-Lake-County-hires-new-planning-and-budget-director.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> West Jordan Mayor Kim Rolfe applauds a now completed road-widening project in the city. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2757079-155/w-jordan-opens-widened-stretch-of" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/west-jordan-city-to-open-5600-west-from-6200-south/38693/EUDrAUnK3USEiy1-4GescQ" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/22/newly-improved-stretch-of-5600-west-reopening-in-west-jordan/" target="_blank">Fox13]
Nationally: After presidential hopeful Donald Trump gave out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number, the South Carolina senator came up with some creative ways to destroy the device, including with a golf club and a meat cleaver. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/22/lindsey-graham-destroys-cellphone-after-donald-trump-discloses-his-number/?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/lindsey-graham-destroys-cellphone-donald-trump-120476.html?hp=b2_c2" target="_blank">Politico]
-> Fox News will decide by Aug. 4 which 10 of the 16 GOP candidates will be in its televised debate using poll numbers; at this point, Trump and Jeb Bush are in, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson are out. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/22/fox-news-memo-details-qualifying-guidelines-for-the-first-presidential-debate/?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> Trump's report to the Federal Election Commission is more than 90 pages long, detailing hundreds of business deals and executive board positions. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-financial-disclosure-lists-hundreds-of-positions-and-deals/2015/07/22/533443e2-3090-11e5-97ae-30a30cca95d7_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> There continues to be some "Bidenmania" as several political handicappers speculate whether Vice President Joe Biden will join the 2016 race. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/07/22/sorry-democrats-if-hillary-clinton-tanks-joe-biden-cant-save-you/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Presidential contender Bernie Sanders called for the national minimum wage to increase to $15 per hour. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/22/bernie-sanders-proposes-federal-minimum-wage-of-15-an-hour/?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/22/bernie-sanders-rallies-with-federal-workers-for-15-and-a-union/" target="_blank">WaPost]
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