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Forget Snapchat; Television still owns the 2016 race. Hatch gives to Lee but it's not an endorsement. Lee to attempt another Obamacare repeal today.

Happy Monday. This election was supposed to be the one that left the legacy media behind — you know, the one where Snapchat and iPhone apps took a lead over candidates trying to talk to Meet the Press or newspapers. Well, not really. It appears presidential campaigns are gearing up to spend a whopping $4.4 billion in television ads this cycle. "The bulk of advertising is still going to be on TV," said Brent McGoldrick, who served as the director of advertising and analytics on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/decline-of-tv-ads-not-in-2016-120611.html?hp=t2_r" target="_blank">Politico]

Topping the news: Sen. Orrin Hatch has financially contributed to Sen. Mike Lee's re-election campaign, but isn't necessarily endorsing his bid. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2761336-155/sen-orrin-hatch-gives-sen-mike?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Lee's effort on Sunday to repeal Obamacare didn't grab enough votes but he'll be back today with an effort to try again. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2770594-155/utahs-mike-lee-fails-to-force?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633255/Mike-Lee-plotting-tricky-maneuver-to-force-another-Obamacare-vote.html" target="_blank">DNews]

-> Gov. Gary Herbert has taken over as chairman of the National Governors Association. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2762397-155/as-he-takes-over-national-post?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> A PAC that posted billboards supporting Jackie Biskupski is now throwing up signs supporting Luke Garrott and he's none too happy about it. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6440-" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]

-> The NSA data center in Bluffdale contracts with the Utah Highway Patrol to guard its perimeters. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2754181-155/nsa-has-paid-utah-1-million" target="_blank">Trib]

Tweet of the day: From @https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner" target="_blank">WilliamShatner: "Star Trek wasn't political. I'm not political; I can't even vote in the US. So to put a geocentric label on interstellar characters is silly"

-> From @https://twitter.com/StephenAtHome" target="_blank">StephenAtHome: "Heard Donald Trump is thinking of running as a third-party candidate. He's got Hillary's vote!"

-> From @https://twitter.com/joshgondelman" target="_blank">joshgondelman: "The longer this goes on, the more I actually am not sure that Donald Trump understands what a president is."

Happy Birthday: To Weber State's Julie Snowball.

Tune in: Salt Lake City mayoral candidate George Chapman joins Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about his experience, politics and platform. This is the first in a series of candidate interviews leading up to the Aug. 11 primary election. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.

Opinion section: Tom Diegel, who is on the board of directors for the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance, writes in favor of SLC Mayor Ralph Becker's campaign for re-election, noting his diligence to local watershed resources. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2753252-155/op-ed-becker-deserves-a-third-term" target="_blank">Trib]

-> John Kushma, a communication consultant, believes Donald Trump is bringing a sense of reality to the election. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2754661-155/op-ed-trumpmania-pushes-us-back-to" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Paul Rolly says Donald Trump's success as a GOP candidate for president is "shameful" after his distasteful remarks on Mexican immigrants and U.S. prisoners of war. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2761305-155/rolly-trump-shows-how-dysfunctional-politics" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Rolly also asks whether state legislators are too biased to pass laws. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2756531-155/rolly-maybe-the-utah-legislature-should?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Check out Pat Bagley's cartoon juxtaposing McDonald's golden arches with Utah's. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2762911-155/bagley-cartoon-national-parks-and-wreck" target="_blank">Trib]

-> George Pyle says campaign donations today carry more weight from the contributors than when Lyndon B. Johnson was president. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2762345-155/pyle-lbj-and-money-in-politics" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Jennifer Trauscht-Van Horn, medical director of the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, suggests that parents encourage their children to get the HPV vaccine. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2757455-155/op-ed-save-lives-by-getting-children" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Gregory Clark, associate professor of bioengineering at the University of Utah, argues the university's accommodation policy, which allows students to circumvent course material that conflicts with their beliefs, is wrong because education is about challenging how and what a student thinks, not avoiding it. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2757259-155/op-ed-u-accommodation-policy-still-makes" target="_blank">Trib]

-> William Johnson, a U. professor of geology and geophysics, says requiring water quality tests near tar sands mining is good for the environment and scientific research. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2761433-155/op-ed-order-to-test-water-at" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Dennis Cecchini, an architect and CEO Emeritus of MHTN Architects, believes the healthcare system offers inadequate coverage for recovering addicts. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2753402-155/op-ed-system-fails-those-struggling-with" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Dennis Riggle, a public policy advocate for the Disability Law Center, applauds the Americans with Disabilities Act on its 25th anniversary. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2757590-155/op-ed-americans-with-disabilities-act-turns" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Alexander Dolphin, vice president of the Utah Valley University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, says medical cannabis offers a safer alternative to certain prescription medications. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2757721-155/op-ed-medical-cannabis-is-a-matter" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Jeff Clawson, medical director of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, argues that pharmaceutical drug names are too goofy to be taken seriously. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2735164-155/op-ed-these-goofy-new-drug-names" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb imagine how the Days of '47 Parade would change if it was more political in nature (hint: Mitt Romney is included in their fantasy). [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633268/A-more-political-version-of-a-Pioneer-Day-parade.html" target="_blank">DNews]

Weekend in review: The Salt Lake City Police Department and a volunteer organization are working to solve the homeless problem downtown that has shifted away from Pioneer Park and into the 500 West Commons. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2762800-155/is-500-west-salt-lake-citys?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kuer.org/post/groups-beef-homeless-outreach-rio-grande-area-target-campers" target="_blank">KUER] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/24/volunteers-of-america-respond-as-homeless-population-shifts-to-other-areas-in-slc/" target="_blank">Fox13]

-> West Jordan city officials would like the murals of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta painted over for violating local sign laws, and residents are voicing their opposition. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2762960-155/utahns-rally-to-stop-city-from?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633164/Mural-on-side-of-restaurant-violates-city-ordinance-West-Jordan-says.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kuer.org/post/restaurant-mural-causes-stir-west-jordan" target="_blank">KUER]

-> Another mural depicting labor union advocate Joe Hill was painted over with an American flag. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2757635-155/utah-joe-hill-labor-mural-anonymously" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Protesters used unconventional methods to show residents the expense of a proposed sales tax increase for transportation in Salt Lake County. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2762101-155/attention-grabber-for-sales-tax-hike?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> The Department of Education has granted Utah a waiver extension from the No Child Left Behind Act. [http://www.sltrib.com/home/2761969-155/utah-gets-its-fourth-exemption-from" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633180/Utah-gets-No-Child-Left-Behind-waiver-after-House-Senate-pass-potential-rewrites.html" target="_blank">DNews]

-> The Utah Department of Transportation has plans to improve some of the busiest intersections in the state, but not the busiest of all at 5400 South and Redwood Road in Taylorsville. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2726955-155/utahs-50-busiest-intersections-and?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> About 100 former and current members of the LDS Church, including Kate Kelly, submitted formal letters of resignation at a mass event Saturday. [http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2768326-155/kate-kelly-joins-latter-day-saints-gathered" target="_blank">Trib] [http://fox13now.com/2015/07/25/nearly-100-submit-resignation-letters-to-lds-church/" target="_blank">Fox13]

-> SLC Mayor Ralph Becker's proposed recreation bond isn't as popular with residents as a sales tax increase for transportation, according to polls. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2762332-155/voters-not-keen-on-tax-hike?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Federal officials met in southern Utah and some say it's a sign that President Barack Obama is planning for a national monument in the state. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633243/Does-secret-southern-Utah-meeting-mean-feds-are-plotting-new-national-monument.html" target="_blank">DNews]

-> The Tooele County Commission voted 2-1 to give itself a raise, but will reconsider its resolution in an August meeting. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2763229-155/tooele-county-leaders-stepping-back-from?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

-> Arts and recreation taxes throughout Utah, whether orchestrated by individual cities or instituted countywide, are received with much fanfare and successful ballot renewals. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2749489-155/recreation-taxes-a-hit-with-counties?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed" target="_blank">Trib]

Nationally: The Senate passed a bill reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, legislation that will now go on to the House. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/business/senate-resurrection-of-export-import-bank-goes-to-divided-house.html?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-turn-on-one-another-in-battle-over-export-import-bank/2015/07/26/78dd183c-33db-11e5-adf6-7227f3b7b338_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost] [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/senate-moves-toward-monday-ex-im-vote-120640.html?hp=l2_3" target="_blank">Politico] Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a liar when the proposal was discussed on the floor. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/ted-cruz-says-mitch-mcconnell-lies-export-import-bank-120583.html?hp=b1_l3" target="_blank">Politico]

-> Presidential hopeful and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal weighed in on the Lafayette theater shooting that killed two people, calling for stricter gun control. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/us/politics/bobby-jindal-calls-for-states-to-follow-louisianas-example-in-toughening-gun-laws.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/26/jindal-lafayette-shooter-never-should-have-been-able-to-buy-a-gun/" target="_blank">WaPost]

-> Hillary Clinton will speak before the House Benghazi Committee in October. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-agrees-to-appear-before-benghazi-panel-120620.html?hp=b1_l1" target="_blank">Politico]

-> President Barack Obama spoke with "tough love" to Kenyans, calling upon stories from his father to implore the country to fight against corruption and ethnic infighting. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/world/africa/obama-calls-on-kenya-to-confront-its-problems.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-kenya-obama-urges-reforms-even-as-he-emphasizes-personal-connection/2015/07/26/aec08a2e-3386-11e5-adf6-7227f3b7b338_story.html" target="_blank">WaPost]

Where are they?

  • Gov. Gary https://twitter.com/GovHerbert" target="_blank">Herbert speaks with reporters.
  • SLC Mayor Ralph https://twitter.com/beckerformayor" target="_blank">Becker hits a Mountain Accord executive committee meeting.
  • President Barack https://twitter.com/BarackObama" target="_blank">Obama spends the day in Ethiopia where he holds a bilateral meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, speaks with President Mulatu Teshome, hosts a press conference, talks with local leaders about counterterrorism issues and attends a state dinner.
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    — Thomas Burr and Courtney Tanner

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