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Cruz, Lee on opposite sides of immigration fight. SLC councilman: They've going to build the prison in the city. Herbert appoints Derrin Owens to Legislature.
Happy Tuesday. A new immigration fight is splitting the GOP and putting two close allies — Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee — on opposite sides. Cruz and other Senate Republicans are pushing an aggressive immigration crackdown, proposing tougher penalties against foreigners who repeatedly try to enter the United States illegally. Lee has been fighting such mandatory-minimum sentences as part of criminal justice reform. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/immigration-gop-rift-mandatory-minimum-senate-cruz-121231.html?hp=t1_r" target="_blank">Politico]
Correction: The FBI is investigating two foundations affiliated with the Salt Lake City Police Department. One of them is headed up by Donald Dunn and Maura Carabello, who are senior political advisors to Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. A previous version of this summary was incorrect.
Topping the news: Though the Prison Relocation Commission will announce its recommendation today, Salt Lake City Councilman James Rogers believes he already knows where the new state penitentiary will go. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2823480-155/prison-move-to-salt-lake-city" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kutv.com/news/local/cities-threatening-to-sue-if-prison-moves-there" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://fox13now.com/2015/08/10/utah-state-prison-to-relocate-to-slc-one-slc-councilman-believes/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert appointed Derrin Owens as the new Utah House representative for District 58 after former Rep. Jon Cox left to join Herbert's staff. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2824234-155/utah-guv-appoints-rancher-school-counselor" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865634266/Gov-Gary-Herbert-appoints-Fountain-Green-educator-to-Utah-House-of-Representatives.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/governor-appoints-derrin-owens-to-utah-house-of-re/15447/WM1jw3HrSEezrXSN7YMtnw" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> A new poll shows some 69 percent of Utahns approve of Herbert's job performance while some 81 percent have never heard of Jonathan Johnson. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6624-" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
-> Provo, West Valley City and the State Crime Lab have submitted previously untested rape kits for processing and it's opening up new potential leads in criminal cases. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2815266-155/testing-utahs-shelved-rape-kits-is" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kutv.com/news/local/results-from-newly-tested-rape-kits-turning-into-flood-of-information" target="_blank">KUTV]
Tweets of the day: From @https://twitter.com/McKenzieRomero" target="_blank">McKenzieRomero: "Vote by mail is great! I cast my ballot in the middle of the night in my pajamas"
-> From @https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox" target="_blank">SpencerJCox: "My wife had a dream last night that she was punching Donald Trump in the face. That might be a problem come election time..."
-> From @https://twitter.com/dustin_hughes" target="_blank">dustin_hughes: "Wasn't there a Superman storyline where Lex Luther gets elected president? RT '@thehill: Trump way up in post-debate poll'"
Happy Birthday: To superstar twin sisters Neela and Neena Pack, the former of whom is interning at the Supreme Court and the latter of whom is moving to North Carolina to attend the Physician Assistant Program at Duke University. Neela, by the way, got a question to President Barack Obama posted yesterday as part of the Mic.com interview. [http://mic.com/articles/123627/obama-mic-interview-transcript" target="_blank">Mic]
Tune in: Historian Will Bagley, University of Utah professor Julie Ault and Rick Okabe with the Topaz Museum join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to reflect on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and Utah's role in the Manhattan Project and as an internment site for Japanese-Americans. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com/" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: Check out Pat Bagley's cartoon on the wastewater spill from a Colorado mine. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2824225-155/bagley-cartoon-theres-poison-in-them" target="_blank">Trib]
-> In anticipation for the arrival of contaminated mine water in the state, Utah Department of Environmental Quality researchers are testing the San Juan River. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2824133-155/scientists-testing-san-juan-river-every" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865634254/Utah-environmental-officials-testing-mine-sludge-in-San-Juan-River.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://fox13now.com/2015/08/10/plume-from-mine-spill-cant-be-found-in-utah-river/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> Paul Rolly says former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff didn't exactly succeed as the divorce attorney for his friend. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2814323-155/rolly-with-shurtleff-as-his-lawyer" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Vote-by-mail could complicate election night tallies, as ballots from the primary could take up to two weeks to come in. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2811464-155/new-by-mail-voting-could-mean-election" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Take a look at this list of where to go if you didn't mail in your ballot on time. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2822876-155/election-day-go-to-the" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/voters-still-have-time-and-options-in-mostly-vote/41562/9x7vwFTY7kqyqu_8-N98Kw" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> There was a surge of mail-in ballots arriving at different county clerk offices throughout the state Monday. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865634255/14000-vote-by-mail-ballots-return-to-Salt-Lake-Davis-counties-day-before-primary-election.html" target="_blank">DNews] For the Salt Lake City primary race, officials say turnout with vote-by-mail is already above 30 percent. [http://kuer.org/post/salt-lake-city-primary-election-turnout-meeting-expectations" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Jon Huntsman now sits on the board of directors for Hilton, adding to his spots with Ford, Chevron and Caterpillar. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2823597-155/jon-huntsman-joins-board-of-hotel" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Phaze Concrete and Jack Daniel's Construction, two companies that have allegedly helped fund the FLDS Church, employed workers to pour cement at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2717668-155/wal-mart-contracts-allow-polygamous-concrete-companies" target="_blank">Trib] Here's a map of the locations. [http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/polygamy/2814655-155/map-where-polygamous-construction-companies-have" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Four members of Peaceful Uprising, an anti-tar sands mining group, were purportedly arrested at a protest Monday. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2823318-155/tar-sands-protesters-on-tripods-arrested" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865634267/Protestors-opposing-mining-arrested-in-Uintah-County.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kuer.org/post/wake-colorado-mine-spill-utah-protestors-disrupt-construction-book-cliffs-mine" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Take a look at this profile of Sen. Mike Lee, heralded for working across party lines; though not all are sure of his continuing ability to straddle between Republican and Democrat ideals — Sen. Orrin Hatch says, "He was elected by and large by the Tea Party, and he does owe them a great deal of gratitude." [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/us/politics/senator-mike-lee-republican-utah.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> The state school board will no longer have a representative on the Utah Public Education Coalition. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2811224-155/state-school-board-draws-fire-after" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Twenty-six soldiers from Utah's special forces will deploy to Afghanistan. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2814831-155/utah-special-forces-soldiers-deploy-to" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/26-utah-based-soldiers-to-depart-for-afghanistan/13601/_UcVuwc0qECIyN6gIxtxow" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> Residents of South Salt Lake took their neighborhood dispute over a City Council decision allowing the expansion of an auto dealer to the courtroom Monday. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2824017-155/south-salt-lake-residents-sue-city" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Host of "Last Week Tonight" Jon Oliver called out Utah and former State Sen. John Valentine for supporting little-to-no sex education in schools. [http://time.com/3990195/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-sex-education-video/" target="_blank">TIME]
Nationally: Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard professor, is considering a run for president in the 2016 race and would join five other Democrat contenders. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/08/10/lawrence-lessig-to-explore-a-run-for-president-as-a-democrat/?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes] [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/harvard-law-professor-lawrence-lessig-exploring-white-house-bid-121240.html?hp=l4_4" target="_blank">Politico]
-> Presidential candidate Rick Perry has stopped paying his campaign staff due to a shortage of funds. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/10/rick-perry-stops-paying-his-south-carolina-staff-as-fundraising-dries-up/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Check out these faux movie posters featuring 2016 presidential hopefuls (hint: Hillary Clinton stars in "Mad Max"). [https://www.yahoo.com/movies/mad-magazine-presidential-candidates-movie-posters-126120955387.html" target="_blank">Yahoo]
-> A restaurant in Washington has changed its menu to honor Donald Trump — it's serving a sandwich named after him that's "full of bologna." [http://wjla.com/news/local/dc-diner-promotes-trump-sandwich-full-of-bologna" target="_blank">WJLA]
-> "Little House on the Prairie" actress Melissa Gilbert will run for Congress in Michigan, attempting to unseat an incumbent. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/10/politics/melissa-gilbert-house-on-the-prairie-congress/" target="_blank">CNN]
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