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Sen. Mike Lee shoots down Trump's Supreme Court trial balloon. Public Lands Initiative passes House committee. LDS Church-owned skyscraper opens in downtown SLC.
Happy Friday. Sen. Mike Lee this morning swiftly shot down the idea that he would accept a nomination to the Supreme Court from Donald Trump. <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/clinton-trump-camps-fire-supporters-debate-n653191">NBC News reported</a> that the Utah Republican was now on Trump's short list for the high court, joining his brother, Utah Supreme Court Justice Tom Lee. But the senator's office pushed back: "Sen Lee already has the job he wants which is why he is campaigning to represent the great people of Utah again this year," a spokesman said. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/mike-lee-no-trump-supreme-court-228573">Politico</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz's Public Lands Initiative passed the House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday along party line votes, though the House only has a week in session before the election to pass the measure. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4386530-155/public-lands-initiative-meant-to-block"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663052/Bishops-Public-Lands-Initiative-advances-from-committee.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> An LDS Church-owned skyscraper was dedicated in Salt Lake City Thursday. The building, now the third tallest in the city, will house high-end offices, boasts ceiling-high windows and a video wall and is topped with LED light show equipment. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4386439-155/new-mormon-church-owned-skyscraper-brings-high?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663078/Photos-Newest-addition-to-SLs-skyline-opens-for-business.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> The Government Operations Interim Committee says it doesn't want to change the state law requiring ballots to be postmarked the day before the election even after 70 votes were tossed out in a GOP primary race this year. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4385451-155/despite-confusion-day-before-election-deadline-for-votes"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663109/Lawmakers-clerks-exploring-solutions-to-vote-by-mail-postmark-issues.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/daveweigel">daveweigel</a>: "Trump's partial recovery in the polls has clarified who was #NeverTrump for electoral reasons and who was for moral reasons."
From @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/ryanbeckwith">ryanbeckwith</a>: "Have to admit I'm a little disappointed that Monday's debate won't include the Sweet Meteor of Death."
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<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>on Saturday to State Rep. Bradley Last, VMware's Michael J. Kennedy and former Salt Lake County Deputy Mayor Nichole Dunn.
<strong>Behind the Headlines: </strong>Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Thomas Burr and Matt Canham, as well as editorial writer George Pyle, join KCPW's Roger McDonough to talk about the week's top stories, including Utah's attorney general race and where Utahns stand on a Bears Ears national monument. Listen at KCPW.org or tune in to KCPW or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast from <span class="aBn"><span class="aQJ">9-10 a.m.</span></span>
<strong>In other news:</strong> District 8 school board candidates Richard Nelson and Janet Cannon faced off over campaign contributions, school grading and education funding. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4387610-155/utah-school-board-candidate-attacks-opponent?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> LDS Hospital has built $30-$45-per-night apartments for cancer patients required to remain close to the hospital. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4376077-155/lds-hospital-opens-healing-homes-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/healing-homes-and-garden-to-house-cancer-patients-receiving-treatment"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> A study released Thursday by a libertarian think tank ranked Utah's highway system 13th best in the nation based on 2013 data, moving it up 19 spots from the previous year and acknowledging state projects that helped reduce congestion. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4385149-155/study-utahs-highway-system-was-nations"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> An unsightly, abandoned Sizzler that caught fire in August in Salt Lake City can't be torn down because of a 2012 ordinance requiring property owners to have a plan for a new structure after demolition. City Mayor Jackie Biskupski is working to change the ordinance to spruce up several spots in the city. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4385333-155/slc-bylaws-prevent-eyesore-from-being"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Phaze Concrete, the FLDS-operated concrete company under heat from the Department of Labor for child labor, denies the accusations. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4386503-155/firm-tied-to-utah-polygamous-group"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>]
-> A speaker at Weber State University on Thursday addressed men on how to help curb sexual assault: by not only avoiding violence, but by not staying silent. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4386173-155/weber-state-university-speaker-calls-on"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A U.S. District judge is considering whether Utah jail inmates with mental health problems are being denied constitutional rights through a lack of access to treatment in the facility. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4387050-155/are-utah-jail-inmates-getting-adequate"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Paul Rolly chronicles the Middle Eastern restaurant venture of a Utah gay couple whose lawsuit helped legalize gay marriage in the state, the death of a female conservative icon, and the popularity of the governor. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4376478-155/rolly-utahs-pioneering-gay-couple-to?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally:</strong> Prosecutors have issued a subpoena for former congressman Anthony Weiner's cell phone records in a sexting investigation. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has pointed out Weiner's donation to the Clinton campaign, demanding they return the money. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/politics/first-on-cnn-us-attorney-investigating-weiner-sexting-allegations/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/22/trump-campaign-calls-on-clinton-to-return-donations-from-anthony-weiner/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://time.com/4505306/anthony-weiner-chats-texts-investigation/"; target="_blank">Time</a>]
-> Donald Trump vowed to work with Congress to pressure universities to use money from federal tax breaks to help students with tuition and avoiding student loan debt. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/22/trump-tests-new-message-on-college-affordability-a-key-issue-for-clinton/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
-> The House Oversight committee will look into new information found by a Twitter user that suggests Hillary Clinton's IT specialist who deleted her emails asked for help doctoring emails on Reddit. [<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296680-house-panel-probes-web-rumor-on-clinton-emails"; target="_blank">TheHill</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/09/20/hillary-clintons-it-guy-asked-reddit-for-help-altering-emails-a-twitter-sleuth-claims/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
-> Sen. Ted Cruz, facing high pressure from the GOP, still hesitates to endorse Donald Trump as a matter of principle. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/ted-cruz-donald-trump-endorsement-228540"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/politics/donald-trump-ted-cruz/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
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<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> heads to an Oversight hearing examining vacant federal properties and votes.</li>
<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a></strong> attends a House Intelligence Committee briefing, chats with constituents and votes.</li>
<li>Rep. Mia <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank"><strong>Love</strong></a> stops by a GOP conference, greets a family being honored by International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children for surviving a kidnapping and votes.</li>
<li>State Auditor John <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/FrugalDougall"; target="_blank">Dougall</a> </strong>speaks at a Sandy event.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>meets with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and attends a reception for the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture at the White House.</li>
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