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Trump says he'll leave his 'great business in total,' but unclear how. Romney dines with Trump, praises president-elect. Hughes meets with Trump transition team.

Happy Wednesday. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he would soon leave his "great business in total" to focus on the presidency, a response to growing worries over the businessman-in-chief's conflicts of interest around the globe. But it remained unclear whether the new arrangement would include a full sale of Trump's stake or, as he has offered before, a ceding of company management to his children, which ethics advisors have said would not resolve worries. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/11/30/trump-announces-he-will-leave-business-in-total-leaving-open-how-he-will-avoid-conflicts-of-interest/?utm_term=.77a297c1f86f">WaPost</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>After a New York City dinner date with Donald Trump and Reince Priebus on Tuesday, Mitt Romney can't say enough good about Trump's transition. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4651749-155/romney-applauds-trump-notes-that-the"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668270/Trump-Romney-have-second-meeting-over-dinner-about-secretary-of-state-post.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/11/29/trump-romney-meet-for-second-time-after-election/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]

-> Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes met up with members of Trump's transition team on Tuesday, but Trump's team announced a different transportation secretary — the post Hughes was under consideration for — the same day. Meanwhile, Utah Rep. Mike Noel is playing his cards for director of the Bureau of Land Management. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4651407-155/utah-house-speaker-greg-hughes-meets"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/11/29/trump-picks-elaine-chao-for-transportation-secretary-not-greg-hughes/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/top-utah-legislator-floated-potential-trump-administration-pick#stream/0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]

-> Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman says he's got another run for political office in him and will look at running for Sen. Orrin Hatch's Senate seat in 2018. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4648878-155/former-utah-gov-jon-huntsman-open"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668246/Former-Gov-Jon-Huntsman-Jr-confirms-hes-considering-running-for-Senate-in-2018.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/former-utah-governor-jon-huntsman-considering-a-2018-senate-run"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11579-">UtahPolicy</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/AlexParkerDC"; target="_blank">AlexParkerDC</a>: "The new Treasury secretary was an executive producer for 'Batman v. Superman,' I hope this comes up during his confirmation hearings."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/mattdpearce"; target="_blank">mattdpearce</a>: "Remember that time Trump got elected because people are angry at elites and then he picked former Goldman Sachs guys for the White House?"

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio"; target="_blank">BilldeBlasio</a>: "Finally, the world's largest banks will have a voice in Washington, D.C."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC"; target="_blank">MarkHarrisNYC</a>: "Hamilton just had the highest grossing week of any show in Broadway history if you're wondering how the boycott's going."

<strong>In other news: </strong>The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says the growing and increasingly drinking state needs more liquor stores in strategic areas along the Wasatch Front. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4650156-155/new-study-names-utah-communities-most"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668244/Report-Utah-population-more-drinking-drive-demand-for-new-liquor-stores.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/11/29/utah-could-add-19-more-liquor-stores-to-meet-population-and-demand/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/should-utah-build-19-more-liquor-stores"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]

-> Trump could visit Utah before his inauguration as part of his victory tour. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11588-">UtahPolicy</a>]

-> 50 Utah lawyers and counting formed the Refugee Justice League on Tuesday to teach Muslim refugees about their rights and to defend them against harassment, even if it means taking President Trump to court. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4650074-155/utah-lawyers-step-up-to-protect?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668249/Refugee-Justice-League-of-Utah-pledges-to-defend-immigrants-rights.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

<span style="line-height: 1.5;">-> State business leaders will lead the Our Schools Now initiative to collect signatures to put a 7/8 percent income tax increase on the 2018 ballot that would make for a $750 million gain in education funding. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4649310-155/utah-business-leaders-will-gather-signatures?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668263/Business-leaders-push-for-vote-to-increase-taxes-for-education.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/100000-signatures-needed-get-utah-ed-funding-bill-2018-ballot#stream/0"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]</span>

-> Utah House Democrats gave Rep. Brian King, D-SLC, another two-year term as minority leader on Tuesday night. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/11593-">UtahPolicy</a>]

-> A $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency and a matching one from Salt Lake County help Centro Civico Mexicano — Utah's oldest Latino group — convert contaminated land into a fresh new Salt Lake City center complete with affordable housing units. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4649663-155/centro-civico-mexicano-and-latino-community"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865668256/Centro-Civico-Mexicano-wins-400K-in-grants-for-cleanup-renovations.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/centro-civico-mexicano-gets-200k-grant-from-epa-to-cleanup-and-redevelop"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]

-> State attorneys say Equality Utah's lawsuit against Utah school districts' prohibition of positive speech about homosexuality won't go far because of governmental immunity laws. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4650752-155/state-attorneys-immunity-laws-protect-utah"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The University of Utah designates a new school — The School for Cultural and Social Transformation — out of the Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies programs. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4616733-155/university-of-utah-boosts-programs-aimed"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Donate winter coats and other needed items to Salt Lake City's Volunteers of America Youth Resource Center in the coming Fridays to be entered to win Salt Lake Tribune prizes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4650766-155/salt-lake-city-shelter-for-youth"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> The CDC said Tuesday that syringe exchange programs prevent opiate addiction from also spreading AIDS, and the Utah Department of Health recruits its first few agencies to participate in the state's own needle exchange program. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4649767-155/utah-beginning-syringe-exchange-programs"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Bryce Canyon National Park's famous Sentinel hoodoo lost its top 15 feet Monday night due to the freeze. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4649440-155/the-sentinel-falls-frost-takes-down"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Pat Bagley offers his two cents on how Trump will get around his campaign promises while still slashing Medicare and Social Security. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4650693-155/bagley-cartoon-first-they-came-for"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Paul Rolly marks the sad end of Salt Lake City's wine store's collaboration with local artists, quips at a glitch on the Utah Legislature's website and passes along a Mormon bishop's response to a request to stop getting church mail. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4645231-155/rolly-art-and-booze-well-it?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally:</strong> Trump picks former Goldman Sachs banker and movie producer Steven Mnuchin as his treasury secretary. [<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/29/news/economy/donald-trump-steven-mnuchin-treasury/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-to-name-financier-steve-mnuchin-to-treasurysources-say/2016/11/29/172e38ca-b10a-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html?utm_term=.74a1119b8939"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/politics/steven-terner-mnuchin-trump-treasury-secretary.html?_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

-> Indiana-based manufacturing company Carrier, which had planned to send 1,400 jobs to Mexico, cut a deal with Trump and Mike Pence to keep 1,000 jobs at home. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/29/donald-trump-has-reached-a-deal-with-a-manufacturer-to-keep-jobs-from-going-to-mexico/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_wonk-carrier840p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.8edf353e0e18" target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/29/news/economy/trump-carrier-deal/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/trump-to-announce-carrier-plant-will-keep-jobs-in-us.html"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

-> Trump takes another Twitter jab at Americans protesting his election by suggesting jail time or revoking citizenship as punishments for burning the flag. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/politics/trump-flag-burners-citizenship-first-amendment.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-flag-burning-comments-trump-again-plays-to-the-base-voters-that-elected-him/2016/11/29/31ee203c-b64e-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpflag740p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.170bbd1d11e7" target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-flag-burning-231920"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> chairs an Oversight hearing on the Drug Enforcement Administration's Confidential Source program, does a judiciary bill markup and enjoys the LDS Temple's Festival of Lights.</li>

<li>Rep. Chris <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank">Stewart</a></strong> joins C-SPAN's Washington Journal program, jets off to a GOP Conference meeting and Republican Study Committee meeting, catches up with constituents and votes.</li>

<li>Rep. Mia <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank"><strong>Love</strong></a> sits in on a Select Panel on Infant Lives meeting, chats with staff and votes.</li>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> attends the funeral for Trooper Eric Ellsworth, catches up with Ontario, Canada's Head of State Elizabeth Dowdeswell, hops on a National Governors Association Executive Committee conference call and ends the night at the Governor's Mansion Artist Series.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> spends the day at the National Lieutenant Governors Association Conference in Phoenix.</li>

<li>State Treasurer David <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/DamschenDavid"; target="_blank">Damschen</a></strong> conducts bond rating update calls with credit rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor's and chairs a School and Institutional Trust Fund Board of Trustees meeting.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>welcomes the 2016 American Nobel Prize winners to the Oval Office.</li>

</ul>

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