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Huntsman chips in nearly $2M. Bars sue over liquor laws. Clinton likes Huntsman and Romney.
Happy Friday and welcome to July. If you read one story today, make it this one: A contributor to National Review who slammed Jon Huntsman as a "media-generated candidate" tried earlier this year to get a job with the Huntsman campaign. [DailyCaller]
-> Also, happy Utah Pac-12 Day to all those Utes out there. Celebration at noon at the state Capitol. [ABC4]
Topping the news: The Mountain Meadows Massacre site is designated as a national historic landmark. [Trib]
-> An association for bar and clubs sues Utah over its liquor laws. [Trib] [SLWeekly]
-> Chaffetz says he'll "probably" run against Hatch and doesn't care how the Legislature redraws congressional districts. [Trib] And the congressman continues to chastise Hatch's record. [KUTV]
2012 watch: Huntsman pulled in some $4.1 million in his first nine days as a candidate, though about half came from his own pocket. Mitt Romney, meanwhile, raises between $15 million and $20 million. [Trib] [Politico] [WaPost] [Fox13]
-> Chances are good that Huntsman has — within the last 24 hours — had a heart-to-heart with his son, Will, about whose campaign rallies to show up at — and whose are taboo. [Trib]
-> Of note: While Huntsman may the candidate of moderate republicanism, his dad, Jon Huntsman Sr., is — for the second year in a row — inviting his friend Glenn Beck to be the keynote speaker at the family's 4th of July Celebrate America festivities in Teton Valley, Idaho, where the family has a big development. [ValleyCitizen]
-> Romney has filed for an extension so he doesn't have to file his personal financial disclosure until August. [OpenSecrets]
-> Slate jokes that Huntsman would be a great replacement for Treasury secretary if Tim Geithner steps down because Huntsman "speaks Mandarin." [Slate]
-> Former President Bill Clinton says he's a fan of Huntsman and Romney. [CNN]
-> Romney gets first billing over Huntsman in a New Hampshire parade on the Fourth of July. [UnionLeader]
-> The pastor of the New Pilgrim Baptist Church says candidates should be judged on their political views, not their religious affiliations. [Trib]
-> My chat with KCPW's Jeff Robinson about the Huntsman campaign. [KCPW]
Phoning it in: Utah Data Points (aka BYU's Adam Brown) compiles a list of the Utah lawmakers' attendance records — with former Sen. Chris Buttars missing the most votes — more than a third. Buttars had health problems. And some of the others at the top of the "slough" list had leadership positions that could cut into their floor time. But what's the excuse for Sens. Curt Bramble and Mark Madsen? [UtahDataPoints]
Tweet of the day: From @eltiare: "I had a teacher lean over at the Chaffetz town hall ... and ask, 'You're not a damn liberal, are you?'"
Happy birthday: To Gov. Gary Herbert's campaign director Ben Horsley and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Springmeyer (who has the honor of being the last person to run against Huntsman.) Send your birthday wishes on Saturday to state Sen. Gene Davis and Park City TV's Ori Hoffer, on Sunday to state Rep. David Clark and on Monday to America!
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Where are they?
Sen. Orrin Hatch heads back to Utah.
Sen. Mike Lee did not release a public schedule.
Rep. Jim Matheson speaks at the groundbreaking for the new Fisher House on the Salt Lake VA campus and speaks at the Utah Pac-12 Day.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks at the Utah Conservatives BBQ.
Rep. Rob Bishop did not release a public schedule.
Gov. Herbert is in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho for the Western Governors Association meeting.
AG Mark Shurtleff speaks at the Boy Scouts of America Celebration of Veterans event.
SL Co. Mayor Peter Corroon is in San Francisco for bond rating meetings with Standard & Poors and Fitch.
SLC Mayor Ralph Becker also attends the Pac-12 celebration.
WVC Mayor Mike Winder joins a flower planting event at SL Co.'s Valley Fair Village.
President Barack Obama heads to Camp David for the weekend.
In other news: Hatch says the Democrats answer to everything is to raise taxes. [NPR]
-> Chaffetz says foreign aid is being doled out without any accountability. [WashTimes]
-> Elsewhere on the immigration reform front, Utah County Democrats (yes, they do exist) caution against attempts to repeal HB116, the state's guest-worker law. [Trib] [Herald]-> Recess is over — as of Tuesday — for the U.S. Senate. Unlike some, Hatch and Lee say they have no problem with cutting the holiday break short to get to work on the nation's approaching debt limit showdown. [Trib]
-> Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott use their weekly video podcast to discuss whether the state would really move up its presidential primary and whether Matheson will run for another office. [UtahPolicy]
-> Bernick also says a doughnut hole-map in SL County — creating a "safe" Democratic congressional seat — isn't going to happen. [UtahPolicy]
-> ABC4's Chris Vanocur says before the LDS Church issued its political neutrality order, some general authorities were contributing or seeking donations for candidates. [ABC4]
-> Paul Rolly reports some unseemly immigration comments at the Lehi rodeo. [Trib]-> Utah jobless claims hit a 33-month low. [Trib]-> Another sign of an improving economy: Highway contractors are coming in with bids over estimates for the first time in many months. [Trib]-> A consumer group says Medicaid is good not only for low-income Americans — but for the economy in general. [Trib]-> A new coalition is created to try to do a better job of matching veterans with jobs. [Trib]-> Wal-Mart is making one more attempt to locate a supercenter in east Salt Lake City. [Trib]-> Col. Sarah Zabel is the new commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill Air Force Base. [Trib]-> The U. names a new marketing and communications officer — William Warren of New York. [Trib]
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— Thomas BurrTwitter.com/thomaswburrwith editor Dan Harrie