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Dick Cheney revs up war talk. Herbert touts 'conceptual' deal on Healthy Utah. Trib town hall tonight on Swallow/Shurtleff.
Happy Wednesday. Former Vice President Dick Cheney was a prime architect of the Iraq invasion in 2003 and now says that America must be prepared to go back again with the growing threat of ISIS dominating parts of the region. Cheney warned House Republicans in a closed-door meeting yesterday that it's time to act and GOP members tended to agree. [HuffPost]
Topping the news: Gov. Gary Herbert says he has a "conceptual" deal with the federal government to approve his Healthy Utah plan that would expand Medicaid in the state but with a type of "work effort" requirement. [Trib] [DNews] [UtahPolicy]
-> Members of the Utah Transit Authority board were challenged to rely on UTA buses and trains to get to work, and only three out of the 16 accepted the challenge, which some say shows the difficulty in relying on mass transit in Utah. [Trib]
Tweet of the day: From @gopTODD: "If you ever wanted to know what it felt like before the U.S. had a competed interstate highway system, try driving from St. George to Vegas."
From @RepChrisStewart: "My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the heavy rain in southern Utah. Please stay safe. #utpol"
Happy Birthday: To GOP activist Marco Diaz and Justin Wiley, vice president for government relations, planning and operations of the International Code Council.
Happening today: The Salt Lake Tribune is hosting a town hall on the criminal charges against Attorneys General Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow called "Anatomy of a Scandal." Head to the Salt Lake City Library at 7 p.m. to hear how Tribune reporters Tom Harvey and Robert Gehrke reported on one of the biggest political stories in Utah history. [Trib]
Happening today II: President Barack Obama will address the nation on the crisis faced by ISIS at 9 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Mountain Time.
In other news: West Jordan City Council will vote on Wednesday to hire former Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey as an economic development guru to help redevelop its city center. [Trib]
-> West Jordan will also vote on Wednesday to vote on hiring a professional consulting firm to help create a lucrative downtown. [Trib]
-> Three bus routes near Brigham Young University are being temporarily changed to a fare system based on distance traveled by the Utah transit Authority. [Trib]
-> The Utah County Commission promises to match dollar-for-dollar a possible $75 million grant from the federal government in order to create a bus-rapid transit project in the Provo and Orem area. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley offers his take on Dick Cheney's criticism of President Barack Obama's Iraq policies. [Trib]
-> Utah Democrats have launched a website taking aim at congressional candidate Mia Love, calling her too extreme for Utah; Love's campaign says it's a desperate move. [Fox13]
-> A tea party strategist who helped defeat then-Sen. Bob Bennett and tried to topple Sen. Orrin Hatch will now be a key adviser in Sen. Mike Lee's re-election. [Trib]
-> A historic meeting of the Parliament of the World's Religions will meet in Salt Lake City in 2015. [Trib][DNews]
-> Digging further into its poll, Utah Policy says even Republicans aren't for House Speaker Becky Lockhart taking the state superintendent job. [UtahPolicy]
-> Park City Mountain Resort will be open for business this ski season after it announced it would pay a $17.5 million bond as ordered by judge. [Trib][DNews][Fox13]
-> The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has set a new standard as to what will constitute as a county road and have designated that Salt Creek is no exception. [Trib]
-> Ski Utah's plans to create two sets of lifts in order to connect the seven ski resorts along the Wasatch Mountain has been eliminated from future plans. [Trib]
Nationally: President Barack Obama plans to make preparations to start launching potential airstrikes in Syria, but does not believe congressional approval to do so is necessary. [NYTimes][WaPost][Examiner][WSJ][LATimes]
-> A bill that would keep the government running through Dec. 11 will be voted on Thursday by the House. [Examiner]
-> Apple Inc. introduced the new iPhone and a new line of smartwatches that the company says will change the way consumers pay for purchases. [WSJ]
Where are they?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz meets for a Judiciary Committee markup, speaks with Utah New Car Dealers Association, and then meets with Utah Pork Producers. He later has a "bag off" competition with Andrew Hadlock, the National Grocers Association Best Baggers champion, who works at Macey's Supermarket in Sandy. He ends his day as host of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers' fundraiser.
Rep. Chris Stewart meets with the Georgian Labor Party, the Defense Business Board Task Force, attends the Republican Study Committee Meeting and participates in an USO service project for wounded warriors. Later he meets with the Utah Pork Producers, the New Car Dealers of Utah and attends the Congressional Sportsmen annual banquet.
Gov. Gary Herbert has breakfast with Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard and conducts a Healthy Utah discussion while in Washington. He meets with Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Lamar Alexander to discuss marketplace fairness. He visits the Pentagon Memorial to commemorate 9/11 victims, has lunch with Ron Haskins to discuss impacts of public policy on families. He later meets with Rep. Elijah Cummings to discuss and provide updates on Healthy Utah and Sen. Mitch McConnell to coordinate and provide introductions for the National Governor's Association. He ends his day in a discussion with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell.
Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to families and Veterans of the Korean War and conducts a homeless coordinating meeting.
SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams holds a press conference, visits the staff of the Clark Planetarium, participates in a panel discussion at the Utah League of Cities and towns annual conference, and speaks at the Society for Marketing of Professional Services event.
SLC Mayor Ralph Becker attends the Utah League of Cities and Towns annual meeting, and welcomes the Society of Marketing Professionals Conference.
President Barack Obama delivers an address to the nation from the State Floor.
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