Happy Tuesday!
Labor Day usually is a time for Democratic presidential candidates to praise unions and working people. This year, Democratic candidates pivoted to address gun violence after another mass shooting. Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders all raised the issue to point out differences between them and GOP leaders. As Sanders said in New Hampshire, “Trump and McConnell — listen to the American people, not the NRA.” [WaPost] [NYTimes]
Topping the news: A surprise out of Republican Utah: Democratic presidential contenders as a group have raised more money from state donors than President Trump. [Trib]
-> Utah State Sen. Deidre Henderson, R-Spanish Fork, is looking to reduce penalties for polygamy while making it easier to pursue the “worst polygamists.” [Trib]
-> Utah’s poorest county, San Juan, spent $360K on high-priced, first-class-flying attorneys to seek Recapture Canyon right of way. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @dcexaminer: “‘It’s great to be straight.” Straight Pride Parade, aided by Milo Yiannopoulos, draws small crowd, protesters, and police in riot gear in Boston.’
-> From @MRMasferrer: “Still waiting for #HurricaneDorian to make that right turn. Meanwhile, the Bahamas are getting hammered.”
-> From @CMofKarnataka: “Congratulations #ISRO team for the successful separation of lander ‘Vikram’ from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. We are one step closer to the historic feat. #ISRO #Chandrayaan2”
Happy Birthday: to Keanu Reeves. The actor turned 55 this weekend.
Also in the news: How Uber and Lyft are turning Utah transportation upside down — and taxis, transit and even airport parking are copying their tech and tactics. [Trib]
-> An activist is facing deportation to a part of Mexico where her family faced kidnappings and murder. Utahns are protesting. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Who would win a political fight in Utah: Mormons or non-Mormons? Rod Decker knows and says we do too. [Trib]
-> Well-wishers gathered this weekend at the Place Heritage Park to honor the late Utah first lady, Norma Matheson. [Trib]
-> Salt Lake County will redo bidding for its Salt Palace concessions contract after a losing company cries foul. [Trib]
-> Robert Gehrke discusses Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Utah’s homegrown medical device manufacturer: Merit Medical. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley illustrates a relationship between religion and wealth. [Trib]
-> Jack Hedge, Utah Inland Port’s new boss, is open to controversy and building a green, technological “legacy.” [DNews]
-> St. George lost a city councilman when Joe Bowcutt, 76, died unexpectedly this weekend. [DNews]
-> Ogden City Council is looking to lay out a five-year plan to shape the city with help from its residents. [StandEx]
-> A wildfire in northern Utah raged until Sunday evening. Three homes were destroyed and eight others were damaged. [StandEx]
-> There’s a possibility that Weber County government could be changed from a three-commissioner format of governance. [StandEx]
Nationally: Hurricane Dorian as a Category 3 storm came to a standstill as it pummeled the Bahamas. It is expected to move “dangerously close” to the Florida coast Tuesday night. [NYTimes]
-> A fire off the coast of California engulfed a scuba boat with more than 25 people now confirmed dead. [NYTimes] [TheHill]
-> Trump administration officials cannot agree on how to handle the CIA’s presence in Afghanistan. [NYTimes]
-> A new package of legislative measures by the Trump administration suggests expediting the death penalty for people guilty of mass killings. [CNN]
-> Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has made it more difficult than ever for federal student loan borrowers to cancel their debt on the grounds that their college defrauded them. [Politico]
-> US Citizenship and Immigration Services are re-opening some pending cases of those applying for relief from deportation. [CNN]
-> Why are black voters gravitating toward the “two old white guys” running for president? [Politico]
-> Amy Klobuchar wants to put the US on a path to 100% net zero emissions by 2050… to start. [CNN]
-> Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is “on my way to being very well,” after her fourth brush with cancer. [NYTimes]
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-- Lee Davidson and Clara Hatcher