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Morning must reads for Friday, June 2, 2016

Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 153rd day of the year. There are 212 days remaining in 2017. Today is the 134th day of Donald Trump's presidency.

Utah Republicans want to charge delegates to vote. President Trump abandons the Paris climate pact. James Comey will testify next week.

The clock:

15 days until the Utah Republican 3rd District nominating convention at Timpview High School (6/17/2017).

15 days until the Utah Democratic State Convention at Weber State University (6/17/2017)

74 days until the 2017 Utah primary election (8/15/2017)

158 days until the 2017 election (11/7/2017)

234 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)

279 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)

522 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)

1,250 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today's political TL; DR -

Bob Bernick argues that new Utah GOP Chairman Rob Anderson will have a difficult time fixing the party's debt problem as long as rabid anti-SB54 members are calling the shots [Utah Policy].
The smartest 15 minutes of your day. Understand what happened in Utah politics and why with our week-in-review [Utah Policy]. On the go? Check out the podcast version of our week-in-review [Utah Policy].
President Donald Trump announces his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, leaving the U.S. as one of three countries not complying with the agreement [Washington Post].
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate pact is bringing mixed reaction from Utahns, with Republicans mostly praising the move and Democrats panning it [Deseret News, Tribune].
A number of states and cities around the U.S. say they will continue to comply with their own climate policies despite President Trump's decision [Wall Street Journal].
The governors of New York, California, and Washington have formed a coalition to fight climate change in defiance of President Trump's decision to scrap the Paris accord [Bloomberg].
Bombshell! Former Obama administration officials and State Department employees fought efforts by the incoming Trump administration to ease sanctions placed on Russia for interfering with the 2016 election. The efforts by the Trump team to remove the sanctions started almost immediately after they took office [Yahoo].
Get yer popcorn! Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee next Thursday [Wall Street Journal].
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reinstitute their travel ban which was blocked by a lower federal court [Politico].
Rusian President Vladimir Putin suggested that "patriotically minded" private Russian hackers may be behind the cyber attacks during the 2016 presidential election [New York Times].
Republican Sen. Richard Burr says the Senate probably won't reach a deal to repeal and replace Obamacare this year [Wall Street Journal].
The White House has ordered federal agencies to ignore oversight requests from Democratic lawmakers because they're worried the information could be used against President Trump [Politico].The Utah Republican Party is strongly urging delegates to pay $25 to participate in the special nominating convention at Timpview High School later this month. The fee would help alleviate the party's debt crisis [Daily Herald].
Our Schools Now, the group pushing for a sales and income tax hike to better fund Utah's public schools plans to kick off their ballot initiative next week [Deseret News].
The filing period for this year's municipal elections opened on Thursday with a few surprises, including Salt Lake County Councilman Richard Snelgrove launching a bid for Murray mayor [Tribune].
The process to pick a replacement for Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder will begin as soon as the County Council notifies the Salt Lake County Democratic Party that there's an official vacancy [Deseret News].
We finally know why former Provo Police Chief John King was ousted by Provo Mayor John Curtis. A woman who volunteered to work with the Department alleged she was forced into a non-consensual sexual relationship with King [Deseret News, Daily Herald, Tribune].
A new study from the Utah Foundation finds the seven Utah counties that depend on coal may have to find alternatives to replace those high-paying jobs in the future [Utah Policy, Deseret News].
A former National Security Agency official alleges the agency conducted "blanket" surveillance on Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics [Tribune].

On this day in history:

1851 - Maine became the first state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol
.1924 - Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.
1953 - Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.
1981 - The Japanese video arcade game "Donkey Kong" made its U.S. debut.
1997 - Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
2011 - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Today At Utah Policy

Bob Bernick's notebook: Utah Republicans are reaping the financial whirlwind By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor I’m kind of feeling sorry for Rob Anderson today....

Republican Thunderdome - Bernick and Schott on politics #331 By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick Utah Republicans are considering charging members of the media $25 to cover the 3rd District nominating convention later in June. As you can guess, Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott think that's a stupid idea....

Podcast: Bernick and Schott on politics #331 By Bryan Schott and Bob Bernick Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott run down the week in Utah politics....

Weekly survey: Who will win the vote at the GOP nominating convention? By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor On June 17, Utah Republican delegates in Utah's 3rd Congressional District will forward one name out of 13 candidates to the ballot for November's special election to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Which candidate do you think is most likely to advance? Vote now in our weekly ...

3rd Congressional District special election candidate tracker [Updated] By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor There are now 21 candidates in the race to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz in Congress as one has dropped out. Who's going through their party conventions? Who's gathering signatures? Check out our complete list of candidates....

Utah's coal counties look to alternatives for future economic development By Utah Foundation Seven of Utah’s 29 counties depend heavily on coal mining and electricity production from coal. But their future prosperity may depend on finding alternatives to coal and the high-paying jobs it provides in the state’s rural economy....

Policy News

Casual Friday: Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Outdoor Notes--Tribune:Utah Hike of the Week: Red Hollow and Thor's Hideout - Cedar City--Tribune: Shooting, catching, riding all part of free Outdoor Adventure Days on June 9-10 in Salt Lake City--Tribune: Joshua trees under the desert sky in Utah country? No, you're not dr...

Chamber joins 25k Jobs in 25 Counties Tour in Morgan In response to Governor Herbert’s call to action in his State of the State, and a legislative resolution key partners are uniting behind a goal of creating 25,000 new jobs in the 25 counties off the Wasatch Front over the next four years....

State launches Utah Search and Rescue Assistance card The Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Division of Emergency Management, launched the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance (USARA) card program....

Local Headlines

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Make a way to clear away all convictions for prostitution

Trump's withdrawal from Paris climate accord draws mixed Utah reaction

NSA conducted blanket surveillance of Salt Lakers during 2002 Games, former official says

Gehrke: Utah GOP softens on delegate fee at convention to replace Chaffetz

Snelgrove bid for Murray mayor among surprises in opening day of candidate filing

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: Self-driving cars are coming, but not soon enough

Jay Evensen: Want to know whether your candidate will body slam a reporter? Too bad

Editorial: Officials must reduce demand but also the supply of narcotics

Utah's coal country: Long-term survival rests with diversification

Sen. Orrin Hatch named 2017 Distinguished Utahn

Initiative to raise taxes to fund education kicks off next week

The race for 4 Salt Lake City Council seats is on

Utah reactions to Paris climate change departure mixed

National Headlines

Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal (Politico)

How Trump left the Paris climate deal (The Hill)

Bilderberg Group set to gather in Virginia (Daily Mail)

Newspaper circulation at 77-year low (Washington Examiner)

Hillary Lacks the Remorse of Conscience (Wall Street Journal)

Franken: Clinton should 'move on' from election loss (Yahoo News)

When the Left turns on its own (New York Times)

New GOP TV ad features Kathy Griffin (McClatchy)

Secret Service relaxes marijuana policy in bid to swell ranks (CNN)

Single-payer healthcare plan advances in California Senate - without a way to pay its $400-billion tab (Los Angeles Times)

Joe Biden's not NOT running for president in 2020 (CNN)

Wise Words

True Friends

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend." Thomas Jefferson

Lighter Side

A Chore
"A new report recommends that couples who live together should do chores together. And for some couples, everything they do together is a chore." Seth Meyers

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