Ten Things You Need to Know for Wednesday - September 2, 2015

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 8:45am

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Ten Things You Need to Know for Wednesday - September 2, 2015

Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City.

Romney "horrified" by Trump's candidacy. There are some growing pains for Utah's plan to reform the criminal justice system. Utah officials are mulling a digital version of drivers licenses.

The clock:

62 days to the 2015 election - (11/3/2015)
138 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) - (1/18/2016)
145 days to the opening day of the 2016 Utah Legislature - (1/25/2016)
146 days to the 2016 New Hampshire Primary - (1/26/2016)
190 days to the final day of the 2016 Utah Legislature - (3/10/2016)
300 days to the 2016 Utah primary election - (6/28/2016)
433 days until the 2016 presidential election - (11/8/2016)

Wednesday's top-10 headlines:

Some people close to former GOP nominee Mitt Romney say the former Massachusetts governor is "horrified" by Donald Trump's ascendancy, which is sparking talk Romney might jump into the 2016 field [New York Magazine].
Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz say the Environmental Protection Agency knew there was a risk the Gold King Mine could release toxic sludge into the Animas River, but didn't do anything to stop it [Tribune, Deseret News].
The ambitious criminal justice reform passed by the legislature is causing some confusion amongst those who have to enforce the new standards [Utah Policy].
Utah officials are toying with the idea of establishing a digital drivers license so that citizens don't have to carry a paper version [Fox 13].
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office officially takes over the Salt Lake City prosecutor's office [Deseret News, Tribune].
Utahns mostly think the University of Utah will have the best football season of all the local college teams [Utah Policy].
A majority of Republican voters nationwide think President Barack Obama is a Muslim according to a new poll [The Hill].
President Obama is one vote away from an important foreign policy victory. He needs one more Senator to approve his Iran nuclear deal to sustain his veto if Congressional Republicans vote to kill the plan [Huffington Post].
CNN has changed their rules for who will appear on stage at the second GOP debate, clearing the way for Carly Fiorina to get a place in the primetime field [Politico].
Donald Trump will appear on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Sept. 11 [USA Today].

On this day in history:

1789 - The U.S. Treasury Department was established.
1864 - Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta during the Civil War.
1901 - Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.
1945 - Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri, formally ending World War II.
2005 - President George W. Bush told Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" during a tour Hurricane Katrina damage in Alabama.

Today At Utah Policy

Poll: Utahns Say the Utes Will Have the Best College Football Season
By Bryan Schott
As Utah's college football teams gear up for the 2015 season, most fans in the state expect the University of Utah to have the best season this year....

Criminal Justice Reform Causing Some Confusion
By Bob Bernick
Try changing the whole idea of how criminals are treated under Utah law and there are bound to be some hiccups....

Policy News

Salt Lake County Announces Public Comment Period for the 2014-2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
Salt Lake County has prepared its annual report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the uses and results of its funding to the county for the fiscal year July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015....

University of Utah Announces 100/100 Initiative at Grand Opening of Award-Winning College of Law Building
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law announced a new initiative to establish a goal of 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment placement among its new law school graduates....

Press Release: September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day and September 12 NAMI Utah Walk
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Utah is holding its Annual NAMIWalks on September 12, 2015 at Liberty Park, NE Pavilion in Salt Lake City, Utah. It takes place from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm. ...

Press Release: County Allocates New Round of Funding for Bicycle Transportation Network
Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and Riverton City Mayor Bill Applegarth took a ride on newly painted bike lanes along 2700 West in Riverton Tuesday, where the city and county are collaborating to improve a bike network to be more connected and safe....