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Monday, November 7, 2016 - 12:15pm

Utah Policy

Local News Highlights: Daily Briefing

Morning Must Reads for Monday, November 7, 2016

Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 312th day of the year. There are 54 days left in 2016.

Election Day is just around the corner. The FBI announces they will not bring charges against Hillary Clinton over newly discovered emails. Clinton still has a slight lead over Donald Trump.

The clock:

The 2016 presidential election is tomorrow - (11/8/2016)
42 days until the Electoral College meets to cast their votes for president and vice president (12/19/2016)
74 days until Inauguration Day (1/20/2017)
77 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature - (1/23/2017)
122 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature - (3/9/2017)

Ten talking points for Monday:

The election is upon us. Here are seven big questions, and possible answers, as Utahns go to the polls [Utah Policy].
As it looks more and more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the White House on Tuesday, most Utahns want Merrick Garland confirmed to the Supreme Court [Utah Policy].
FBI director James Comey announces Hillary Clinton will not face charges over newly discovered emails found on a computer belonging to Anthony Weiner [Huffington Post]. Donald Trump expressed skepticism that the FBI could analyze 650,000 emails in a matter of days. Turns out they can [Wired]. The FBI discovered that almost every single email found on that computer was a duplicate of one they had previously reviewed [Newsweek]. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he will continue investigating, despite the FBI's announcement [CBS News].
They're still polling! Hillary Clinton has a 3-point national lead over Trump [Politico]. New Utah polling shows Donald Trump has a slight lead over Evan McMullin heading into the final stretch [Deseret News, Tribune].
Here's a remarkable look inside the Donald Trump campaign during the final week before election day. Kep passage: Trump's advisors finally wrested control of his Twitter account away from him [New York Times]. President Barack Obama mocks Trump for having his Twitter taken away from him saying, "If someone can't handle a Twitter account, they can't handle the nuclear codes" [Huffington Post].
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton pen their final pitches to earn your vote on election day. Here's Trump's [USA Today]. Here's Clinton's [USA Today].
Janet Reno, the first woman to be Attorney General, dies after a long battle with Parkinson's disease [CNN].
Barack Obama would handily beat Donald Trump while Mitt Romney would cruise to a win over Hillary Clinton according to a poll of a hypothetical matchup [Bloomberg].
Democrats appear to have a slight advantage in early voting in Utah, but many Utahns still haven't returned their ballots [Tribune].
The state has purchased the land for the new Utah State Prison at a significant discount [Utah Policy, Deseret News, Tribune].

On this day in history:

1805 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition sighted the Pacific Ocean for the first time. They would arrive two weeks later.
1893 - Passage of a referendum made Colorado the first state to grant women the right to vote.
1916 - Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress.
1917 - Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
1962 - Richard M. Nixon, who failed in a bid to become governor of California, held what he called his last press conference, telling reporters, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore."

Today At Utah Policy

Seven Big Questions Ahead of Election Day 2016
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The 2016 election is here. The campaign season that started more than a year ago is almost at an end....

Utahns Want Merrick Garland Confirmed to the Supreme Court
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
As various poll/prediction groups over the weekend rate Democrat Hillary Clinton as the likely next U.S. president, a new poll by UtahPolicy finds most Utahns want the U.S. Senate to confirm federal district court Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court....

Final Thoughts on Crazy Election
By LaVarr Webb, Publisher
This week’s question: What are your thoughts and predictions about Tuesday’s election?...

Op-Ed: Are These the Values Utah Democrats Want us to Stand For?
By Rep. Francis Gibson, Utah House Majority Whip
Our House Minority Leader has accused Republicans of abandoning their traditional values, and calling Donald Trump a symptom of that abandonment. ...

'Political Insiders' Make their 'Fearless Predictions' for the 2016 Election
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Election day 2016 is less than 48 hours away. We asked our "Political Insiders" and readers to make their "fearless predictions" for what might happen on November 8....

State Buys Land for New Correctional Facility
By Press Release
After careful evaluation and study, the Division of Facilities Construction and Management announced that it purchased 323 acres for construction of the state’s new correctional facility....

Nominees Announced for 3rd District Court Vacancy
By Press Release
The 3rd District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the 3rd District Court. ...

Policy News

Salt Lake County Clerk Advises Voters to Return their Vote-by-Mail Ballot or Possibly Face Long Lines on Election Day
Sherrie Swensen, Salt Lake County Clerk, wants to remind voters that this is a Vote-By-Mail Election....

Gov. Herbert Statement on the Death of Officer Cody Brotherson
Gov. Gary R. Herbert issued the following statement following the death of West Valley City police officer Cody Brotherson who was killed in the line of duty Sunday morning:...

GOED Appoints Three Industry Consultants
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has appointed three industry consultants to oversee strategic growth in the aerospace, financial services, and life science sectors. ...

Press Release: Utahns Urge Senator Mike Lee to Oppose Bayer-Monsanto Merger
In a new letter organized by SumOfUs, an international consumer watchdog, more than 1000 Utahns are urging Senator Mike Lee to publicly oppose and help prevent a proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger....