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Ex-Draper council candidate claims employee and fast clock wrongly tossed him from race
Annie Knox, KSL | Posted Aug 20th - 4:08pm
A disqualified candidate for Draper City Council is suing the city claiming its elections officer and a too-fast clock in her office improperly kept him out of the race.
An apology, a packed rally and a plan: 24 hours with Warren
Kathleen Hennessey and Elana Schor, Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 2:29pm
Elizabeth Warren started the day with an apology, repeating her regrets for her past claims of Native American heritage. She ended it with a clear sign that Democrats aren't holding the mistake against her — her largest crowd yet.
Kentucky governor looks for boost from Trump
Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 2:05pm
The reelection campaign of Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin recently raised the ante in the November election, placing nearly $4 million worth of advertising on television and radio leading up to his showdown with Democratic challenger and Attorney General Andy Beshear.
After petition, Georgia to reexamine new voting system
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 1:29pm
The Georgia secretary of state's office said Tuesday that it plans to reexamine the state's new election system as required by law after receiving a request from voters.
O'Rourke on historical racist attacks: US as divided as ever
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 20th - 12:37pm
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke this week visited sites in Tulsa and Oklahoma City that were targeted by violence, and made a point of linking the Tulsa race riots and a recent deadly mass shooting in his Texas hometown.
White House confirms details of Vice President Pence’s trip to Utah
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Posted Aug 20th - 12:00pm
Vice President Mike Pence is expected to arrive in Salt Lake City on Air Force Two on Wednesday evening.
Pompeo says ISIS is 'more powerful' in some places but downplays overall threat
Jennifer Hansler and Ryan Browne, CNN | Posted Aug 20th - 11:47am
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday acknowledged that there are "places where ISIS is more powerful today than they were three or four years ago," but sought to downplay the risk posed by the terrorist organization in the wake of a report warning of its resurgence in Syria.
Vice President Mike Pence to visit Merit Medical Systems in Utah this week
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL and Gretel Kauffman, KSL | Posted Aug 19th - 10:37pm
Pence is scheduled to speak at the South Jordan headquarters of Merit Medical at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, after spending the night in Utah.
Restoring state sales tax on food a topic of tax reform task force
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Posted Aug 19th - 10:25pm
There were lots of charts and graphs but little discussion about restoring the full sales tax on food, reducing the state income tax rate and other proposals on the agenda.
Democrats spending millions to try to take back statehouses
Brian Slodysko and Paul J. Weber, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 10:14pm
Democrats still shaken by the 2010 tea party wave that netted Republicans six governors' offices, flipped 21 statehouse chambers and drove nearly 700 Democratic state legislators from office are mounting a comeback, pouring millions of dollars into state level races.
How Planned Parenthood’s withdrawal from the Title X family planning program will affect Utah clinics
Gretel Kauffman, KSL | Posted Aug 19th - 10:01pm
The Planned Parenthood Association of Utah joined other Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country on Monday in announcing that it will withdraw from the Title X federal family planning program rather than comply with a new Trump administration rule.
A federal campaign to keep the West from burning
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, KSL | Posted Aug 19th - 4:11pm
The U.S. Department of Interior is stepping up its efforts to ward off catastrophic wildfires in the wake of last summer’s unprecedented season in which much of the West burned, including an entire California town, and Utah mourned the loss of one of its firefighters killed in a northern California blaze.
Why Sen. Mitt Romney sees himself as a ‘renegade’ Republican
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Aug 19th - 1:40pm
Sen. Mitt Romney doesn’t see himself as an establishment Republican.
Michael Bennet banking on moderation in age of Trump
Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 12:36pm
Michael Bennet was about as fired up as he ever gets at the Iowa State Fair's Political Soapbox, railing against Bernie Sanders' health care plan — but politely.
Warren apologizes for heritage claim, woos Native Americans
Elana Schor and Josh Funk, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 9:54am
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, directly tackling an area that's proved to be a big political liability.
Georgia voters challenge legality of new election system
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted Aug 19th - 7:26am
Georgia voters who want hand-marked paper ballots are challenging the new election system state officials are rushing to implement in time for next year's presidential primaries, saying the new touchscreen machines remain vulnerable and their results unverifiable, even though they produce paper records.
Amash dumped Trump, and now Mich. district may dump Amash
Sara Burnett, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 10:19pm
Eirran Betka-Pope was on her lunch break when she spotted hundreds of Donald Trump supporters protesting outside the office of Rep. Justin Amash, the first Republican on Capitol Hill to say Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against the president.
Women vying for Salt Lake City mayor set stage for friendly campaigns
Ashley Imlay, KSL | Posted Aug 18th - 8:46pm
The two women vying for mayor opened up about their histories, hopes and visions for Salt Lake City Sunday during their first joint speaking engagement since they both advanced in last Tuesday’s primary election.
