> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Wednesday morning News Fix - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/wednesday-morning-news-fix-2024-10-16/ - Published: 2024-10-16T14:24:27.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-16T14:24:27.000Z - Description: Audit confirms Cox qualified to be on primary ballot. Billionaires donate big to support Trump. Federal disaster loan program out of money. - Author: Bryan Schott **Good Wednesday morning!** **Here are some stories worth reading today:** 1. Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump 52%-47% among likely voters nationally. \[[Marist Poll](https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/the-u-s-presidential-contest-october-16-2024/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 2. Three billionaires - Elon Musk, Miriam Adelson and Richard Uihlein - donated roughly $220 million in a three-month period to groups backing Donald Trump's candidacy. \[[CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/politics/fundraising-takeaways-elon-musk-billionaires-trump/index.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 3. Trump crumbles when pressed on economic policy in tense interview. \[[Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-crumbles-pressed-economic-policy-bloomberg-interview-1235134459/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 4. Trump says it would be a "smart thing" if he had talked to Putin. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/us/politics/trump-bloomberg-putin.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 5. "Incessant and exhausting" - US voters on living in a swing state. \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlvxvn42dvo?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 6. Justice Dept. to monitor voting in Ohio county over intimidation concerns. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/15/portage-county-ohio-sheriff-voting/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 7. Disaster loan program fully "exhausted" with Congress still out of town. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/15/disaster-loan-program-exhausted-00183784?cid=apn&ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 8. Donald Trump will "work the fry cooker" at McDonalds in Pennsylvania this weekend. \[[Philadelphia Inquirer](https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/donald-trump-mcdonalds-fry-cooker-pennsylvania-20241015.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ### ⏰ Tick Tock 20 days to Election Day. 7 days until early voting begins. 10 days until the deadline to register to vote. ## Sign up for Utah Political Watch Independent news and commentary about politics in Utah Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ### 📰 Wednesday's headlines Audit confirms Cox, Curtis and Brown qualified to be on GOP primary ballot. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/audit-confirms-cox-curtis-and-brown-qualified-to-be-on-gop-primary-ballot?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Mormon voters set to play critical role in swing states. \[[The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4934932-mormon-voters-presidential-election/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] With pill seizures "exploding" in Utah, Gov. Cox launches fentanyl task force. \[[KUER](https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2024-10-15/with-pill-seizures-exploding-in-utah-gov-cox-launches-fentanyl-task-force?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Lawmakers consider required USBE training due to Natalie Cline. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/lawmakers-consider-required-usbe-training-due-to-natalie-cline?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah could save money with more participation in credit card processing contract, audit says. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51155402/utah-could-save-money-with-more-participation-in-credit-card-processing-contract-audit-says?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah advocates want restrictions on pesticides bringing "forever chemicals" into the state. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2024/10/16/utah-advocates-want-forever-chemicals-out-of-pesticides/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Studies found "scary" concentrations of metals in Great Salt Lake dust. Here's what that means. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/10/16/studies-great-salt-lake-dust-is/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Enrollment grows at every Utah college - bucking fears and setting new records. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/10/16/student-enrollment-grows-across/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] "Roller felling" company got money from Utah lawmakers but doesn't have anywhere to spend it. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/10/16/utah-audit-roller-felling-company/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] [Buy me a coffee](https://utahpolitics.news/#/portal/support) --- **Know someone who would like this newsletter? Let them know!**