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News Highlights

No Child Left Behind debate continues to get extensive coverage, with local papers reporting on projected cost to the state (Salt Lake Tribune, Standard Examiner, Provo Herald), while Deseret Morning News reports on a rally by people who fear the bill would hurt minority students.

Mitt Romney draws an enthusiastic crowd and helps raise $100,000 for the Republican Governors Association. See links at right.

Kirk Jowers is named director of the U's Hinckley Institute of Politics (Morning News and Tribune).

The root causes of Salt Lake Country government scandals are considered in this Morning News analysis.

Quote of the Day
''Several principles in the bill are fundamentally troublesome, and appear to be designed to provoke noncompliance with federal law and needless confrontation.''

-- U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in a letter to Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, claiming Utah could lose as much as $76 million in federal funding if lawmakers pass a bill challenging No Child Left Behind. See links at right.
Tuesday Buzz
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Tuesday
April 19, 2005

Deseret News
- News analysis: S.L. County scandals have many root causes
- Agency's spending draws fire
- Rocky's flower plan hasn't wilted just yet
- Salt Palace bill may face a fight
- Dozens rally to focus on minority education
- U. names Hinckley Institute of Politics director
- Huntsman relents – he signs 'Pay Day'
- Romney makes Utah visit
- Governor names information head
- Diaz cleared of knowingly hiring undocumented nanny

Salt Lake Tribune
- Defying No Child law could cost Utah
- Utahns head for junket to Taiwan
- Diaz cleared in nanny probe
- U-PASS and NCLB history
- Adoring crowd welcomes Romney in return to Utah
- Huntsman taps D.C. veteran as new information chief
S.L. County councilman wants ban on nepotism
- Political law specialist to helm U.'s Hinckley Institute

Standard Examiner
- Spellings: Utah NCLB bill could cost state $76 million
- Airport growth favored  
- Hill joins with TAD to build truck armor
- Romney says Winter Games volunteers brought him hope

Daily Herald
- Spellings: Utah No Child bill may cost state $76M
- State agrees to audit Mountainland
- Commissioners and Mountainland
- Mitt Romney returns to Utah for leadership address

The Spectrum
- Mayors develop plan to keep court in Parowan
Studies aim to expand RECA funds
- Recognition of radiation sought by legislators

KSL Editorial Board
- Approve DORA

Denver Post
- States disagree on approach to illegal immigrants
- Caution warranted on oil shale

Political Calendar

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- Apr 19: East Bench Green Party of Utah Local Meeting, 7 pm, Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 South 2100 East, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 19: Tooele County Republican Convention, 7 pm, Tooele Health Department, 151 N Main St. 
-Apr 19-20: Special legislative session at Capitol. Major focus is federal No Child Left Behind legislation.
- Apr 22:  The Wasatch County Democratic party Convention, 7 pm, Senior Citizen Center in the Wasatch County Library, Heber City .
- Apr 23: Weber County Democratic Convention, 9 am, Eccles Convention Center, Ogden.
- Apr 23: Green Party of Utah's Earth Day Party, 2 pm to 5 pm, Downtown Salt Lake Library, Meeting Room A.  For more information contact gpu@gput.org or 631-2998.

- Apr 23: Morgan County Republican Convention
- Apr 23: Emery County Republican Convention, 7 pm, Castle Dale Recreation Hall
- Apr 23: Morgan County Democratic Convention, 7 pm, Spring Chicken Inn, Morgan.
- Apr 24: Green Party of Utah Coordinating Council Meeting, 10 am to 12 pm, Salt Lake County Government Office Complex, South Atrium Conference Room.
- Apr 26: Utah Taxpayers Association Utah Taxes Now Annual Conference, Little America Hotel. See this pdf for more information.
- Apr 26: Green Party of Utah Roots Local Monthly Meeting, 12 pm, Sprague Library, 1100 E 2100 S.
- Apr 28: Constitution Party National Executive Meeting, Best Western Garden Inn, 154 West 600 South, Salt Lake City.  Open to the public for observation - seating very limited. 
- Apr 29: Davis County Lincoln Day Dinner.
- Apr 30: Libertarian Party of Utah Convention and Annual Memorial/Awards Dinner.

- See the entire calendar

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