There are 2 days until the Utah Republican and Democratic state conventions, 68 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses, 201 days until the 2012 election and 284 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Gary Herbert has raised more than $1.5 million for his re-election campaign. One out of every six dollars raised came from the energy industry [Tribune].

If Orrin Hatch is forced into a primary at Saturday's state convention, a new poll shows he would cruise to an easy victory [Tribune].

Another poll gives Herbert high marks from Utah voters, boosting his chances at another term [Tribune].

Mia Love could be a huge story for the GOP and a nightmare for Democrats [Utah Policy].

Hatch and the Tea Party affiliated group FreedomWorks are demanding apologies from each other as they continue sniping at each other ahead of Saturday's state convention [Tribune].

When nobody attended a GOP caucus meeting in Lehi, party rules allowed Carl Wimmer to pick up an extra delegate [Tribune].

A Utah Foundation study shows this year's crop of delegates are more in line with the majority of Utah voters [Utah Policy].

Sen. Curt Bramble has raised more than six-times as much money as his Republican challenger, Andrew Holmes [Daily Herald].

Oops! A video promoting some Utah GOP candidates for Congress contains some footage of the Occupy SLC protests that was used without permission [Tribune].

Springdale is the first southern Utah town to pass a non-discrimination ordinance that includes protections for gays and lesbians [Deseret News].

Eastern Utah counties call on the feds to keep federal lands open to oil shale exploration [Tribune].

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker is turning Utah's capitol city a deep shade of green [City Weekly].