There are 54 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses and primary elections, 187 days until the 2012 election and 270 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Federal filings show two of the board members of an independent group supporting Orrin Hatch have Utah ties [Tribune].

Mitt Romney names Hatch as a "special adviser" on economic issues to his campaign [Tribune, Deseret News].

House Speaker Becky Lockhart says she will try for another term in that seat, but she won't donate money to other legislators' campaigns this time around [Utah Policy].

Three Cedar Hills officials resign en masse as an investigation into the mayor over a fraudulent investment scheme continues [Deseret News, Daily Herald].

Realtors lead in the amount of donations to this year's crop of Utah County legislative candidates [Daily Herald].

Taylorsville Mayor Russ Wall proposes a property tax hike to fill a hole in next year's budget [Tribune].

A change by the FAA could put the future of the Wingpointe golf course near Salt Lake International Airport in jeopardy  [Tribune].

The City Creek mall is pulling shoppers away from other downtown destinations [ABC 4].

The Medicaid data taken in the massive breach at the Utah Department of Health was left in their system too long [Tribune].

Facebook's new organ donation app is already delivering big benefits to Utah [KSL].