Ten Things You Need to Know for Thursday
by Bryan Schott
06/07/2012 | 513 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print
There are 19 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses and primary elections, 152 days until the 2012 election and 235 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Gov. Gary Herbert endorses Orrin Hatch in his race against Dan Liljenquist [Tribune, Deseret News, Daily Herald, Standard-Examiner].

Mitt Romney will be in Utah on Friday for a number of fundraising events [Tribune]. 

Mark Crockett and Mike Winder face off in their first debate ahead of the June primary [Tribune, Deseret News].

Carl Wimmer is still trying to sort out what went wrong when he thought he had been offered a job with the Nevada Republican Party [Tribune, Deseret News, KSL, Fox 13].

How to understand political catch-phrases [Utah Policy].

Low snow pack means Utah is facing tough water conditions this year, especially in the southern part of the state [Tribune]. 

The Salt Lake City Council may move to allow non-binding citizen's initiatives on the ballot. They're currently not allowed by state law [Tribune].

The Salt Lake County Council wants to livestream their meetings online [Tribune].

Fees for parking in downtown Salt Lake City could be on the rise, with no more free parking on Saturday [ABC 4, Fox 13, KUER]. 

Layton officials say a recreation center would be a big drain on their already tight budget [Standard-Examiner]. 
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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
May 24, 2013 | 16950 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Countdown: There are 166 days to the 2013 municipal elections, 249 days until the start of the 2014 Legislature, 525 days until the 2014 midterm elections and 962 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. 

An analysis says expanding Medicaid coverage will save Utah more than $130 million and would give health insurance to 123,000 residents [Tribune].

A new report ranks Utah #1 for economic outlook next year [Utah Policy, Tribune].

House Majority Leader Brad Dee goes on a European vacation with three lobbyists, but Dee insists the trip was above board because everybody paid their own way and they didn’t discuss politics [Tribune].

Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is caught on tape offering to get $2 million for Utah Businessman Darl McBride if he would shut down a website critical of another Utah businessman. That money was to come from a third Utah businessman who was in trouble with the Attorney General’s office [Tribune].

Former Legislator and current blogger Holly Richardson says she’s had enough with the “culture of corruption” permeating the Attorney General’s office [Holly on the Hill].

Sen. Orrin Hatch wants to hear from Utahns who think they have been inappropriately targeted by the IRS as part of his investigation into misconduct by the agency [Tribune].

Kennecott lays off 100 workers because of the massive landslide at their Bingham Canyon Mine [Tribune, Deseret News].

The Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members in their ranks [Deseret News].

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman launches a new political action committee to support Republicans who share his point of view [Tribune].

Gov. Gary Herbert says he is confident the state can work out a deal to avoid taxing the electricity used by the new National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams [Tribune].
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