There are 109 days until the 2012 election and 192 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Utah Republican activist and fundraiser Greg Peterson is accused of kidnapping and raping four women [Tribune, Deseret News, ABC 4, Daily Herald, KSL, KUTV].

Peterson claimed close ties with a number of politicians, including Mitt Romney [Deseret News, KSL]. 

Gov. Gary Herbert calls for a comprehensive strategy to help Utah conserve water resources [Deseret News].

Activists are organizing to protest during the ALEC meeting in Salt Lake City later this month [City Weekly].

A number of candidates spend some time talking with Utah low income advocates [Tribune].

West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder says residents should ignore panhandlers instead of giving them money [Tribune].

One of the backers of the Utah law allowing the use of precious metals as legal tender has been charged with running a Ponzi scheme [Tribune].

A report says the backlog of immigration cases in Utah is getting larger [Tribune]. 

The Utah Department of Health kicks off a statewide tour to offer help for victims of the massive data breach in that department [Tribune, Daily Herald].

BYU is warning students of a data breach that may have compromised data [Daily Herald].