Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
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There are 102 days until the 2012 election and 185 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

British Prime Minister slams Salt Lake City in response to Mitt Romney's criticism of the 2012 London Olympics. Utah politicians respond [Tribune, Deseret News].

A number of participants at the ALEC conference in Salt Lake City support Utah's efforts to gain control of federal lands in the state [Tribune].

A new survey says 80% of those who know Romney is a Mormon are comfortable with that [Tribune, Deseret News].

The Utah Supreme Court will decide whether a citizen-backed ethics initiative will appear on November's ballot [Deseret News, KUTV].

A Facebook page for "Republicans for Ben McAdams" features the GOP elephant logo prompting GOP lawyers to send a cease and desist letter [Tribune].

The high court will also soon rule whether non-binding resolutions backed by citizens instead of the legislature can go on the ballot [Tribune, Deseret News].

Rep. Jason Chaffetz sponsors a measure to allow some foreign-born entrepreneurs to gain U.S. citizenship by opening a business here [Tribune]. 

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is coming to Salt Lake City next weekend to participate in a panel discussion following a reading of a play about California's Prop. 8 [Tribune]. 

Background checks for gun purchases in Utah jump following the shootings in a Colorado movie theater [Daily Herald, ABC 4]. 

Revenues from sales taxes in Provo climb 6.4% [Daily Herald]. 
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Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Special prosecutor needed

Op-ed: SLCC's role in small business

Paul Rolly: Will Mia Love learn from past errors?

Editorial: Fighting the feds: Law antagonizes officers doing a job

Editorial: Drinking drivers: Lower threshold not best deterrent

Editorial: No solution: An appointed A.G. no improvement

High-risk Utahns' health insurance will shift to federal management

Confusion lingers in Utah over teen access to 'morning after pill'

In surprise to the NSA, Utah Data Center may pay tax on electricity

Utah gun sales, permits triple since Sandy Hook

Q&A: Utah teachers and guns in schools

Gun-toting Utah teachers to parents: Your kids are safe with us

Hatch has plan to attack public-lands pot farms

D.C. Notebook: Huntsman: 'Political extremism' prompts scandals

Utah GOP again rejects reforms to nomination process

Deseret News

Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: How will these national scandals affect Utah politics?

John Florez: Involve the poor in solving poverty

Democrats call for legislative hearings into state executive scandals

Utah added 43,000 more jobs in April 2013 compared to April 2012

Utah facing $1.2 billion-dollar water pollution problem

Mia Love announces she's officially running against Matheson — again

GOP delegates reject changes to nominating system; petition drive coming next?

Airport TRAX ridership remains strong weeks after official opening

Other

Op-ed: Common Core poses 'real threat' of loss of privacy (Daily Herald)

Op-ed: Common Core standards better than what Utah has now (Daily Herald)

GOP delegates keep system as is; Love announces candidacy (Daily Herald)

Editorial: Don't make AG an appointment (Standard-Examiner)

Editorial: IRS bullying disgraceful (Standard-Examiner)

W. Davis corridor dispute rages on in Farmington, Kaysville (Standard-Examiner)

Weber State shows off to Regents (Standard-Examiner)

Layton leaders reluctant to embrace voting by mail (Standard-Examiner)

Councilwoman wants to be Bountiful's first female mayor (Standard-Examiner)

County Councilman Craig Petersen announces run for Logan mayor (Logan Herald Journal)

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