Countdown: 26 days until early voting starts in Utah, 40 days until the 2012 election, 124 days to the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Jim Matheson and Mia Love trade barbs in their first debate [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News, KUTV, KSL].

Republican Mark Crockett lays out his economic plan for Salt Lake County [Tribune].

Some Republicans who have endorsed Crockett’s Democratic opponent, Ben McAdams, say they’ve been threatened with reprisals for that support [Utah Policy].

Utah’s Democrats sue to get their hands on redistricting documents from the Legislature [Tribune, Daily Herald].

Scott Howell slams Orrin Hatch for voting against a jobs bill that would benefit veterans [Tribune, Deseret News].

The Utah Transit Authority abandons their efforts to end the free fare zone in downtown Salt Lake City [Tribune].

House Speaker Becky Lockhart has raised $40,000 more than her opponent in November’s election [Daily Herald].

The Davis School District says campaign signs for school board candidates stored in at least one elementary school violated district policy [Standard-Examiner].

The Jordan School District has made $35,000 this year from ads on school buses [Tribune].

Personal income in Utah grew slightly more than 1% last quarter [Deseret News].