Herbert's approval ratings remain high while Lee's are recovering. Mia Love talks campaign 2014. Equality Utah names a controversial figure as its new head.
Countdown:
- Days to the 2014 midterm election – 36
- Days until the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 119
- Days to the final day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 164
- Days to the 2015 election – 400
- Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative) – 476
- Days until the 2016 presidential election – 771
Monday's top-10 headlines:
- Gov. Herbert's approval ratings continue to impress while Sen. Mike Lee's numbers are starting to recover [Utah Policy].
- Mia Love talks campaign 2014 and how, if elected, she will vote to repeal Obamacare [Utah Policy].
- Democrat Brian Wonnacott, who is challenging Rep. Jason Chaffetz, isn't putting up much of a fight [Tribune].
- The two candidates for Attorney General are on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage issue [Tribune].
- An activist group releases a survey showing Utahns are split on the issue of same-sex marriage [Tribune].
- On Monday, the Supreme Court starts considering whether they will take up a number of same-sex marriage cases next year [Deseret News].
- Troy Williams, an activist with a flair for controversy, is named the new head of Equality Utah [Tribune].
- Sen. John Valentine reflects on more than a quarter-century in the legislature [Daily Herald].
- Some Republicans admit they waited to confirm Valentine to the Utah Tax Commission to keep his seat from being filled by a general election this November [Tribune].
- About a half-dozen firms are interested in building the convention center hotel in downtown Salt Lake City [Tribune].
On this day in history:
- 1789 – The U.S. War Department established a regular army.
- 1978 – Pope John Paul I was found dead a little more than one month after becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 2005 – John Roberts was sworn in as the nation's 17th chief justice.
- 2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 777 points after the House defeated a $700 billion rescue plan for the nation's financial system.
