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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday – October 24, 2014

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No special session on Medicaid expansion. Ebola comes to New York City. Chaffetz says the White House fence is too easy to scale.

Countdown:

  • Days to the 2014 midterm election – 11
  • Days until the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 94
  • Days to the final day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 139
  • Days to the 2015 election – 375
  • Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative) – 451
  • Days until the 2016 presidential election – 746

Friday's top-10 headlines:

  1. Gov. Gary Herbert gives up the ghost on calling a special session for lawmakers to approve his “Healthy Utah” Medicaid expansion alternative [Utah Policy, Deseret News, Tribune, Daily Herald].
  2. Herbert also says the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Utah could drive efforts by lawmakers to pass a religious liberty statute next year [Tribune].
  3. A doctor in New York City tests positive for Ebola [Wall Street Journal].
  4. Bob Bernick says Utah’s Democrats could hit a historic low point after this year’s elections [Utah Policy].
  5. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says the White House fence is too easy to scale and changes are needed [Tribune].
  6. Grand County officials overcome opposition and vote to join a regional group of counties that plan to push for more transportation funding [Tribune].
  7. Salt Lake County leaders tout their plans to develop more transit-oriented options [Tribune].
  8. Utah ranks #23 on a national report card for energy efficiency [Deseret News].
  9. A federal court upholds a regional plan to curb emissions from power plants [Deseret News].
  10. Frank Mankiewicz, a Democratic strategist who also served as press secretary for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, passes away at the age of 90 [New York Times].

On this day in history:

  • 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.
  • 1940 – The 40-hour work week went into effect in the United States.
  • 1962 – President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation beginning the U.S. blockade of Cuba during the missile crisis.
  • 2002 – Authorities arrested Army veteran John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo in connection with the Washington-area sniper attacks.