There are 21 days until the final day of the 2012 Legislative Session, 26 days until the Utah Democratic Party Caucus meetings, 28 days until the Utah Republican Party Caucus meetings, 131 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses and 265 days until the 2012 election.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins is against a proposed property tax break for military members saying "we give them all kinds of breaks" already [Tribune, Deseret News].

Some lawmakers are openly questioning the way budgets are set for public education [Tribune].

The Utah House approves a bill changing the makeup of environmental regulation boards [Tribune].

Sen. Aaron Osmond want all Utah school children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance [Deseret News]. 

Sen. Orrin Hatch says 95% of the work Planned Parenthood does is abortions. His staff now says Hatch misspoke [Tribune]. 

Rep. Greg Hughes wants to put a non-binding question on the ballot asking Utahns if they would like to hike sales taxes to fund the arts [Utah Policy].

The Jordan School District moves closer to selling advertisements on school buses [Tribune].

Lawmakers are looking at ways to spend Utah's share of the national mortgage settlement [Utah Policy].

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker agrees to delay a test program that would reduce the number of lanes on Sunnyside Avenue [Tribune, Deseret News].

Student testing is coming to Duchesne county [ABC 4].