Ten Things You Need to Know for Monday
by Bryan Schott
08.20.12 - 05:23 am
There are 78 days until the 2012 election and 161 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Get ready for a flood of political ads in Utah’s 4th Congressional District race [Tribune].

Could Mitt Romney be hiding something about his church tithing in his tax returns? [Utah Policy]

Sen. John McCain says Romney needs to do more to attract Latino voters [Tribune].

The Attorney General’s office is urging a federal judge to let the state enforce its immigration law [Tribune, Deseret News, KSL].

The Utah Democratic Party makes a final push to get their hands on redistricting documents from the Legislature today, but one of their own has put up a big roadblock [Daily Herald].

Paul Rolly says the battle over the nomination of Su Chon to the bench was a referendum on the leadership of Sen. Michael Waddoups, and Waddoups lost [Tribune].

Democrat Scott Howell hunts for votes in Utah County in his quest to defeat Orrin Hatch in November [Daily Herald].

Following up on a Utah Policy story, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon says Mark Crockett is off base when he says the county is $2 million in debt [Tribune].

Utah business leaders plan to lobby for more transportation money to cover an expected shortfall [Tribune].

Experts from around the globe visit Utah to explore radioactive waste sites [Tribune].
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