Daily Briefing - October 10, 2011
by Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
10/10/2011 | 397 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print

There are 29 days until the 2011 election, 96 days until the Nevada Republican Caucuses, 103 days until the South Carolina Republican Primary, 105 days until the start of the 2012 Utah Legislative General Session, 113 days until the Florida Republican Primary and 399 days until the 2012 Presidential election.



Democrats decry and Republicans defend closed-door meetings on redistricting [Tribune, Deseret News, Daily Herald].



Rep. Carl Wimmer kicks off his campaign for Utah's fourth Congressional District, even though the boundaries for the seat are not yet set [Deseret News, Fox 13].



Utah will not opt out of No Child Left Behind requirements for teachers [Tribune].



A group is working out possible changes to Utah's secondhand shop laws [Tribune].



Salt Lake City needs $300 million for improvements over the next 10 years, but the sluggish economy means there is money for only half of those projects [Tribune].



Attorney General Mark Shurtleff hopes the Supreme Court will take the case over highway memorial crosses for fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers [Fox 13].



The West Jordan Police department is "severely underfunded and undermanned" [Tribune].



A group of Orem citizens want the City Council to appoint a citizen as interim mayor [Daily Herald].



The Canyons School District is close to setting new boundaries [Tribune].

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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
May 24, 2013 | 7382 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Countdown: There are 166 days to the 2013 municipal elections, 249 days until the start of the 2014 Legislature, 525 days until the 2014 midterm elections and 962 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. 

An analysis says expanding Medicaid coverage will save Utah more than $130 million and would give health insurance to 123,000 residents [Tribune].

A new report ranks Utah #1 for economic outlook next year [Utah Policy, Tribune].

House Majority Leader Brad Dee goes on a European vacation with three lobbyists, but Dee insists the trip was above board because everybody paid their own way and they didn’t discuss politics [Tribune].

Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is caught on tape offering to get $2 million for Utah Businessman Darl McBride if he would shut down a website critical of another Utah businessman. That money was to come from a third Utah businessman who was in trouble with the Attorney General’s office [Tribune].

Former Legislator and current blogger Holly Richardson says she’s had enough with the “culture of corruption” permeating the Attorney General’s office [Holly on the Hill].

Sen. Orrin Hatch wants to hear from Utahns who think they have been inappropriately targeted by the IRS as part of his investigation into misconduct by the agency [Tribune].

Kennecott lays off 100 workers because of the massive landslide at their Bingham Canyon Mine [Tribune, Deseret News].

The Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members in their ranks [Deseret News].

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman launches a new political action committee to support Republicans who share his point of view [Tribune].

Gov. Gary Herbert says he is confident the state can work out a deal to avoid taxing the electricity used by the new National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams [Tribune].
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