There are 13 days until the 2011 election, 69 days to the Iowa Caucuses, 89 days until the start of the 2012 Utah Legislative General Session, and 377 days until the 2012 Presidential election.

Federal officials say they "strongly" oppose Rep. Jason Chaffetz's plan to sell off federal lands to reduce the national debt [Tribune].

Justice Department officials meet with Utah officials over the enforcement -only immigration law passed by the Legislature in 2011 [Deseret News, Tribune].

Sen. Joe Lieberman visits Utah, says Mitt Romney's religion should not be an issue in the 2012 election [Tribune, Deseret News, Daily Herald].

Sen. Howard Stephenson requests an audit of so-called "vanity scholarships" to make sure that officials do not control scholarship funds that bear their names [Tribune]. 

Tuition at state colleges and universities jumped more than 8% last year [Tribune]. 

The current DABC chairman discusses allegations of misconduct at the agency [Fox 13].