There are 20 days until the final day of the 2012 Legislative Session, 25 days until the Utah Democratic Party Caucus meetings, 27 days until the Utah Republican Party Caucus meetings, 130 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses and 264 days until the 2012 election.

A Senate committee tables a measure aiming to repeal Utah's guest worker law [Tribune, Daily Herald, City Weekly, Deseret News].

Senate Republicans again squabble over bills to help members of the military. This time it's a measure to allow people who quit their job to follow spouses in the military out of state to collect unemployment benefits [Tribune].

Rep. Ken Sumsion is pushing a measure to allow cities to condemn and take over public land owned by the federal government [Deseret News, Tribune].

Gov. Gary Herbert signs an unemployment tax cut rate for businesses [Tribune, Daily Herald, Daily Herald].

The State School Board plans to send a letter to lawmakers expressing their displeasure with a hearing to set education funding. They say many of the measures discussed at the hearing did not get adequate public discussion [Tribune].

A bill to allow some state liquor stores to open on certain holidays will get a second chance after some changes have been made [ABC 4].

If a convicted criminal is able to get a book or movie deal about their crime, any profits would go to the state for victim restitution under a bill passed by the house [Tribune, ABC 4].  

A Salt Lake City group is working on a proposed ballot initiative claiming corporations are not people [Tribune]. 

Rep. Craig Frank wants to limit House members to sponsoring just 5 bills each session [Utah Policy].

Another Republican jumps into the crowded 2nd Congressional District field [Tribune].