There are 3 days until the end of the 2012 Legislative Session, 8 days until the Utah Democratic Party Caucus meetings, 10 days until the Utah Republican Party Caucus meetings, 113 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses and 247 days until the 2012 election.

Lawmakers are haggling over final budget decisions heading into the last few days of the 2012 Legislative session [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News].

Legislative staff work long hours to make sure everything runs smoothly as the session chugs to an end [Deseret News]. 

Special interest groups provide lawmakers with plenty of free meals and other perks, but don't have to report them because of a legal loophole [Tribune].

Many Utah officials spoiling for a fight with the feds over public land control [Tribune].

Not surprisingly, most Utahns say Mitt Romney is the only candidate who has a chance of beating Barack Obama in November [Deseret News]. 

A majority of Utahns also say that Romney's LDS faith isn't hurting him as much as it did in 2008 [Deseret News]. 

It could cost billions to upgrade buildings on Utah's college campuses [Tribune].

Very few students opt out of sex ed in the state's largest school districts [Tribune].

As many as nine state liquor stores are in danger of closing because of budget problems, but Gov. Gary Herbert says he won't allow that to happen [Tribune].

Sens. John Valentine and Curtis Bramble are able to negotiate a deal to keep the Intermountain Power Project plant near Delta open [Daily Herald].