Eight Things You Need to Know Today - February 15, 2012
by Bryan Schott
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The Utah Republican Party Caucus meetings are tonight. There are 104 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses, 238 days until the 2012 election and 319 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

The deadline to file as a candidate for political office is tonight at 5pm. So far, there are some interesting races shaping up [Utah Policy].

Republicans meet in their party caucuses tonight. Orrin Hatch's chances at another term in Washington hinge on tonight's outcome [Tribune, The Hill, Roll CallDeseret News, Fox 13, ABC 4].

Hundreds rally at the state capitol urging Gov. Gary Herbert to veto HB 363, which prohibits instruction about contraception in sex education classes [Tribune, Deseret News, ABC 4, Fox 13].

Sen. Patrick Leahy takes a shot at Sen. Mike Lee over his continuing effort to block President Obama's judicial nominees [Tribune].

EnergySolutions is awarded a contract to help clean up the Fukishima power plant in Japan, which was damaged during an earthquake [Tribune, Deseret News].

An investigation alleges fraud and misconduct in Salt Lake County's AmeriCorps program [Tribune, Deseret News].

An audit reveals financial misconduct at Timpview High School went beyond the school's embattled football program [Tribune, Deseret News].

Hill Air Force Base is facing stiff fines for covering up a mercury spill there in 2007 [Deseret News, Daily Herald].
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Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Special prosecutor needed

Op-ed: SLCC's role in small business

Paul Rolly: Will Mia Love learn from past errors?

Editorial: Fighting the feds: Law antagonizes officers doing a job

Editorial: Drinking drivers: Lower threshold not best deterrent

Editorial: No solution: An appointed A.G. no improvement

High-risk Utahns' health insurance will shift to federal management

Confusion lingers in Utah over teen access to 'morning after pill'

In surprise to the NSA, Utah Data Center may pay tax on electricity

Utah gun sales, permits triple since Sandy Hook

Q&A: Utah teachers and guns in schools

Gun-toting Utah teachers to parents: Your kids are safe with us

Hatch has plan to attack public-lands pot farms

D.C. Notebook: Huntsman: 'Political extremism' prompts scandals

Utah GOP again rejects reforms to nomination process

Deseret News

Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: How will these national scandals affect Utah politics?

John Florez: Involve the poor in solving poverty

Democrats call for legislative hearings into state executive scandals

Utah added 43,000 more jobs in April 2013 compared to April 2012

Utah facing $1.2 billion-dollar water pollution problem

Mia Love announces she's officially running against Matheson — again

GOP delegates reject changes to nominating system; petition drive coming next?

Airport TRAX ridership remains strong weeks after official opening

Other

Op-ed: Common Core poses 'real threat' of loss of privacy (Daily Herald)

Op-ed: Common Core standards better than what Utah has now (Daily Herald)

GOP delegates keep system as is; Love announces candidacy (Daily Herald)

Editorial: Don't make AG an appointment (Standard-Examiner)

Editorial: IRS bullying disgraceful (Standard-Examiner)

W. Davis corridor dispute rages on in Farmington, Kaysville (Standard-Examiner)

Weber State shows off to Regents (Standard-Examiner)

Layton leaders reluctant to embrace voting by mail (Standard-Examiner)

Councilwoman wants to be Bountiful's first female mayor (Standard-Examiner)

County Councilman Craig Petersen announces run for Logan mayor (Logan Herald Journal)

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