Ten Things You Need to Know Today
by Bryan Schott
04/09/2012 | 748 views | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend | print
There are 12 days until the Utah Republican and Democratic state conventions, 78 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses, 211 days until the 2012 election and 294 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

A poll from a pro-Orrin Hatch super PAC shows he may fall short of the 60% he needs to win the GOP nomination outright at the convention [Tribune].

A number of Utah lawmakers like to tout the state's role in the lawsuit against federal healthcare reform, but legal scholars say Utah's part was a minor one [Tribune].

UtahPolicy.com's political insiders expect Mike Winder and Richard Snelgrove to go to a primary in the race for the Republican nomination for Salt Lake County Mayor. Most Democrats expect Ben McAdams to win the Democratic nomination outright [Utah Policy].

One popular way for candidates to court delegates is free meals [Deseret News].

Utah is not quite the political ATM for Mitt Romney's campaign this cycle as it was in 2008 [Tribune].

A study from the Utah Foundation looks at how the priorities of Utah's political candidates line up against those of the state's voters [Utah Policy].

Civil rights attorney Brian Barnard thinks Utah's cities need to rethink their anti-panhandling ordinance [Tribune].

Occupy Salt Lake City moves their tents to Library Square [Tribune].

Some of the highest-paid state employees are psychiatrists at the Utah State Hospital [Tribune].

Students at the University of Utah are studying ways to help governments be more open [Tribune].
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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
May 24, 2013 | 1706 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 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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