There are 55 days until the Utah Republican Presidential Caucuses and primary elections, 188 days until the 2012 election and 271 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Dan Liljenquist says Orrin Hatch is dodging him by refusing to debate. Hatch's campaign disagrees [Tribune, Daily Herald].

Former Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson remembers how a visit from Ronald Reagan hurt him in his 1982 Senate race against Hatch [Utah Policy].

Some Republicans in Utah's 2nd Congressional District are so upset by the shenanigans that happened at the state convention, they're looking to help Democrat Jay Seegmiller win that race [Tribune].

Speaking of those shenanigans that resulted in Chris Stewart winning the nomination...there's some troubling timing surrounding a couple of letters to GOP delegates [Tribune].

More than half of the Utah County delegation in the House could be freshmen during the 2013 session [Utah Policy].

Legislators consider some privacy issues that may arise when interns use their personal cell phones for legislative work [Deseret News].

New Census numbers say the LDS Church is the fastest growing Christian faith in America, but Muslims are gaining followers even faster [Tribune, Deseret News].

Jon Hunstman will hit the campaign trail for Mitt Romney [Deseret News].

Americans Elect, the group holding an online presidential nominating contest, says potential candidates - including former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson - aren't getting any traction [Tribune].

A Colorado group says some counties in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming may have held illegal closed-door meetings to plot against a federal effort to stop oil shale development [Tribune].

Police reports say Secret Service agents were investigated for a pair of sexual assaults in Provo ahead of the 2002 Olympics [Daily Herald].