There are 116 days until the 2012 election and 199 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

LDS faithful and church officials are upset over a Bloomberg Businessweek article on the Church operating for-profit businesses [Tribune, Deseret News, KSL, ABC 4].

Mia Love calls Jim Matheson's vote to repeal Obamacare "politically expedient" [KUTV]. 

Bob Bernick says there are lessons for politicians and officials in the Penn State scandal [Utah Policy]. 

Former President Bill Clinton will visit Utah in August for a fundraiser [ABC 4]. 

After two years, state officials say the oil spill in Red Butte Creek is as clean as it is probably going to get [Tribune, KSL].

Some interesting tidbits from the luncheon for lawmakers held by Common Core educational standards [Tribune]. 

A federal agency declares Utah a disaster area due to the drought [Tribune].

Nine candidates step up to fill the vacant mayor's office in Cedar Hills [Daily Herald]. 

The man who created the controversial anti-Obama float in Huntsville's 4th of July parade says he didn't mean to offend anyone [Fox 13].

Dave Whittekiend takes over as the new supervisor of the Uinta-Cache-Wasatch National Forest [Tribune].