Countdown: 4 days until early voting starts in Utah, 18 days until the 2012 election, 102 days to the start of the 2013 legislative session.

More big Republican names like Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor are coming to Utah to campaign for Mia Love [Tribune].

Sen. Orrin Hatch uses a mild profanity when talking about the Obama administration with a group of students [Deseret News].

Democrat Jay Seegmiller calls his opponent, Republican Chris Stewart, is a hypocrite for taking millions of dollars in federal contracts and stimulus money [Tribune].

A committee tells Gov. Gary Herbert and Mayor Ralph Becker to pursue another bid for the Winter Olympics in 2026 [Tribune, Deseret News].

Utah’s unemployment rate drops to 5.4%, one of the lowest in the nation [Tribune, Deseret News, KSL, ABC 4].

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder tears into Mark Crockett’s criminal justice reform proposal [Deseret News, KSL].

Bob Bernick says the judicial retention portion of the ballot is boring, but important [Utah Policy].

Former presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks at Utah Valley University [Deseret News].

A wrongful termination suit says a Weber County Commission candidate tried to intimidate employees into supporting a Republican candidate for sheriff [Tribune].

Plans to renovate the Capitol Theater are moving ahead even though federal funding failed to materialize this year [Tribune].