Herbert vetoes three bills. Rep. Richard Greenwood will not seek another term in the House. More cuts coming to the Salt Lake Tribune.
Countdown:
- 22 days until the Utah State Republican and Democratic conventions
- 82 days until Utah’s 2014 primary elections
- 215 days to the 2014 midterm elections
- 298 days to the start of the 2015 Utah Legislature
- 578 days to the 2015 elections
- 643 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses
- 949 days to the 2016 presidential election
Today’s Utah political news highlights:
- Gov. Gary Herbert vetoes three bills from the 2014 session, including one stemming from the John Swallow investigation [Utah Policy, Deseret News, Tribune, Daily Herald].
- Rep. Richard Greenwood will not seek another term in the legislature [Utah Policy].
- Gov. Herbert signs a bill expanding a public/private partnership to increase preschool opportunities for at-risk children [Daily Herald].
- The Supreme Court strikes down some campaign contribution limits for federal races [Tribune].
- The Salt Lake Tribune is bracing for more budget cuts [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Economists predict slowed growth for Utah [Tribune].
- U.S. Forest Service officials report an oil leak in the Dixie National Forest [Tribune].
- A study from the University of Utah says reducing urban sprawl can increase economic mobility [Tribune].
On this day in history:
- 1860 – The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California.
- 1865 – Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
- 1882 – Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri.
- 1924 – Actor Marlin Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
- 1948 – President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan.
- 1968 – Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “mountaintop” speech less than 24 hours before he was assassinated.
- 1996 – Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested.
- 1998 – The Dow Jones industrial average topped 9,000 for the first time.
- 2009 – Iowa’s Supreme Court legalized gay marriage.
