Hatch says it’s inevitable that same-sex marriage will become legal. Democrat Doug Owens calls for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Students say Wasatch High School altered their yearbook photos without permission.
Countdown:
- 26 days until Utah’s 2014 primary elections
- 159 days to the 2014 midterm elections
- 242 days to the start of the 2015 Utah Legislature
- 523 days until the 2015 elections
- 599 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
- 894 days to the 2016 presidential election
Thursday’s top Utah political news stories:
- Sen. Orrin Hatch says same-sex marriage will probably become the land of the land sooner or later [Tribune, Deseret News, Daily Herald].
- Democrat Doug Owens says Secretary of Veterans Affiars Eric Shinseki should resign immediately due to the burgeoning scandal in the VA medical system [Tribune].
- Utah lawmakers are considering changes to the way they deal with budget surpluses [Utah Policy].
- Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams launches a diversity and non-discrimination campaign for employees [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Several girls at Wasatch High School say the school altered their yearbook photos to cover up exposed skin [Tribune].
- Consumer confidence in Utah slipped a bit last month, but still remains high [Tribune].
- There are rumors that Jon Huntsman, Sr. is angling to buy the Salt Lake Tribune [Salt Lake Magazine].
On this day in history:
- 1765 – Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act saying “If this be treason, make the most of it!”
- 1790 – Rhode Island became the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the United States Constitution.
- 1848 – Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.
- 1917 – John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, was born in Massachusetts.
- 1953 – Sir Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- 1988 – President Ronald Reagan began his first visit to the Soviet Union.
- 1990 – Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic.
- 2004 – A memorial to America’s World War II veterans was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.