Utah will take its appeal of a same-sex marriage ruling to the Supreme Court. Text messages show tensions between former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and a top-aide. Utahns want Congress to act on immigration reform.
Countdown:
- 117 days until the 2014 midterm elections
- 200 days to the opening day of the 2015 legislature
- 481 days until the 2015 elections
- 557 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
- 852 days until the 2016 presidential election
Thursday’s top news stories:
- Utah decides to take it’s appeal of a ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage directly to the U.S. Supreme Court [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News].
- Text messages between former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and a top aide show tensions exploding between the two men [Tribune].
- A new poll shows 83% of Utahns want Congress to act on immigration reform this year [Deseret News, Tribune].
- The owners of the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune ask a judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging a change to the two newspapers’ business agreement [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Former Provo Mayor Lewis Billings says the motives of the Utah Taxpayers Association’s opposition to the proposed UTOPIA deal should be questioned [Utah Policy].
On this day in history:
- 1832 – President Andrew Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
- 1850 – Vice President Millard Fillmore became president following the death of Zachary Taylor.
- 1890 – Wyoming became the 44th state.
- 1940 – The Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces began attacking England by air.
- 1985 – Coca-Cola Co., said it would resume selling its old formula following pressure from irate customers.
