Utah Senators flush with campaign cash. U.S. Senate approves land swap. A number of Utahns want the state to ditch daylight saving time.
Countdown:
- 116 days until the 2014 midterm elections
- 199 days to the opening day of the 2015 legislature
- 480 days until the 2015 elections
- 556 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
- 851 days until the 2016 presidential election
Today’s top news stories:
- Sen. John Valentine has more than $100,000 in his campaign account even though he’s not up for re-election this year [Utah Policy].
- The U.S. Senate votes to approve a land exchange on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation [Tribune].
- A government-sponsored forum hears from a number of Utahns who say they’d like the state to ditch daylight saving time [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Downtown Salt Lake City’s economy is booming as businesses report record sales [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Utahns rally to show support for immigrant children who have crossed into the United States from Mexico [Tribune].
- Today is “Free Slurpee Day” at 7-11 [Time].
On this day in history:
- 1533 – England’s King Henry VIII was excommunicated.
- 1798 – The U.S. Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress.
- 1804 – Former vice president Aaron Burr fatally wounded former secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Hamilton died the following afternoon.
- 1952 – The Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and Richard Nixon for vice president.
- 1979 – The U.S. space station Skylab returned to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and Australia.
World Cup schedule:
- 3rd place game
- Brazil vs. Netherlands (Saturday, 2:00 pm – ESPN)
- Final
- Germany vs. Argentina (Sunday, 1:00 pm – ABC)
