Plaintiffs in same-sex marriage case oppose Utah's request for more time. Gov. Gary Herbert says Utah exceeded his jobs goal. FBI Director James Comey visits Utah.
Countdown:
- 76 days until the 2014 midterm elections
- 159 days to the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature
- 440 days until the 2015 elections
- 516 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
- 811 days to the 2016 presidential election
Wednesday's Top-10 Headlines:
- The plaintiffs and ACLU oppose Utah's request for more time to appeal a court ruling that would force the state to recognize same-sex marriages [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Gov. Gary Herbert says Utah exceeded his goal of creating 100,000 jobs in 1,000 days [Tribune, Deseret News].
- A proposed $300 million dollar deal to operate the embattled UTOPIA network may not appear on November's ballot [Tribune, Standard-Examiner].
- FBI Director James Comey visits Utah and discusses the arrests of John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff and the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Mary Bishop, a Democratic candidate for county recorder, wants an explanation as to why the office is facing a $1.75 million shortfall. County officials say there's nothing sinister with the deficit [Deseret News].
- The state school board will meet Thursday to consider appointing an interim superintendent [Tribune].
- Sen. Mike Lee talks Common Core at a town hall meeting in Logan [Herald Journal].
- A number of Utah cities are getting rid of gun restrictions at the behest of the Second Amendment Foundation [Tribune].
- Utah schools pull in a record $39 million from trust lands in the past year [Tribune].
- Texas Governor Rick Perry is booked on charges of abuse of power [The Wire].
On this day in history:
- 1953 – The Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb.
- 1964 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act which established the Head Start program.
- 1968 – The Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring."
- 1977 – The United States launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
