Ten Things You Need to Know for Thursday Morning – August 21, 2014
Bryan Schott
Utah again asks for more time to appeal a federal ruling requiring the state to recognize same-sex marriages. Romney would be 2016 GOP frontrunner. Biskupski appears to be getting ready to run for Salt Lake City Mayor.
Countdown:
75 days until the 2014 midterm elections
158 days to the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature
439 days until the 2015 elections
515 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
810 days to the 2016 presidential election
Thursday's Top-10 Headlines:
Utah officials reiterate their request for more time to appeal a federal court ruling that would force the state to recognize same-sex marriages [Tribune, Deseret News].
The U.S. Supreme Court puts same-sex marriages in Virginia on hold while state officials appeal a federal judge's ruling [NPR].
A new poll shows Mitt Romney would be the immediate GOP frontrunner in 2016 if he decided to run [Tribune].
Former State Rep. Jackie Biskupski says a poll of Salt Lake City residents will help her decide whether to run for mayor in 2015 [Utah Policy].
Utah Transit Authority officials say free transit passes turned into 25,000 free rides in July [Tribune].
The BYU Bookstore yanks same-sex marriage themed greeting cards [Tribune].
Provo residents are generally happy about the direction that city is taking [Daily Herald].
Demand for rental apartments is at a 13-year high in Salt Lake County [Tribune].
The U.S. doctor who contracted the Ebola virus will be released from an Atlanta hospital Thursday morning [NBC News].
Rep. Paul Ryan says there won't be another government shutdown in September [Roll Call].
On this day in history:
1858 – The first of seven debates between U.S. Senate candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas took place.
1878 – The American Bar Association was founded in Saratoga, N.Y.
1940 – Exiled Russian Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City.
1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.
1992 – An 11-day siege began at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho.