Ten Things You Need to Know for Tuesday – August 26, 2014
Bryan Schott
Utah fighting a decision that they need to hold a new election in a Millard County Commission race. Utahns don't know what they want out of the state's education system. Utah Debate Commision names moderators.
Countdown:
70 days until the 2014 midterm elections
153 days to the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature
434 days until the 2015 elections
510 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
805 days to the 2016 presidential election
Tuesday's top-10 headlines:
Utah officials plan to ask the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a judge's ruling that Millard County has to hold a new primary election in a County Commission race [Tribune].
A new poll shows Utahns aren't quite sure what they want from the state's education system [Utah Policy].
Salt Lake County is searching for a developer for the convention center hotel in downtown Salt Lake City [Tribune].
The Utah Debate Commission names veteran journalists Ken Verdoia and Barbara Smith and BYU political scientist David Magelby as moderators for this fall's political debates [Tribune].
Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder says the Legislature is at fault for passing a law that made them hold a possible undocumented immigrant for 46 days after he posted bail [Tribune].
Park City Mountain Resort and Talisker miss another deadline in the legal fight over whether PCMR will open this upcoming ski season [Tribune, Deseret News].
Altamont Mayor Clyde Watkins pleads guilty to shoplifting [Deseret News].
Sandy officials are set to vote Tuesday night to repeal an ordinance prohibiting the carrying of guns in public [Tribune].
Utahns expected to hit the road during the upcoming Labor Day weekend despite high fuel costs [Tribune].