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Ten Things You Need to Know for Monday – September 8, 2014

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Utahns oppose Lockhart for superintendent. Obama delaying executive action on immigration. Judge rules Utah's method of selecting state school board candidates is unconstitutional.

Countdown:

  • 57 days to the 2014 midterm election
  • 140 days until the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature
  • 421 days to the 2015 election
  • 497 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative)
  • 792 days until the 2016 presidential election

Monday's Top-10 headlines:

  1. A new poll shows 52% of Utahns oppose Becky Lockhart's bid to become state superintendent [Utah Policy].
  2. President Obama says he will delay executive action on immigration reform until after the midterm elections [New York Times].
  3. Almost all of Utah's schools will get a D or F this year under the state's new grading system [Tribune].
  4. A judge rules the way Utah selects state school board candidates is unconstitutional [Deseret News].
  5. The Utah Supreme Court rules Millard County does not have to hold a new election in a primary for County Commission [Tribune].
  6. An analysis says West Valley's police department is among the least racially balanced in the entire nation [Tribune, Deseret News].
  7. A number of groups on both sides are asking the Supreme Court to take up Utah's fight over same-sex marriage [Tribune, Deseret News].
  8. Democratic Congressional candidate Doug Owens is scaling back his media plans by about 10% [Utah Policy].
  9. A judge sets the bond amount for Park City Mountain Resort to keep operating this season at $17.5 million [Tribune, Deseret News].
  10. Congress returns to Washington to work on a budget bill to avoid another government shutdown [Fox News].

On this day in history:

  • 1565 – A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida.
  • 1664 – The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York.
  • 1966 – The TV series "Star Trek" premiered on NBC.
  • 1974 – President Gerald R. Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Richard Nixon.
  • 2006 – A Senate report faulted intelligence gathering in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.