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Ten Things You Need to Know for Monday – November 17, 2014

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GOP may have used Twitter to share information in violation of campaign finance laws. Hughes previews the 2015 session. Lee says no government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration.

Countdown:

  • Days until the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 70
  • Days to the final day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 115
  • Days to the 2015 Utah municipal primary elections – 267
  • Days to the 2015 election – 351
  • Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (tentative) – 427
  • Days until the 2016 presidential election – 722

Monday's top-10 headlines:

  1. Republicans and outside groups used anonymouse Twitter accounts to share polling data before the midterm elections which may have violated campaign finance laws [CNN].
  2. The State Department shuts down its email system after a hacker attack [CNET].
  3. House Speaker-elect Greg Hughes previews some of the big issues facing the Legislature in 2015 [Utah Policy].
  4. Sen. Mike Lee says there will be no government shutdown to stop President Obama from taking unilateral action on immigration [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News].
  5. Al Jackson wins the race to replace Sen. John Valentine by a single vote [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News, Daily Herald].
  6. Rep. Steve Eliason wants to require minors who get a drivers license to pass a final written test which will include questions to demonstrate the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol [Tribune].
  7. The Division of Consumer Protection will not let the public take a look at complaints about businesses filed with the agency [Tribune].
  8. Freeway speeds along the Wasatch Front are set to rise sometime in December [Tribune, Deseret News].
  9. Mitt Romney will speak at BYU on Tuesday [Deseret News].
  10. Pope Francis announces he will visit the United States in 2015 [ABC News].

On this day in history:

  • 1800 – Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C.
  • 1973 – President Richard Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, Florida, "I'm not a crook."
  • 2003 – Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of California.