Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday – January 23, 2015

This week we remember Speaker Becky Lockhart who passed away unexpectedly.

Countdown:

• Days until the opening day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 3
• Days to the final day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 48
• Days to the 2015 Utah municipal primary elections – 200
• Days to the 2015 election – 284
• Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) – 360
• Days until the 2016 presidential election – 655

Friday’s top-10 headlines:

1. Mike Lee pays tribute to Becky Lockhart from Senate floor” target=”_blank”>Tribune, Provo Herald].
2. GOP: Abortion bill will be back [The Hill].
3. City Council skeptical of Salt Lake mayor’s homeless commission [Tribune].
4. Harry Reid on 2016: ‘I fully intend to run [Christian Science Monitor].
5. Republicans outfox Democrats on climate votes [Politico].
6. Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush meet about 2016 presidential race [Deseret News].
7. A. Scott Anderson: Taking Utah into Top 10 states for education will take leadership, funding [Deseret News].
8. Utah’s gender gap might not close till 2087 [Tribune].
9. Utah’s gender gap might not close till 2087 [Tribune].
10. 2 Ute tribal employees extorted money from energy firms, reports say [Deseret News].