House Republicans tease their own alternative to Healthy Utah. Salt Lake City's first woman Mayor, Dee Dee Corradini, dies. Utahn's split over calls to hike the minimum wage.
Countdown:
- Days to the final day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 10
- Days to the 2015 Utah municipal primary elections – 162
- Days to the 2015 election – 246
- Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) – 322
- Days to the opening day of the 2016 Utah Legislature – 329
- Days to the 2016 Utah presidential primary – 484
- Days until the 2016 presidential election – 617
Monday's top-10 headlines:
- House leaders are working on their own Medicaid alternative plan to counter Healthy Utah [Utah Policy, Tribune].
- Some Republicans in the Utah House disagree with the leadership's decsion to block Healthy Utah [Deseret News].
- Former Salt Lake City Mayor Dee Dee Corradini dies from lung cancer at the age of 70 [Utah Policy, Deseret News, Tribune].
- A new poll says Utahns are split over President Obama's call to raise the minimum wage [Utah Policy].
- The Prison Relocation Commission drops plans to take the final decision on moving the prison out of the hands of lawmakers [Tribune, Deseret News].
- A House committee approves a plan to overhaul Utah's criminal justice system by dropping sentencing for some crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor [Tribune].
- Educators call on lawmakers to boost funding for Utah's public schools [Tribune].
- Polls show Utahns support Gov. Gary Herbert's proposal to add $500 million for public education, but lawmakers say the final number will be closer to $400 million [Utah Policy].
- Lawmakers decide a measure to eliminate gas chambers at animal shelters needs more study [Deseret News, Tribune].
- Real Salt Lake officials plan to unveil a new proposed site for a minor league soccer stadium after plans to build at the Utah State Fairpark fall through [Tribune].
On this day in history:
- 1807 – Congress outlawed the importation of slaves to the United States, effective the following year.
- 1836 – Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico.
- 1877 – Republican Rutheford B. Hayes was declared winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote.
- 1962 – Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game NBA scoring record with 100 points against the New York Knicks.
