Have a great holiday weekend. Utah Policy Daily will take Monday off and we'll return on Tuesday. Here are your Friday news highlights:
-Bob Bernick writes about Utah legislators going on the road again, and relates memories of road trips past (Utah Policy).
-Utah Gov. Herbert and Colorado Gov Hickenlooper mostly agree on energy development (Utah Policy).
-Gov. Gary Herbert touts Utah's $21B energy sector at his annual Energy Development Summit while a handful of environmentalists dressed in Halloween costumes protest outside (Salt Lake Tribune, Standard-Examiner).
-A debate is brewing among Utah lawmakers and law enforcement about police use of body cameras (Deseret News).
-More 80 mph speed zones are coming to Utah's rural freeways (Salt Lake Tribune).
-Utah is growing twice as fast as the nation as a whole (Salt Lake Tribune).
-In the face of pressure from a conservative group, Reps. Rob Bishop and Chris Stewart renounce their previous support for the Ex-Im Bank (Salt Lake Tribune).
-U.S. Senate confirms Utah’s Jill Parrish to federal bench (Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune).
-LDS Church leaders are watching to see if Boy Scouts drop ban on gay adult leaders (Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News).
Countdown:
- Days to the 2015 Utah municipal primary elections – 81
- Days to the 2015 election – 165
- Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) – 242
- Days to the opening day of the 2016 Utah Legislature – 249
- Days to the 2016 New Hampshire Primary – 250
- Days to the 2016 Utah primary election – 404
- Days until the 2016 presidential election – 537
