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Ten Things You Need to Know for Monday – August 17, 2015

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Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. 

Johnson announces he's challenging Herbert. Special session on the prison move set for Wednesday. Herbert cuts off funding to Planned Parenthood.

The clock:

  • 78 days to the 2015 election – (11/3/2015)
  • 154 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) – (1/18/2016)
  • 161 days to the opening day of the 2016 Utah Legislature – (1/25/2016)
  • 162 days to the 2016 New Hampshire Primary – (1/26/2016)
  • 206 days to the final day of the 2016 Utah Legislature – (3/10/2016)
  • 316 days to the 2016 Utah primary election – (6/28/2016)
  • 449 days until the 2016 presidential election – (11/8/2016)

Monday's top-10 headlines:

  1. Jonathan Johnson officially announces he's challenging Gov. Gary Herbert in 2016 [Utah Policy, Fox 13, Deseret News, Tribune].
  2. Republican delegates approve changes to bring the party in line with SB 54, but the party will still fight the election law compromise [Utah Policy, Tribune].
  3. Gov. Herbert calls a special session for lawmakers to vote on the planned prison move for Wednesday [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News].
  4. Gov. Herbert orders state agencies to stop distributing federal funds to Planned Parenthood [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News, Fox 13].
  5. Presidential candidate Rand Paul is set to visit Utah at the end of August for a fundraiser and rally [Utah Policy].
  6. A survey finds most Utahns think the state's gun laws are fine and don't need to move in one direction or the other [Utah Policy].
  7. Salt Lake City officials scale back the proposed $150 million bond for recreation to under $100 million [Tribune].
  8. Donald Trump releases a three-point plan to address immigration reform [Donald Trump.com].
  9. A new poll shows Trump still in the lead nationally, but Ben Carson has surprisingly surged into second place [Fox News].
  10. UDOT releases their long-term plan to address rural transportation [Tribune].

On this day in history:

  • 1896 – A prospecting party discovered gold in Alaska, which touched off the Klondike Gold Rush.
  • 1943 – The Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina.
  • 1996 – The Reform Party nominated Texas businessman Ross Perot for president.
  • 1998 – President Bill Clinton said he had a relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky that was "not appropriate."