Wednesday's Talking Points - March 16, 2016

The Utah candidate filing period closes tomorrow- (3/17/2016)
Five days to the GOP presidential debate in Salt Lake City (maybe) – (3/21/2016)
Six days to the Utah Republican and Democratic caucus meetings (3/22/2016)
14 days to the last day the governor may sign or veto bills (3/30/2016)
38 days to the Utah Republican and Democratic State Conventions (4/23/2016)
54 days to the last day a veto override session may begin (5/9/2016)
104 days to the 2016 Utah primary election – (6/28/2016)
124 days to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland (7/18/2016)
131 days to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia (7/25/2016)
237 days until the 2016 presidential election – (11/8/2016)
313 days until the first day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (1/23/2017)
358 days until the final day of the 2017 Utah Legislature – (3/9/2017)

President Barack Obama is set to announce his pick to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court Wednesday morning [Politico, Washington Post, New York Times].
Donald Trump has a great night again in the Republican nominating contests while John Kasich keeps his hopes alive by winning Ohio. Marco Rubio suspends his campaign after losing Florida [Politico, Washington Post].
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton picks up four states, including Ohio, to widen her delegate lead over Bernie Sanders [Politico, Washington Post].
Ted Cruz and Trump say they will do whatever they can to keep Kasich from competing at a contested convention [Politico].
Tuesday’s results mean it’s more likely that Donald Trump will appear at the GOP debate in Salt Lake City on Monday [Tribune].
Chelsea Clinton stumps in Utah to support her mother’s campaign [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News, 2 News].
A group renews their complaint that Rep. Ken Ivory was conducting business for the American Lands Council using taxpayer resources [Tribune].
Most Utahns support raising the legal age to purchase tobacco from 19 to 21 [Utah Policy].
A hacker group launches an online attack against some Salt Lake City websites to protest the shooting of a teenager by police officers in February [Tribune].
Republican Merrill Cook is running for office for the 14th time, this time, for Utah state treasurer [Tribune].

1521 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Phillippines, where he was killed by natives the following month.
1802 – Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
1926 – Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fuel rocket.
1935 – Adolf Hitler scrapped the Treaty of Versailles.
1968 – About 300 Vietnamese villagers died at the hands of U.S. troops in what came to be known as the My Lai massacre.
2003 – Vice President Dick Cheney predicted on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that American troops would be “greeted as liberators” by the Iraqi people.

Wednesday’s Talking Points – March 16, 2016