Lawmakers may have a compromise on Medicaid expansion. Legislators have hundreds of bills still to consider in the final days of the 2015 session. The debate over medical marijuana begins on the Hill.
Countdown:
- Days to the final day of the 2015 Utah Legislature – 9
- Days to the 2015 Utah municipal primary elections – 161
- Days to the 2015 election – 245
- Days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) – 321
- Days to the opening day of the 2016 Utah Legislature – 328
- Days to the 2016 Utah presidential primary – 483
- Days until the 2016 presidential election – 616
Tuesday's top-10 headlines:
- Lawmakers are floating a possible solution to Medicaid expansion that combines Healthy Utah and "frail Utah" [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Lawmakers are facing an avalanche of legislation in the waning days of the session as nearly 800 bills have been introduced so far [Utah Policy].
- Senators begin debate on Sen. Mark Madsen's medical marijuana legislation [Tribune, Deseret News, ABC 4].
- Legislation dealing with religious liberty and non-discrimination should see the light of day on Tuesday [Utah Policy, Deseret News, Tribune].
- A bill to send primary election results back to a political party if no candidate gets a majority moves forward over the objections of Count My Vote organizers [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News].
- The Utah Senate approves legislation banning contact lens makers from price fixing in Utah [Tribune].
- A poll shows Utahns favor tax hikes to pay for water development projects [Utah Policy].
- If lawmakers have a conflict of interest, legislative rules say they must vote anyway [Tribune].
- Rep. Ken Ivory's proposal to eliminate the statute of limitation in civil cases involving sexual abuse moves out of the Utah House [Tribune, Deseret News].
- Real Salt Lake owner Del Loy Hansen may build a minor league soccer stadium in West Valley after construction plans at the Utah State Fairpark fall through [Tribune].
On this day in history:
- 1845 – Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th state.
- 1879 – Attorney Belva Ann Lockwood became the first woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1931 – An act of Congress designated the "Start Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States.
- 1991 – Motorist Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles police in a scene captured on amateur video.
