What You Need to Know About Utah Politics Today - January 30, 2014
Herbert gives his State of the State address. Lawmakers worry about the state's water supply. Bell says Utah should move ahead on Medicaid expansion.
Countdown:
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42 days until the final day of the 2014 Legislature
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145 days until Utah's 2014 primary elections
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278 days to the 2014 midterm elections
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641 days to the 2015 elections
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706 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses
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1012 days to the 2016 presidential election
Today's Utah political news highlights:
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Gov. Gary Herbert talks economy, education and trees in his State of the State address [Utah Policy, Tribune, Deseret News].
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President Obama's statement that he would act on some issues without the approval of Congress has Southern Utah lawmakers worried that might mean the designation of a new national monument [KUTV].
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A bill that grants some immunity from prosecution to people who report drug overdoses cleared the House [Tribune].
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Sen. Todd Weiler is sponsoring legislation that aims to clarify what gifts lawmakers can accept from lobbyists [Utah Policy].
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Lawmakers openly worry about the state's low snowpack totals during budget meetings [Deseret News].
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Former Lt. Gov. Greg Bell says Utah should move forward on accepting Medicaid expansion [Utah Policy].
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Ogden police are investigating reports of a stray bullet from a shooting range where Utah lawmakers were being hosted for a "dine and shoot" event [Standard-Examiner].
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Rep. Patrice Arent is shooting for more transparency when it comes to campaign money [Utah Policy].
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Rep. Mike Kennedy is sponsoring legislation to make sure students are using only the bathrooms for their gender, even if a student self-identifies as transgendered [Daily Herald].
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Rep. Jerry Anderson has introduced a bill that would essentially decriminalize polygamy in Utah [Fox 13].
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Sen. Orrin Hatch get assurances from Attorney General Eric Holder that the feds would step in if marijuana from Colorado were to make its way to Utah [Tribune].
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A lawsuit against Utah to force the state to recognize the marriage of same-sex couples moves to federal court [Tribune].
On this day in history:
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in 1882.
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Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
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Mahatma Ghandi was assassinated in 1948.
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North Vietnamese forces launced the Tet offensive in 1968.
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The Beatles performed in public for the final time, performing a rooftop concert in London, in 1969.
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Iraqis voted in their first free election in 50 years in 2006.
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Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died in 2006.
