What You Need to Know About Utah Politics Today - February 5, 2014
Competing gas tax proposals on the Hill. A proposal could make "Count My Vote" moot. A Senate committee defers action on an anti-pollution measure
Lawmakers Grapple with Cost of Lockhart's Education Proposal
It’s always tough for Utah legislators to say no to a request by a beloved leader for $5 million, $10 million or $20 million for a pet program, especially if the beloved leader is retiring. 'Tax Hike' or 'Revenue Increase'? The Devil is in the Details Question: When is a vote for a tax hike not really a vote for a tax hike? Answer: When it’s an election year.
Reid: Legislature, Governor Should Have Say in Selection of State Superintendent (Video)
Sen. Stuart Reid says giving the governor and legislature a say in whomever the state school board picks to be the State Superintendent will foster greater cooperation among those three groups.
How Charlie Crist Betrayed Mitt Romney One of the more revealing moments in the Netflix documentary "Mitt" is the revelation that Florida Governor Charlie Crist stabbed Romney in the back just days before the 2008 Florida primary.
Local Headlines
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah bill to lower costs for records requests stalls
Utah Senate OKs Swallow-inspired election reform
New pipeline would get Uinta's waxy crude to Salt Lake City
Panel advances Utah bill that would require more campaign disclosures
Utah lawmakers support bill to help teachers stop suicide
Legislature seeks to protect cops from crash liability
Competing gas tax changes surface at the Capitol
Paul Rolly: Signs of the times — nasty anonymous messages in GOP race
State makes it all about kids in brief against same-sex marriage
Lawmakers make urgent fix to funding for victims of rape, other crimes
Bill could make Count My Vote initiative moot
Bill for more 80 mph speed zones races through committee
Bill watered down until beer tax hike disappears
PILT money for Utah saved in farm bill as Hatch votes yes, Lee no
Deseret News
Op-ed: We all want community preservation
Editorial: Child-centric marriage
Bill seeks to limit use of CO gas at animal shelters
Rep. Rob Bishop, others target Endangered Species Act
Audit highlights sucessful cost savings in schools
Audit: 3AA football division has increased travel costs
Proposed legislation would restrict local laws targeting specific dog breeds
Lawmakers defer on 'no more stringent' environmental rule
House approves effort to protect officers from lawsuits related to pursuits
House GOP hears plan to split gas tax
Traditional marriage is the best place to rear children, Utah appeal says
Conservative? Liberal? Gallup ranks the states
Other
Bill advanced for more teacher professional development days (Daily Herald)
Bill would allow higher speed limits (Daily Herald)
Weber juvenile detention center cut from first budget (Standard-Examiner)
Reid condemns USTAR offices as lobbying centers (Standard-Examiner)
Road project backers fear costs of school tech initiative (Standard-Examiner)
National Headlines
Health Care Law May Result in 2 Million Fewer Full-Time Workers (New York Times)
Obama's Education Fibs (Wall Street Journal)
Congressman Cohen says Haslam's free-tuition plan a 'serious mistake' because it undermines Hope Scholarships (Commercial Appeal)
Senate sends Farm Bill to Obama with bipartisan support (NBC News)
De Blasio's month as NYC mayor: First plow the streets, then reshape the city (Christian Science Monitor)
US Army faces massive recruiting fraud scandal (AFP)
Sandra Fluke Considering Run for Congress (KVOR)
Obama: Make WiFi in schools like it is in coffee shops (NBC News)
House Leaders Said to Not Rule Out Clean Debt-Limit Increase (Bloomberg)
Rep. Robert Andrews, Democrat of New Jersey, to Resign (New York Times)
Warner offers to sign petition to deport Justin Bieber (Times Dispatch)
Business Headlines
Ogden Valley ski resort sold to investor group (Salt Lake Tribune)
Google Fiber officially launches in Provo (Salt Lake Tribune)
Utah forms new economic club (Salt Lake Tribune)
Report: Utah consumers remain optimistic about economy (Deseret News)
Utah home sales bounce back in 2013, despite slowing at year's end (Salt Lake Tribune)
Latest reports show how Utah's economy is faring (Salt Lake Tribune)
Utah's unemployment rate dips in December (Salt Lake Tribune)
Women business owners important in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)
State's economy poised for growth in 2014 (Deseret News
