Ten Things You Need to Know Today - Monday, September 28, 2015

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Monday, September 28, 2015 - 7:00am

Utah Policy

Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. There are 94 days left in 2015.

Congress races to avoid a shutdown. Jeb Bush's donors want to see some progress soon. Nearly half of Utahns say the prison should remain in Draper.

The clock:

36 days to the 2015 election - (11/3/2015)
112 days to the 2016 Iowa Caucus (tentative) - (1/18/2016)
119 days to the opening day of the 2016 Utah Legislature - (1/25/2016)
120 days to the 2016 New Hampshire Primary - (1/26/2016)
164 days to the final day of the 2016 Utah Legislature - (3/10/2016)
274 days to the 2016 Utah primary election - (6/28/2016)
407 days until the 2016 presidential election - (11/8/2016)

Monday's top-10 headlines:

Congress has three days to avoid another government shutdown [The Hill]. Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner says Congress will be able to pass a spending bill by Wednesday [Washington Post]. Even if lawmakers avoid the shutdown, a bigger fight over spending could happen in December [Politico].
Utah lawmakers react to Boehner's stunning announcement that he will resign at the end of October [Deseret News, Tribune].
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump sits down for a lengthy interview with 60 Minutes [CBS News].
Donors to GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush say he needs to start making gains in the polls, or he may begin to lose support [Washington Post].
Rep. Chris Stewart and Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes say they're backing Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the GOP nomination [Tribune].
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid urges compromise in a speech at the University of Virginia [Tribune].
Nearly half of Utahns say the state prison should remain in Draper according to a new poll [Utah Policy].
Women voters were primarily responsible for keeping former Rep. Jim Matheson in office for 12 years [Tribune].
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker says his opponent, Jackie Biskupski, is offering nothing but "platitudes" to voters [Utah Policy].
A "who's who" of the LGBT community in Utah say they're backing Becker for a third term [Tribune].

On this day in history:

490 - The Greeks defeated the Persians at Marathon. A Greek soldier named Phidippides ran more than 26 miles to tell Athenians of the victory and died after his announcement. His feat provided the model for the modern marathon race.
1920 - In baseball's biggest scandal, a grand jury indicted eight Chicago White Sox players for throwing the 1919 World Series.
1928 - Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.

Today At Utah Policy

Poll: Nearly Half of Utahns Say the Prison Should Stay in Draper
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