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Poll: Fox News is America's most trusted network. Utahns favor Healthy Utah plan. Utah GOP approves presidential caucus over Romney's plea.

Happy Monday. The days of Walter Cronkite are over, friends. TV news is much less trustworthy now than in the days of old, a new poll shows, and of those who watch, Fox News is the most trusted outlet, with 29 percent of Americans favoring the network. CNN grabs 22 percent, with CBS and NBC news at 10 percent, ABC News at 8 percent and MSNBC at 7 percent. [Politico]

Topping the news: A new poll shows that some 55 percent of Utahns favor Gov. Gary Herbert's Healthy Utah plan over the alternatives. [UtahPolicy]

-> Nearly half of Utahns support the dual-track primary ballot plan while 14 percent strongly oppose it. [UtahPolicy]

-> Despite Mitt Romney's plea, the Utah Republican Party Central Committee approved a resolution Saturday to have next year's GOP presidential primary through caucus meetings. [DNews]

Tweets of the day: From @ryanbeckwith: "Still think it's weird that you can throw a snowball on the floor of the Senate, but you can't sled outside it.

Tune in: Sens. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, and Stuart Adams, R-Layton, join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about lessons learned from negotiating the bill that would ban LGBT discrimination while protecting religious freedom. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT.

Opinion section: Rep. Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns, discusses his time on the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee and urges Utah to push for prison reform. [Trib]

-> The Tribune's George Pyle discusses the "malice and charity that were on display at the Capitol last week. [Trib]

-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb discuss whether Utah lawmakers will be able to resolve big issues in the remaining four days of the legislative session. [DNews]

-> Joshua Randall, a corrections officer at the Utah State Prison, says the state prison should stay in Draper. [Trib]

-> Paul Rolly discusses Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, and his stance on land use and local control. [Trib]

-> Law professor and contributor to SB296, Robin Fretwell Wilson, applauds the bill as a "right and decent approach to protect the religious and LGBT communities. [Trib]

-> Attorney Michael Erickson and researcher Jenet Erickson discuss 10 scenarios where the new SB296 will apply. [DNews]

-> Randy T. Simmons, professor and director of the Institute for Political Economy and policy analyst Jordan Lofthouse say wind power is too unreliable for how expensive it is. [Trib]

-> Writer Michele Margetts says Healthy Utah is a lifesaving plan for good people and lawmakers keep voting it down because it doesn't affect them personally. [Trib]

-> Zachary Frankel, executive director of Utah Rivers Council, says the public needs to be aware of lawmakers' plans to spend tax money on a Lake Powell Pipeline. [Trib]

-> Former Utah Attorney General Paul Van Dam also voices his opposition to the pipeline. [Trib]

-> Brian Moench, president for Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, says Utah needs to take seriously the pollution that comes from wood burning. [Trib]

-> Josh Ewing, executive director of Friends of Cedar Mesa, says if lawmakers aren't going to protect Cedar Mesa, it should be turned into a national monument. [Trib]

From Capitol Hill: The historic compromise between religious liberties and LGBT anti-discrimination, SB296, passed in front of a full Senate Friday, bringing cheers and tears from supporters in the gallery. [Trib] [DNews] [KUER] [ABC4]

-> But a separate bill that would allow government employees to refuse to marry gay couples, SB297, is attracting concern from the LGBT community. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]

-> Once again, the House rejected Gov. Gary Herbert's "Healthy Utah proposal in favor of its own "Utah Cares alternative. [Trib] [DNews] [KUER]

-> With the 2015 Legislature ending this Thursday at midnight, here's an update on where some of the hot issues stand. [DNews] [KUER]

-> A bill that would have done away with Daylight Saving Time didn't make it out of committee this session, to the dismay of many tired Utahns. [Fox13]

-> Lawmakers released a preliminary education budget for the state Thursday and it was about half of what Gov. Gary Herbert originally proposed. [Trib]

-> The House passed a bill Friday that would triple taxes on gas used by clean-burning cars to pair it to the gasoline tax and raise funding for the state's transportation. [Trib]

-> A compromise is emerging between Gov. Herbert, lawmakers and the Prison Relocation Commission that would give the governor and the Legislature power to decide if the Draper prison is relocated and where the new one would be built. [Trib] [DNews]

-> A compromise bill is advancing in the Legislature that would address distracted driving. The bill would allow phone calls on hands-free devices and put a "one-touch rule on most phone manipulations. [Fox13]

-> Hundreds of Utahns gathered at the steps of the Capitol Friday to walk for those who have died from mental illnesses. [KUER]

-> The House Law Enforcement Committee approved a bill yesterday that would put stricter regulations on the sale of e-cigarettes. [Trib] [DNews]

-> A House committee approved a bill Friday that would make public consumer complaints about certain businesses public. [DNews]

-> A House committee approved a bill Friday that would allow divorcing parents to take a mandatory course online. [DNews]

-> And here's today's Legislature schedule: [Trib]

In other news: Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker has declared today as Deedee Corriadini day to honor the city's former mayor. [Trib]

-> The Utah School Board agreed Friday to request an extended wavier from the federal No Child Left Behind law, although it was hoping the Legislature would give the district enough money to avoid having to renew the wavier. [Trib]

-> Sen. Orrin Hatch's announcement of an alternative to the Affordable Care Act last week may be an open door to the Supreme Court to get rid of the law without tossing the nation's health-care system into chaos. [Trib]

-> The Syracuse police chief and a few hundred concerned Syracuse residents gathered at a town hall meeting Friday to discuss a series of possible attempted child abductions in the city. [ABC4]

-> A group of Eagle Mountain parents is upset about having too many schools in their neighborhood — they have three in one block — and is working with elected officials to resolve the issue. [Herald]

Nationally: Thousands crowded on a bridge in Selma, Ala., on Saturday to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of a violent confrontation between police and peaceful protestors that helped prompt the Voting Rights Act. [AP] President Barack Obama, the nation's first black president, was also there to speak and honor the civil rights activists, saying there is still much to be done with regards to civil rights. [AP] [NYTimes] [USAToday] [Bloomberg] [Reuters] [WaPost]

-> Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is among hundreds of political conservatives who signed his name urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of allowing same-sex marriage nationwide. [Fox13] [Time] [USAToday]

-> Utah isn't the only state trying to find the balance between allowing citizens to burn wood and preventing pollution; states such as Missouri and Michigan are seeking to protect their wood-burners and have barred their environmental agencies from enforcing strict EPA standards. [AP]

Where are they?

Gov. Gary Herbert attends Republican Governors Association events.

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox attends a Legislative Coordination meeting and interviews with Business in Utah.

SLC Mayor Ralph Becker hosts President Barack Obama at the National League of Cities event in Washington.

SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams holds a Cabinet meeting and hits a Mountain Accord meeting.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National League of Cities annual Congressional City Conference in Washington, and hosts European Council President Donal Tusk at the White House.

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— Thomas Burr and Erica Palmer

Twitter.com/thomaswburr and Twitter.com/erica_palmer