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Frank's quest for seat continues. Chaffetz wants prison moved. Herbert hosts BLM head.
Happy Friday. BLM Administrator Bob Abbey will sit down with Gov. Gary Herbert and his Balanced Resource Council today, only weeks after the Interior Department announced a new policy sidestepping a 2003 agreement with the state over wilderness designations. Also today, the Republican National Committee will choose its new chairperson in a meeting just outside Washington. And in Tucson, the funeral for fallen federal judge John Roll will be held.
Topping the news: There won't be a special session to redraw voting districts in a way that allows ousted Rep. Craig Frank to reclaim his seat. But that doesn't mean Frank is giving up the fight. [Trib]
-> Paul Rolly looks at some of the antics surrounding the Craig ouster. [Trib]
-> Rep. Jason Chaffetz breathes new life into the shelved plan to move the Utah State Prison complex. [Trib] [DNews]
-> ABC4's Chris Vanocur teases his Sunday "On the Record" program featuring former Sen. Bob Bennett on his serious consideration of a write-in bid. [ABC4]
Tweet of the day: From @OrrinHatch: "I'm developing my top ten bills list for the year and want your input. What would your number 1, 2 and 3 bills be?"
Happy birthday: On Saturday to former state Rep. Steven Mascaro and Sunday to state Rep. Jim Bird.
Cornflakes note: In honor of Martin Luther King day, we won't publish Monday but will return to your inboxes, RSS feeds and computer screens on Tuesday.
Where are they?
Gov. Gary Herbert attends the 2011 Legislative Policy Summit, then heads to the Les Olson Company Annual Employee Meeting, meets with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, sits down with Bob Abbey and the Balanced Resource Council. Later, Herbert joins the Hinckley Institute and Pew Center on the States forum on modernizing Utah's voter registration.
Sen. Orrin Hatch is hosting his business roundtables at the U.'s Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz are attending the House Republican Conference retreat in Baltimore.
SL Co. Mayor Peter Corroon attends the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Cultural Celebration Center, meets with Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman and later with Ross Van Vranken and Mary Talboys regarding mental health services.
WVC Mayor Mike Winder attends the State Office of Ethnic Affairs luncheon and sits down with South SL Mayor Cherie Wood.
President Barack Obama meets with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and later attends the funeral of the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.
In other news: AP writes up Rep. Carl Wimmer's plan to allow Utahns to carry concealed weapons without a permit. [ABC4]
-> Pat Bagley's take on Wimmer's idea in what I'm guessing will be a controversial comparison. [Trib]
-> Chaffetz criticizes a Trib editorial in a letter to the editor. [Trib]
-> The state office charged with advocating for ethnic minorities apparently doesn't want to be perceived as advocating by participating in Latino Day at the Capitol. [Trib]
-> The worst of the foreclosure crisis is yet to come, say experts. [Trib]
-> Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice wows a BYU audience, talking of the importance of education and the arts in helping maintain U.S. security. [Trib] [DNews]
-> The D News follows on a Politico story hinting Mitt Romney may announce a White House bid in April. [DNews]
-> Chaffetz doesn't agree with a proposal to bar guns within 1,000 feet of members of Congress. [KCPW]
-> Provo Mayor John Curtis develops a Plan B for the controversial IProvo high-speed communication network. [Trib]
-> So what does that express lane pass buy motorists on I-15? An extra 10 mph. [Trib]
-> New school lunch guidelines could mean healthier food for kids — Translation: more fruits and vegetables. [Trib]
-> Antique and rare-book dealers are up in arms over talk that the Legislature may require them to follow rules imposed for pawn shops and fingerprint customers who sell them merchandise. [Trib]
-> Former Utah GOP leader and ex-D News editor Joe Cannon is back in the news — this time for his involvement with an ambitious plan to revitalize a port for exporting Utah coal. [Trib]
-> Utah doctors are among the most "wired" — in a good way. [Trib]
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— Thomas BurrTwitter.com/thomaswburrwith assist from editor Dan Harrie