Tuesday Morning 2015 Utah Legislative News Roundup

Via Utah Policy, and with three days remaing in in the 2015 Utah legislative session, here are this morning's "top eleven headlines," folks:

• Educators pack the Capitol to rally for more education funding, but it's not clear if it had any effect on lawmakers [Tribune, Deseret News].
• The medical marijuana bill falls by one vote in the Utah Senate [Tribune, Deseret News]. A poll shows 66% of Utahns would support legalizing medical cannabis [Utah Policy].
• Time is running out for the House and Senate to come to a compromise on Medicaid expansion [Utah Policy, Deseret News, Tribune].
• The Utah House changes the rules after Democrats force a vote on Healthy Utah [Tribune].
• Utahns overwhelmingly support a hike in the gasoline tax [Utah Policy]. Lawmakers advance two competing plans to raise gasoline taxes [Deseret News].
• A proposal to send primary election results back to the parties if no candidate gets above 40% squeaks through the House [Tribune, Deseret News]. 
• Lawmakers may be mulling changing the plan to include instant runoff voting [Utah Policy].
• Most Utahns support proposed "right to die" legislation [Utah Policy].
• The Utah House rejects legislation allowing car manufacturers from owning a dealership in Utah. That means plans for a dealership in Utah are now very much in doubt [Tribune].
• Utah Senators kill an attempt to increase fines for air quality violations [Tribune].
• The Utah House unanimously approves legislation that could strip former Attorney General John Swallow's state pension [Tribune].

Don't let the cat get your tongues...