[dlenski]

Problems with the title:

1. The story is not about one of Utah's 2 US senators, but about one of its state senators. The title should probably say "Utah state senator."

2. There is a missing apostrophe in "reporter's"

[happytoexplain]

I am absolutely amazed to discover that, despite spending my whole life living in the US, I've never known that states also have their own senates. I'm starting to think that there is no age at which I will stop being embarrassed by the things I do not know.

[dlenski]

> there is no age at which I will stop being embarrassed by the things I do not know.

I'm with you on that!

An additional fun (?) fact is that Nebraska has only senators, not state representatives, due to having a unicameral legislature unlike all the other states and the federal government. The members of Nebraska's single-house legislature are customarily called "senators," and they're also officially non-partisan, though in the modern era this is just a fig leaf and their partisan political affiliations are clear.

[xtiansimon]

> “… I will stop being embarrassed by the things I do not know.”

Come to the dark side…darnit, I learned something new today.

[mmh0000]

As always, there's an XKCD for everything: https://xkcd.com/1053/

[mike_d]

He is a Utah senator. It is a job title.

[dlenski]

Many people reading this headline will initially assume, as I did, that it refers to one of Utah's two US senators.

Why not add the word "state" and immediately clarify this?

[randycupertino]

The strict HN title character limits make you consolidate the headline as much as possible.

[xethos]

I actually went to call you on this before double-checking just to be sure. No, you were right - 80 characters exactly. Couldn't even fit the apostrophe for "reporter's"