Local Headlines 3-2-17

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Who will enforce these laws if not federal officers?

Editorial: Utah police chiefs right to avoid immigration wars

Huntsman ‘in the mix’ to be U.S. ambassador to Russia

Overhaul to Utah liquor laws — including option to lower ‘Zion Curtain’ — moves forward

Gehrke: NRA went too far opposing domestic violence provisions of Utah gun bill — so its sponsors are killing it

Senate approves lifting ban on ‘advocacy of homosexuality’ in Utah schools

Bill goes to governor seeking to shorten election lines

GOP caucus says it’s looking to reform taxes without raising them for low-income Utahns

Hatch pledges to back bid to recover religious texts from Russia

Committee approves bill aimed at stopping ballot alphabet games

Crime, homelessness drive Rio Grande Cafe owner to sell, but eatery’s train hasn’t left the SLC station for good

Domestic violence gun bill advances to full Senate

Abortion-reversal information bill heads to full Senate

Senate will take up proposal to OK concealed gun permits for 18-year-olds

Love and Stewart, reaching out from afar, get a more muted response at town halls

Racketeer or innocent man? Jury deliberates John Swallow’s fate

Deseret News

Dan Liljenquist: North Korea’s murderous recklessness

Jay Evensen: In Utah, liquor law bills tend to get distorted

Natalie Gochnour: Restore the sales tax on food and implement an earned income tax credit

Jay Evensen: Ever-changing homeless plan could be its own worst enemy

Hatch joins Jewish rabbis in seeking return of sacred texts held by Russia

Bill that amends Utah’s laws on alcohol beverage service, sale passes House committee

Report: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. ‘in discussions’ to become U.S. ambassador to Russia

House pulls plug on tax credit for energy-efficient vehicles

Senate confirmation puts Zinke in middle of Utah’s monument debate

Concealed carry for 18- to 20-year-olds continues forward

Access to firearms a concern in domestic violence cases

Laws to reform Utah’s juvenile justice system move forward

Proposed service animal registry would help ID growing number of companion pets in Utah

Bill to make choking a felony advances at Legislature after emotional testimony

The criminal charges against John Swallow

Sobriety program could reduce license suspensions for DUIs

Senate committee backs bill to battle online harassment

Committee OKs bill that would add ‘targeting’ an officer to aggravated murder statute

Committee OKs bill proposing murder charge for recklessly causing death while fleeing police

Fate of ex-A.G. John Swallow now in jurors’ hands

Last call for .08? Utah drawing closer to lowest blood-alcohol limit in nation

GOP-heavy panel backs abortion-reversal bill, saying intent is ‘informed consent’

GOP tax reform plan includes only partial food tax restoration

High school activities association bill passes out of House Education Committee despite objections

Other

Provo lawmaker’s bill to lower legal blood alcohol content level passes out of committee (Daily Herald)

Editorial: Bountiful isn’t building a new City Hall. Why not? Because democracy works (Standard-Examiner)

Fawson bill would increase sex crime penalties when HIV is involved (Standard-Examiner)