Local Headlines 3-20-17

Salt Lake Tribune

Paul Mero: To truly defend religious freedom, we should stand down on LGBT issues

Op-ed: Here’s five free-market victories from the legislature

Op-ed: And here’s five unneeded tax increases from the Legislature

Op-ed: Watch out, Utah cities, it may be you getting rolled next time

Op-ed: Lower alcohol limit means more people of color will be improperly stopped

Op-ed: Step up again, Sen. Hatch, to preserve the NEA and NEH

Editorial: To add more voters in Utah, subtract the gerrymander

Editorial: Utah State Records Committee makes two good calls for openness

Utah leaders learn $1B in highway money attracts a lot of friends

As protesters rally in Utah Capitol, Gov. Herbert scrutinizes toughest-in-nation DUI bill

Utah Democrat Jenny Wilson appointed to national party transition team

Gov. Herbert signs bills on homelessness, panhandling, payday lenders

Fences will separate homeless shelter from The Gateway mall

Top NSA officials deny ‘blanket’ surveillance during Salt Lake City Olympics

‘I feel like lower-income communities are being targeted’: S. Salt Lake, WVC residents voice sympathy for homeless, don’t want shelters

From homelessness to graduating Yale Law School — Salt Laker Bryant Watson shows there is hope

Gehrke: Lawmaker-turned-lobbyist helped 911 agency sell $18 million hike

Deseret News

Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Some issues occupying our feeble minds

Op-ed: Pres. Trump has one thing right

Hal Boyd: Trump’s wall of words is free, but how much does it cost?

Op-ed: Medicaid matters and so do Utah’s most vulnerable

Dan Liljenquist: Being ambassador to Russia in the era of Putinism

Editorial: Utah’s .05 alcohol limit is backed by sound data

Editorial: Utah once again in the bottom-tier of states for voter turnout

Group rallies for Herbert to veto ‘extreme’ bill lowering blood-alcohol limit

McMullin says he may challenge Hatch or Chaffetz in 2018

Groups ask Trump administration to investigate LDS Church

Raising your voice at town hall meetings still the ‘gold standard’ for engagement

Later start times for Utah high schools? Medical science says yes, but logistics can be tricky

NSA officials deny ‘blanket’ spying in Salt Lake during 2002 Olympics

Deadline encroaching, Salt Lake County still facing public outrage over potential homeless shelter sites

Other

Restaurants worry about unintended consequences of Provo Rep. Norm Thurston’s BAC bill (Daily Herald)

Democrat launching campaign against Jason Chaffetz aims to find common ground with conservative district (Daily Herald)

Clearfield woman’s push to permit backyard chickens gains city backing (Standard-Examiner)