Local Headlines 2-6-18

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: ‘Right to try’ marijuana legislation doesn’t go far enough

Leaders say they’ve improved Rio Grande neighborhood six months into state-led operation

Powerful Philo Farnsworth fan creates static for Martha Hughes Cannon statue

House votes to give $1.7M tax break annually to EnergySolutions — Utah’s top donor to lawmakers

Proposed transportation tax hikes raise ire — while UTA reorganization now seems settled

Gehrke: House leaders punish a Utah lawmaker, who can’t seem to grasp how to treat women

Deseret News

Editorial: State lawmakers need a long-term strategy for dealing with increasing prison costs

Dominion Energy announces $17M in tax cuts for customers

A.G. fundraising during Utah legislative sessions targeted

Utah analyst says market ‘correction’ was expected

Proposal for process to legally change gender raises questions in Utah Senate hearing

Bill allowing electronic tolls intended for Little Cottonwood Canyon gets initial Senate approval

Bill that carves out rule-making authority over college civil liberties issues moves to House

Senate panel OKs UTA overhaul, hikes in taxes and fees on hybrids, hotel rooms

Bill to create grant program for elementary school counselors gets committee nod

Breast cancer survivors push for bill warning about mammograms’ screening limitations

6 months later: Operation Rio Grande helping change lives, leaders say

Senate proposal earmarks money for Silicon Slopes Tech Summit