Local Headlines 2-5-14

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah bill to lower costs for records requests stalls

Utah Senate OKs Swallow-inspired election reform

New pipeline would get Uinta’s waxy crude to Salt Lake City

Panel advances Utah bill that would require more campaign disclosures

Utah lawmakers support bill to help teachers stop suicide

Legislature seeks to protect cops from crash liability

Competing gas tax changes surface at the Capitol

Paul Rolly: Signs of the times — nasty anonymous messages in GOP race

State makes it all about kids in brief against same-sex marriage

Lawmakers make urgent fix to funding for victims of rape, other crimes

Bill could make Count My Vote initiative moot

Bill for more 80 mph speed zones races through committee

Bill watered down until beer tax hike disappears

PILT money for Utah saved in farm bill as Hatch votes yes, Lee no

Deseret News

Op-ed: We all want community preservation

Editorial: Child-centric marriage

Bill seeks to limit use of CO gas at animal shelters

Rep. Rob Bishop, others target Endangered Species Act

Audit highlights sucessful cost savings in schools

Audit: 3AA football division has increased travel costs

Proposed legislation would restrict local laws targeting specific dog breeds

Lawmakers defer on ‘no more stringent’ environmental rule

House approves effort to protect officers from lawsuits related to pursuits

House GOP hears plan to split gas tax

Traditional marriage is the best place to rear children, Utah appeal says

Conservative? Liberal? Gallup ranks the states

Other

Bill advanced for more teacher professional development days (Daily Herald)

Bill would allow higher speed limits (Daily Herald)

Weber juvenile detention center cut from first budget (Standard-Examiner)

Reid condemns USTAR offices as lobbying centers (Standard-Examiner)

Road project backers fear costs of school tech initiative (Standard-Examiner)