Local Headlines 5-18-18

Salt Lake Tribune

George Chapman: UTA name change did not deserve all that mudslinging

Why are more Utah women choosing to give birth outside hospitals?

Hundreds of Utah kids 17 or younger have married in the past 20 years. A Salt Lake City legislator wants to end that.

Gehrke: What?! Utah County’s election office messed up? No way!

Utah County’s explanation for losing thousands of initiative petition signatures: they were put in the wrong pile.

Rep. Curtis is Utah’s wealthiest member of Congress, though Romney would easily top him if elected

It may be a lousy, thankless job with no pay, but 14 have lined up to be the next Utah Republican vice chairman or chairwoman

Deseret News

Mike Lee: Peace in the Middle East requires acknowledging an independent Israel

Jay Evensen: Why are the homeless shelters still unsafe?

Editorial: Trump is not dismantling Obama’s legacy

State takes input from public on large-scale Medicaid expansion requested by lawmakers

Growing sense ‘higher education needs to be done differently now,’ says UVU President Matt Holland

Could Utah play host to country’s largest oil shale operation?

Outgoing UTA board members happy name not changing

Other

Commissioner Gibson cleared in Ogden police probe, won’t face charges (Standard-Examiner)

Rep. Redd lays out Medicaid expansion options (Logan Herald Journal)