Local Headlines 8-26-13

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Why don’t Utahns vote?

Op-ed: Utah and immigration reform

Editorial: Paying for water: Proper fees would discourage waste

Editorial: Insane time: Spying on Games, Utahns wrong

Rolly: Drinkers welcome at Republican town hall?

Former Salt Lake mayor: NSA snooping is the scandal of the century

Feds knock conflict disclosure on Utah air-quality board

North Salt Lake refinery will pay fine, spend $18M under deal with EPA

Utah wants to be test site for FAA-approved unmanned drones

Are public comment periods too risky for Utah’s local governments?

Salt Lake County Council looking to make tax hikes more transparent

D.C. Notebook: Lee on Obama: ‘We’re stuck with him’

Salt Lake City sees decline in complaints about police

Deseret News

Op-ed: There’s a good model city in Utah for the (New) Republican Party

Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: What is Utah’s ‘secret sauce’ for a good economy?

John Florez: Education for today’s marketplace

Editorial: Permission, please

Robert Bennett: Getting a government of compromise

Utah is home to 4 of CNN’s youngest cities in America

Utah senator wants money for schools — by eliminating family child tax exemption

Liljenquist suggests cures for states’ pension woes

Miners say flawed system puts their lives at risk

Suicides in Utah increasing, but solutions are in sight

Other

Friend or foe? Lindon trying to be more business friendly (Daily Herald)

Provo looks to new utility fee to help maintain roads (Daily Herald)

Sen. Lee tells Weber audience: Don’t fund health care (Standard-Examiner)