Local Headlines 12-12-14

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Lobby hire feeds suspicions on prison move

Better pollution controls coming to Bonanza power plant

Rolly: Utah conservatives ask: Where is an activist judge when you need one?

N. Utahns want urban amenities and suburban parking

Utah slashes fines for online e-cigarette marketers

Former Utah Republican leader charged with child abuse

Mia Love in 2012: The invincible candidate defeated by Jim Matheson

BYU study shows Mormons, conservatives also dislike ‘Zion Curtain’ liquor law

Herbert unveils a ‘darn good budget,’ seeks big boost in school funding

Deseret News

Op-ed: Sen. Hatch holds the key to tax reform

A. Scott Anderson: Time for tax increase for education

Editorial: Mining bans remind us that most land-use decisions ought to be congressional, not presidential

State incentives to bring more than 1,100 new jobs

Herbert proposes $14.3B budget with $500M for education

214 Utah Dept. of Human Services clients died in 2014, new report says

One more reason why Utah is a great place for entrepreneurs and startups

Utah students ‘grossly’ unprepared for workforce, study says

Other

Local Democrats unite under county party as other groups disband, adapt (SU Independent)

Provo Councilman Hales thanks public, continues to work through illness (Daily Herald)

Utah gas tax increase urged in 2015 (Standard-Examiner)