Local Headlines 2-12-15

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: ‘Healthy Utah’ deserves open legislative debate

Utah Senate advances civics test for high-school graduation

Time running out for Salt Lake City Council to solve golf woes

Legislature moves to create registry for unwed fathers

House votes to open bill naming Lockhart highway

Election-day registration may expand to early voting

Committee puts brakes on bill to let cities authorize new charter schools

USU, with help from Sen. Hillyard, seeking $1.5M taxpayer aid for athletics recruiting

Economic development or pork on parade? $241 million in requests to Utah Legislature committee

UTA sets ridership record with more than 45 million boardings

Religious-liberty bill seeks to protect Utah LGBT rights while allowing refusal of services

Resorts, conservationists prepared to compromise on future of Wasatch Mountains

Deseret News

Dan Liljenquist: Utah could benefit from adding Office of Inspector General

Lincoln Nehring, Meg Booth: CHIP is good for Utah children, taxpayers

Conservation poll shows Utahns worry about air pollution, water supplies

Bill requiring citizenship test for high schoolers passes Utah Senate

‘Common sense’ constitutional carry gun bill won’t advance this session

Bills to boost eligible ballots advance through House committee

Senate committee approves English teaching technology bill

Utah residents, lawmakers discuss health care bill related to expanding coverage

Utah lawmaker unveils religious liberty recognition, protection bill

Patient advocate coalition urges lawmakers to adopt Healthy Utah

Utah’s $150 million poultry and egg industry at risk from outbreak

Uintah transportation board seeks investigation after director resigns

UTA says ridership increased by 1 million in 2014

Other

Mayor talks retail with residents at town-hall meeting (Daily Herald)

Health advocacy organizations make ‘PUSH’ for Utah’s uninsured (Standard-Examiner)