Local Headlines 10-13-15

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: World Congress brings its message: ‘Family: the promise begins with me’

Op-ed: Biskupski is best choice for LGBTQ and all Salt Lake City residents

Op-ed: Air pollution threatens Utah’s national parks and economy

Op-ed: For real solutions, Salt Lakers should vote for my husband, Ralph Becker

Op-ed: Utah’s Pay for Success is a model ready for federal funding

McAdams: Salt Lake County needs Prop. 1 to stay productive

Editorial: Lawmakers trick doctors into killing health care access

Editorial: Metro township the best option for most unincorporated areas

Utah’s Chaffetz: If Ryan runs for House speaker, I’ll drop out

Embattled Utah Democrat Justin Miller pleads guilty to fraud, gives up House seat

Convict named Utah’s county commissioner of the year

Salt Lake County Cultural projects get panel’s funding support

45,000 Utahns could not pay off payday loans last year

One-third of Utah lawmakers have connections to health care industry

Rolly: Cottonwood Heights and Holladay — like East and West Berlin?

Scary news coming to some Utahns in property tax notices

Sen. Mike Lee’s summit focuses on government tweaks to help businesses

New Medicaid expansion plan Utah Access Plus seems doomed in House

Many Utah charter-school teachers aren’t ‘qualified’ — or sticking around

Salt Lake City District 2 race: Van Turner vs. Andrew Johnston

Deseret News

John Florez: Lawmakers neglect their moral duty

Patricia Jones: Emphasizing the American suffrage movement

Op-ed: Salt Lake’s protected bike lanes already seeing big increase in bike ridership

Ralph Hancock: ‘Reason’ is difficult to define in terms of marriage, progressive faith

Editorial: Cash incentives to conserve less water

Editorial: Criminal justice reform

Editorial: The breach between mass violence and gun control

Rep. Justin Miller pleads guilty to communications fraud charge

State School Board adopts strategy to implement statewide tech initiative

Ann Romney on likability, Hillary Clinton, MS and her husband

Federal prosecutors argue against new trial in Recapture Canyon illegal ATV ride case

Tourism brings more than $1 billion in tax revenues, drives economy

West Jordan councilwoman accuses mayor of sexual discrimination

Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he wouldn’t run against Rep. Paul Ryan for House speaker

New education policy creating ‘conundrum’ for students, parents becomes official

State responds to Planned Parenthood claims

Utah’s plan for Medicaid expansion is complicated, misunderstood on many levels

Women leaders in Utah forging their own paths to success

Senator makes good on wager from BYU-Nebraska football game

Government needs to stop stifling business innovation, Sen. Mike Lee says

Gov. Herbert: Medicaid expansion efforts won’t end

Biskupski makes first TV ad buy, but are the airwaves her best option?

Students, teachers hope education will be a high priority for lawmakers next year

Sen. Mike Lee ‘flattered’ but not interested in House speakership

Other

Op-ed: A bad RAP for taxpayers (Daily Herald)

New Utah drug laws: Too soon to tell, but police fear the worst (Standard-Examiner)

Millions of birds face dire future as Great Salt Lake shrinks (Standard-Examiner)

As Great Salt Lake dries up, Utah air quality concerns blow in (Standard-Examiner)

We’re losing the Great Salt Lake; Here’s why you should care (Standard-Examiner)

Dim outlook for special session for Medicaid expansion (Logan Herald Journal)

Summit County Democrats await next week’s presidential debate (Park Record)