Local Headlines 11-9-15

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Attacking poverty won’t change the need for Medicaid

Op-ed: With imports rising fast, Japan’s connections to Utah are only growing

Op-ed: Fix DABC, but don’t privatize liquor sales

Editorial: Utah should have a real election for state school board

Editorial: Coal port scheme lives in the shadows

Harry Gibbons, former Salt Lake County health director, dies

Rolly: Republican Party chair’s victory lap is a bit premature

Utah school board wants more power over charters

Jackie Biskupski hopes new LDS direction on gay couples will be short-lived

Senator seeks clarification on Utah election dispute

The slow migration: Syrians to be Utah’s next refugee community

Stop road- and water-project earmarks, experts say

New Utah research: Bad air can literally cause a heart attack

Organizers of Utah’s privately funded preschool program stand behind model after NYT criticism

Deseret News

Pig & Webb: Give thanks to pundits, voters and courts for the entertainment

John Florez: Running for office reveals friends

Op-ed: The EPA’s clean power plan oversteps federal authority

Patricia Jones: Utah earns an A+ in finance and economics skills among public school students

Editorial: An apparent changing of the guard in the mayor’s office, based on unofficial vote counts

Editorial: U.S. District Judge David Nuffer’s ruled this week on Utah’s new election law

State School Board recommends lawmakers end funding for Electronic High School

Next up for Millcreek: unite community, form city government

Report: 85,000 Utah children uninsured, among worst states in nation

Fracking study: Big benefits for local, state economies

Gala fundraiser to add $1.1 million to Herbert’s campaign war chest

Utah voters not likely to abandon Ben Carson over West Point claims

Apparent election of gay mayor in Salt Lake sends a signal

‘You are college material’: Big push from educators starts this week

Other

Gov. Herbert: National gov’t too large; state control needed (Daily Herald)

Eagle Mountain mayor: Are we preventing water concerns from ever becoming a crisis? (Daily Herald)

Why does Ogden have a gang problem? (Standard-Examiner)

Local school districts among those statewide that revealed student info (Logan Herald Journal)

Legislative audit questions UCAT progress on 66 percent goal (Logan Herald Journal)

East Side voters choose incumbents (Park Record)

Park City Council winners quickly set priorities (Park Record)