Local Headlines 12-14-15

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: It’s time to make UTA compete for the public’s trust

Op-ed: Spanish Fork’s success shows municipal Internet networks work

Rolly: Lee opposed the signature gathering path until he embraced it

Op-ed: Biased media works with Count My Vote elite to destroy successful caucus system

Op-ed: Collaborative approach can bring real success in addressing intergenerational poverty

Editorial: Herbert’s budget reflects good sense about Utah’s future

‘I can hardly wait for a higher power to take the helm of the world’: Utah atheists question mayor’s Christmas message

Biskupski names veteran county leader Patrick Leary as chief of staff

Herbert names Damschen as new Utah treasurer

FEC fines pro-Mitt Romney super PAC

Salt Lake County Mountainous Planning Commission membership in flux

Utah school districts receive EPA rebates for alternative fuel school buses

Backing away from idea that charters are cheaper, Utah task force votes to send millions more to alternate schools

Editor column: In seeking records on Phil Lyman, we’re just doing our job

Rolly: Why is A.G. Reyes bent on keeping lid on Lyman probe? Is it privacy concerns or pure politics?

Massive document provides clues to Utah’s Lake Powell Pipeline as guv, others question need

Deseret News

Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: A reluctant but necessary discussion on Trump and terrorism

Op-ed: 1 family, 2 children needing medical cannabis

Mike Winder: Mormons and the Trump proposal

Editorial: Lawmakers’ study suggests caution for control of federal lands

Mayor-elect Jackie Biskupski selects new chief of staff

Herbert names David Damschen as new state treasurer

McAdams, Biskupski urge homelessness stakeholders to rally for state dollars

Judge says BLM did not use excessive force in 2009 Blanding raid

Where is Rob Bishop’s promised lands bill?

A conversation with former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt

Rush to bear arms: Safety worries spur big boom in Utah gun sales

Other

Alpine School District seeks comment on proposals to stabilize enrollments (Daily Herald)

Editorial: Show compassion and legalize medical marijuana (Standard-Examiner)

Future health administrators say ACA ‘unsustainable’ as is (Standard-Examiner)