Local Headlines 5-12-16

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Regional power grid must be fair to Utahns

Homelessness rose 7% in Utah last year, even as economy grew

Obama signs Hatch bill protecting trade secrets

Jordan schools to ask voters for $245 million bond as growth surges

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski names her economy czar

Gov. Gary Herbert among critics of UTA decision to hold closed-door meetings

Audit: State doing poor job tracking job training and education cases

Herbert polling well ahead of Johnson in Utah GOP governor primary

Deseret News

Dan Liljenquist: The pathway forward for Puerto Rico

A. Scott Anderson: Utah’s rich history of innovation and entrepreneurship

Jay Evensen: Americans embrace marijuana blindly

Editorial: A troubling trend toward liberal illiberalism — inclusion by exclusion

5-year fight with EPA finally over for Wyoming man and his pond

President signs Hatch bill to better protect company trade secrets

Biskupski chooses new economic development director candidate

Family homelessness in Utah up 17 percent, new data shows

State rehabilitation office’s ‘weak’ oversight costly, audit says

Poll: Herbert holds significant lead over Johnson in governor’s race

Other

Utah County Republicans face decision of voting for Donald Trump (Daily Herald)

Orem council to approve tentative budget (Daily Herald)

Op-ed: The Weber County Commission debate matters (Standard-Examiner)