Local Headlines 6-16-16

Salt Lake Tribune

Former Utah Rep. Matheson to head electric co-op

County looks to boost foreign investment

Newest poll shows Utahns still divided on Bears Ears monument

Lands lawsuit unlikely until next year, a few expense details emerge

Death penalty debate on again in Utah Capitol

‘Death is not failure’: Brittany Maynard’s widower urges Utah to consider legalizing fatal prescriptions

Utahn’s dream of an eco-friendly hamlet gleaned from Mormon founder’s plan for Zion is a nightmare for Provo neighbors

State legislators reiterate drone ban near Utah wildfires

Ute Tribe sues Utah judge over lawsuit in his court

State looking to build new 10,000-seat, $17M arena at Utah Fairpark with help from Mormon church

Utah school board candidates defend teachers and Common Core during SLC debate

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: Why states should resist assisted suicide

Dan Liljenquist: The burdens of a free society

Jonathan Swinton: Washington needs a marriage counselor, and that’s what I am

Misty K. Snow: Utah is ready and in desperate need of a senator like me

Greg Bell: Are we watching the death of the Republican Party?

Op-ed: Taxing carried interest a bad idea for Utah’s Silicon Slopes

Herbert endorsed by county commissioners from around the state

Looking at the cost of the death penalty, in more ways than one

Utah’s lawsuit over federal lands in crafting stage

Bishop staffer: Push for Bears Ears monument is ‘dishonest’

Lawmakers, firefighters want drone owners to know the law

Permission to use HOV lanes may get an adjustment

Making informed decisions: The key issues in education for 2016

Utah lawmakers hear case for death with dignity act

Other

Op-ed: Honor former Utah Gov. Olene Walker with your story (Standard-Examiner)