Local Headlines 11-30-17

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: County jails are getting some needed attention

Editorial: Vote is in the mail

Gehrke: UTA has been in desperate need of reform for years, now we need to get it right

In September, Utah County Commissioner Greg Graves was a ‘conservative Republican.’ On Tuesday, he registered as a Democrat.

Utah’s female politicians have been kissed and touched without consent. Here are some of their stories.

Utah’s newest congressman got two committee assignments — neither was his first preference

Utah population booming — fueled by job seekers and babies

Two dozen people died in Utah jails last year. Now a legislator wants more transparency on inmate deaths and jail rules to prevent more

Utah congressman wants to change the law so victims who get settlements can publicly identify sexual harassers on Capitol Hill

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: Why this lawmaker wants to know what the death penalty costs in Utah

Op-ed: Sen. Orrin Hatch is performing his greatest work at a critical time in the nation’s history

Op-ed: What Trump’s visit to Utah really means

Editorial: Point of the Mountain development could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Utah businesses to get break on unemployment insurance taxes

‘High Mormon population’ makes Utah most charitable state in the country

Rep. John Curtis to serve on two House committees

Salt Lake poised for growth, analyst says

Group calls investing in education ‘best economic development package’

Rep. Chris Stewart introduces bill to disclose Capitol Hill sexual harassment settlements

Trump’s popularity may be boosted by Utah visit despite split over monuments

Congressional budget debate worries local military leaders

Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 physicians unhappy with costs of health care

Sen. Orrin Hatch says there are still kinks to work out in GOP tax plan

Salt Lake City Council to approve law allowing mother-in-law apartments — if votes hold

Other

Utah County commissioner switched affiliation to Democrat for several weeks, will not seek re-election (Daily Herald)

Ogden city council may do away with ‘wards’ by moving to districts (Standard-Examiner)

Hill AFB officials worried about impeding budget caps (Standard-Examiner)