Local Headlines 12-28-17

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Time for Utah to set the rules for special elections

‘If Utah isn’t enforcing current DUI laws, why is it passing controversial new ones?’ national group asks

Proposed $70 national park fee would hurt rural businesses, Utah governor tells Interior Department

As snowmobiles lose popularity in Utah, retrofitted UTVs and motorcycles gain more traction

That infamous Moscow dinner where Michael Flynn and Jill Stein sat with Putin? Utah’s Rocky Anderson was there, too.

Will giving the state control of historic Hole in the Rock Road pave the way for crowds and development?

For his role in the shrinking of Bears Ears and the passage of a tax bill, Sen. Orrin Hatch is The Tribune’s Utahn of the Year

Big Cottonwood Canyon town on the horizon? Brighton residents seek incorporation, local control.

Hatch office dismisses scathing Tribune editorial as click bait

Unless Utah lawmakers allow stronger beer in grocery stores, beer drinkers might soon have fewer options, Anheuser-Busch says

Will Utah legislators answer new call to ban phone use while driving?

CBD oil is seized amid Utah investigation into legality of cannabis products

Deseret News

Frank R. Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb: Kindergarten politicians reveal wish lists

Sen. Mike Lee: The tax bill will help, but don’t take my word for it

Op-ed: How to forever resolve national monument controversies

Op-ed: Utah’s public lands are more complicated than we think

Editorial: High-density growth highlights tensions between planners and residents

Editorial: Time to erase the vocational training stigma

Rio Grande politics: Speaker Greg Hughes discusses his ‘unusual’ step into homeless issue

Ranchers, agencies work to improve northern Utah rangeland

Deal aims to help sage grouse, ranching survive

State parks slated for face lift from money that came from park patrons

Washington Post writer explains why people leave Wyoming but love Idaho

Utah lawmaker’s revisions to DUI law may include self-defense weapons exemption

Rep. John Curtis confident Utahns will like new tax bill — eventually

Other

Editorial: County risks losing valuable employees and services unless it tackles funding in 2018 (Daily Herald)

Two candidates file to fill in Dean Sanpei’s empty seat in Utah Legislature (Daily Herald)