Local Headlines 1-9-18

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Stewart’s proposal to turn parts of Grand Staircase into a national park degrades the meaning of national parks

Utah’s top coal producer is fighting to reverse a California city’s ban on exporting coal and open new markets for local mines

Mayor announces yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with Utah Army National Guard

Gehrke: Why Matt Hillyard was the most universally beloved figure at the Utah Capitol

Aide: Mitt Romney was ‘successfully treated’ for prostate cancer last year

Even with a surplus, Utah legislative leaders eye tax hikes

Deseret News

Gary Herbert: Thank you, Sen. Hatch

Editorial: Utah is poised as a model for state policymaking

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox tells Vox that ‘Romney is royalty,’ Bannon ‘would get his head handed to him’ in Utah in new interview

Herbert to testify on San Juan County national monuments

Sen. Orrin Hatch says Oprah Winfrey would have a shot to be president

Sen. Orrin Hatch honors ‘dear friend’ President Thomas S. Monson on Senate floor

Utah Education Savings Plan managing $12B in assets

Ex-Superfund site now one of fastest-growing neighborhoods

New federal tax law may not mean windfall for Utah coffers after all

Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer over summer

Other

Weber County leaders aim for growth, development by fostering culture, arts (Standard-Examiner)

Americans continue to move west, but not to Utah (Standard-Examiner)