Local Headlines 2-3-14

Salt Lake Tribune

Rolly: Lockhart running for governor, three years early

Op-ed: Polling challenges Legislature on school funds

Editorial: Broad coalition key to ‘Mountain Accord’ success

Editorial: State should close Stericycle, not rescue it

Hatch says Utah control of fed lands not likely

Retiring Matheson’s fundraising slows, while Love rakes it in

Senate president defends his ‘good friend’ ex-A.G. John Swallow

Questions abound about how to pay for Speaker’s massive education push

Paul Rolly: Utah heart attack victim dies after 911 runaround

Lower impact fees? Salt Lake City Council has a lot to chew on

Deseret News

Pignanelli and Webb: Obama, Lockhart and Herbert: A tale of three speeches

Doug Fullmer: Dissolve PRADA and move the state prison, piece at a time

Robert Bennett: Caucuses overshadow the elections, Count My Vote aims to empower voters

John Florez: Education Task Force missing followers

Editorial: Farm bill may signal new mood of compromise in Congress

Bill seeks to set limits on drone surveillance of Utahns

Rep. Jason Chaffetz seeks to take away tax exemption from pro sports leagues like NFL

Sen. Orrin Hatch talks to Utah lawmakers about immigration, other issues

Utah teachers want an active voice in education policy decision-making

House speaker’s education initiative has big price tag

Local leaders laud renewed push for federal immigration reform

Herbert’s new education adviser says she’s terrified and ‘having a ball’

Other

Lockhart wants every child to have an e-tablet (Daily Herald)

Brad Dee: The House wraps up AG investigation (Standard-Examiner)

Embattled USTAR program snares funding in split legislative vote (Standard-Examiner)

Firearms bills scarce in Utah Legislature this year (Standard-Examiner)

Legislators want to find and expose ‘dark money’ in campaigns (Standard-Examiner)

Some Herbert clean-air plans hit speed bump in Legislature (Standard-Examiner)

Tooele lawmaker OK with Stericycle move (Standard-Examiner)

Hatch backs Herbert for so far refusing $432 million in Medicaid funds (Standard-Examiner)

Congress includes PILT funding in Farm Bill (Park Record)