Local Headlines 7-13-18

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: More evidence the Salt Lake area is becoming like the Bay Area

Editorial: Keep a wary eye as Utah’s economy hums

Toxic air in rural America?

Utah is the third-best state for business, new report says

Sen. Mike Lee proposes bill to block presidents from using Antiquities Act in Utah

Lawmakers looking at Jan. 1 to start online sales tax collections

Mayor Jackie Biskupski refuses to ‘endorse’ City Council port negotiations

Feds OK Utah’s Every Student Succeeds Act state plan

March for Our Lives town hall on gun laws, school safety back on in Utah

Proposed changes to teacher licensure will ‘exacerbate’ teacher shortage, educators say

Lawmaker looks to keep Utah net neutral

2 dozen protesters chain themselves inside Utah office of ICE contractor; 8 arrested

Endangered Species Act: An ‘8-track law’

Holladay residents turn in petition in hopes of blocking old Cottonwood Mall development

Salt Lake Tribune

There could be eight times more coal mining near Bryce Canyon National Park if Trump’s BLM has its way

Trump administration cut the funding for Obamacare navigator grants so much that Utah programs may not bother participating

As developers build three new homeless shelters, some state leaders are asking: Will they be enough?

8 protesters arrested at Utah office of private prison company with contracts to hold undocumented immigrants

Will there be a special session on controversial port next week? Talks between Salt Lake City and state officials continue but impasse apparently remains

Twitter purge costs Mitt Romney, Mormon church, The Tribune and other Utah-tied social media accounts thousands of followers

Other

Utah County Republicans select Marsha Judkins to fill legislative vacancy (Daily Herald)

Some cities proposing relatively large property tax increases (Logan Herald Journal)