Local Headlines 7-30-18

Salt Lake Tribune

George Chapman: Salt Lake City bond could hurt Medicaid expansion

Op-ed: Salt Lake Mayor Biskupski achieved nothing by skipping the inland port discussions

Editorial: This is a desert. Utah’s sense of entitlement to water has to end.

Utah’s largest teachers’ union has canceled its annual convention for 2018 — but don’t worry, schools still get their fall recess

Gravel pit won’t pop up near Capitol Reef National Park as Utah land officials reject construction company’s bid

Utah Democrat insists he’s just as anti-abortion as his conservative opponent

Officials say Salt Lake roads are getting worse by the day — and it’s past time to fix them

After past rowdiness, Utah’s members of Congress now scheduling few town hall meetings

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s impact on the Supreme Court: How a one-time lawyer from Pittsburgh shaped the highest court in the land

Deseret News

Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: Our summer reading includes special sessions, pot and Chaffetz

Editorial: Utah has both job and wage growth. What’s wrong with that?

Lawsuit: Mark Shurtleff says D.A. Sim Gill threatened to ‘get him back’

All 3 new homeless shelters now under construction after slow start in South Salt Lake

Big money behind Utah Better Boundaries initiative

State adopts tech approach to assess residents’ ‘customer experience’

Other

Bevy of Utah County cities, school districts, look to raise property taxes (Daily Herald)

Traditionally trained teachers expected to be minority in field’s workforce in 2030 (Standard-Examiner)