Local Headlines 8-27-18

Deseret News

Pignanelli and Webb: Will ‘blue wave’ roll over Utah?

Op-ed: Is free enterprise worth the risks?

Op-ed: Utah needs medical cannabis, but Proposition 2 isn’t the way

Editorial: Straight-talking naval captain John McCain put service over self

Stars, pizza snacks, video games: Hatch throws it all at Dems trying to block Supreme Court nominee

New agreement will foster export of Utah’s coal, natural gas

Utah Supreme Court denies Count My Vote initiative spot on November ballot

Utah school district apologizes after students given ‘inappropriate’ survey on religious beliefs, economic status

Utah has a ‘housing crisis’ in a lack of affordable homes

Utah candidates must ‘walk fine line’ given legal drama surrounding Trump

Mia Love campaign commercial touts her role in freeing Josh Holt

‘The very pinnacle of American virtue’: Utahns react to John McCain’s death at 81

Utah County wants $22M tax hike on ballot with UTA caveat

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Utah’s medical marijuana vote is no threat to religious liberty

Here are 3 things Salt Lake Valley schools are doing this year to improve safety

Is Utah coal bound for Baja California? Officials strike a deal with the Mexican state, where a port could ship it overseas.

Utah Supreme Court deals a blow to Count My Vote: Election reform initiative won’t be on November’s ballot

Group suing Utah over medical marijuana initiative no longer says it would violate Mormon religious beliefs

Utah’s attorney general defends his backing of a federal case seeking to roll back LGBTQ job protections

‘A lifetime of selfless service’: Utahns mourn the loss of Sen. John McCain

The LDS Church’s opposition to Proposition 2 pits it against a tough foe: faithful members who already use medical marijuana

Other

Editorial: UTA should approve Utah County’s November tax question (Daily Herald)

Quarter-cent sales tax option will be on Utah County ballot, despite UTA missing deadline on agreement (Daily Herald)

With U.S. Interior official coming, boosters to promote BLM relocation to Ogden (Standard-Examiner)

Cache town hall meeting: Water huge issue in dry, fast growing state (Logan Herald Journal)