Local Headlines 12-11-18

Deseret News

Editorial: Tumblr shows the need for private solutions to public problems

Mitt Romney raised, spent more than 5 times Democratic opponent in U.S Senate race

Are Utah’s multimillion-dollar homeless efforts working? Auditors don’t know due to ‘poor’ data

3 ask Utah Supreme Court to let Utahns vote on Prop. 2 compromise

Utah Rep.-elect Ben McAdams names former deputy mayor as congressional chief of staff

Sen. Orrin Hatch brushes off allegations that Trump was involved in crimes

Helping to drive investment in ‘opportunity zones’

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch calls for research of e-cigarettes in schools, recommends 611 for suicide hotline

Salt Lake County Councilman Arlyn Bradshaw jumps in race for county mayor

State School Board OKs near-$600,000 budget for public relations contract services

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Democrats won a third of the votes for the state House, but only a fifth of the seats. Is this what gerrymandering looks like?

Utah’s state flag is an ‘S.O.B.’ and one Republican lawmaker thinks it’s time for a change

Audit says it’s impossible to gauge the success of Utah’s homelessness programs because of bad or useless data

Utah is adding two new air quality monitors in Salt Lake County

Utah’s troubled public defender system would get a big boost in funding under Gov. Gary Herbert’s plan

Group of voters asks Utah Supreme Court to strike down new medical cannabis act, reinstate Proposition 2

County Councilman Arlyn Bradshaw enters the race for Salt Lake County mayor

Rep.-elect McAdams picks longtime former aide Nichole Dunn as his new chief of staff

Sen. Orrin Hatch dismisses allegations against Trump saying ‘you can make anything a crime under the current laws’

Other

Cedar Fort man feels pressured by rising property valuations (Daily Herald)