Local Headlines 12-14-18

Deseret News

Op-ed: Hatch extends health care legacy by fighting patent trolls

Jay Evensen: Like swallows to Capistrano, inversions always come back

Walmart pushing for Utah to allow higher alcohol content beer in stores

Joe Biden mum on 2020 presidential run during Utah visit

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Is the inland port too urgent for public input? More like too vague

Utah’s Board of Education eliminates a leadership position — effectively demoting a conservative member

Did law enforcement have a seat at the table in negotiations over medical cannabis? Utah public-safety commissioner says no but that’s OK.

The top Democrat in the Utah House says Summit County is gerrymandered

Cellphone taxes in Utah are among the nation’s highest, which may especially hurt the poor here

Speaking to University of Utah students, Joe Biden offers no clarity about whether he’ll pursue another presidential run

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox headlines a fundraiser hosted by Gov. Herbert in what sure looks like the start of a 2020 campaign

Utah’s shift of nonviolent drug criminals from prison to jail has had an unintended side effect — a treatment gap

Other

Utah County commissioners vote no on property tax increase, expect to budget $8 million into reserves (Daily Herald)