Local Headlines 12-26-18

Deseret News

Pignanelli and Webb: And a very Merry Christmas to all

Greg Bell: Why the Utah way is the solution to solving critical issues

Op-ed: USDA investments continue to build rural prosperity in Utah

Gov. Gary Herbert lashes out over killed public lands bills for Utah

Gov. Gary Herbert calls government shutdown a ‘sorry state of affairs,’ but says Utah will be fine

Rainbows and unicorns: New report lauds Utah tech but local experts cautious

New recorder pledges ‘integrity’ as she takes over office smarting from scandal

ACA ruling won’t have immediate impact on Utahns’ coverage, experts say

Utah has plenty of ‘bling’ from mining

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Anderson is wrong about medical marijuana compromise

Editorial: Maj. Brent Taylor, an ‘enthusiastic evangelist for democracy,’ is The Tribune’s Utahn of the Year

Dust blowing off the shrinking Great Salt Lake is eroding Wasatch snowpack and that could eventually threaten drinking water

Utah drops to No. 4 nationally for job creation — but that’s not bad

What a government shutdown means for Utah and how we got here in the first place

As shutdown continues, Utah’s Mike Lee meets with Trump and says his border request is reasonable, Ben McAdams disagrees

Utah’s governor wants to tax vaping at the same rate as cigarettes, citing a growing use among teens

Why Utah doctors are hesitant to recommend medical marijuana, even though it is now legal

Utah House and Senate reshuffle legislative committee assignments ahead of 2019 session

Utahns die on the job far less often than workers do nationwide

A Utah Republican wants to let state candidates pay for child care using campaign money. Federal candidates can already do that.

Other

State collecting feedback on revised, slimmer set of health ed standards (Logan Herald Journal)