Local Headlines 1-23-19

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: Should the people be allowed to overturn city planning decisions?

Ex-Utah League of Cities and Towns boss charged with theft, misusing public money

Salt Lake City mayor makes special delivery to local TSA workers

Immigrant from Argentina, local entrepreneur, picked to fill Salt Lake City’s vacant council seat

Shutdown, border wall dominate Sen. Mitt Romney’s first town hall

Utah Attorney General says human trafficking remains problem

Salt Lake Tribune

Could you afford to buy in your own neighborhood today? For many homeowners on the Wasatch Front, the answer would be no.

Boomerang bills: Proposals that are popular with the public but nonstarters on Utah’s Capitol Hill just keep coming back

A Utah lawmaker wants to lower the penalty for some crimes by one day to help immigrants avoid deportation

Former Utah League of Cities and Towns chief charged with 7 felonies for theft, misuse of funds

Founder of $2 billion real estate company considers Republican run for Utah governor

A Utah lawmaker wants to block people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates. LGBT groups are calling it ‘an egregious attack.’

Federal airport employees working without pay at least get pizza from Salt Lake City mayor

New Salt Lake District 4 Councilwoman, a self-described ‘30-something Hispanic,’ aims to represent the city’s increasingly diverse population

In the first town hall of his term, Romney blames federal leaders for using people ‘as pawns’ in government shutdown

Other

‘Death with dignity’ advocates persist in Utah despite heavy opposition (Standard-Examiner)

Romney focuses on shutdown, border at town hall meeting in Farmington (Standard-Examiner)