Local Headlines 1-30-19

Deseret News

Editorial: America is aging alone, that’s a problem

Utah House approves formal appointment of new legislative auditor general

Utah’s commissioner of higher education announces retirement at end of year

Utah House passes criminal code cleanup bill that would repeal laws against adultery, sodomy

Resolution would make Utah Constitution gender neutral

Utah public school funding up more than $1 billion since 2012

Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court not to hear lawsuit against candidate nomination law

Utah House panel advances bill to allow candidates to use campaign funds for child care

Bill to stop regulation on resale of event tickets passes through Utah Senate committee

Bill replacing Prop. 3 Medicaid expansion passes committee

Water reform, a first state forest and curbing air pollution on tap for Utah Legislature

About face? Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says ‘never say never’ about possible re-election bid

Salt Lake Olympics backers seeking $15M to attract sporting events to Utah over next decade

Newly sworn-in Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson vows to have listening ear

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Utah sales tax reform: Better now than later

He helped appoint new presidents at each of Utah’s eight public colleges. Now, the state commissioner of higher education is stepping down.

Where did 3,000 Utah students go? An audit finds big gap between online preschool’s enrollment and how many kids later showed up in kindergarten

Presidential hopeful Howard Schultz just got ‘ratioed’ on social media. Here’s what that means, along with a look at its Utah roots.

From guns to contraceptives to standardized tests: here are five education bills to watch during Utah’s legislative session

Senate plan to replace Medicaid expansion puts would-be beneficiaries back on the individual insurance marketplace

Jenny Wilson takes the oath of office as new Salt Lake County mayor

Utah Sen. Mike Lee again pushes bill to end restrictions on firearm silencers. A big silencer company is based in West Valley City.

Bill letting Utah candidates use campaign funds for child care sails through House committee

Judge rules that Grayeyes does indeed live in Utah, affirms Navajo Dem’s spot on San Juan County Commission

Other

Should Utah County change its form of government? A petition has been filed that says it should (Daily Herald)

Kent Millington sworn in to represent Utah, Tooele counties on UTA Board of Trustees (Daily Herald)

Elected sheriffs ‘a vestige of the Old West,’ and should be appointed, Utah legislator says (Standard-Examiner)

Weber County Commissioners shift $7,000 travel allowance from pay, move will save $21,000 in 2019 (Standard-Examiner)