Mayor embraces 'new localism,' shifting power to 'problem solvers'

SALT LAKE CITY — In an era of gridlock, dysfunction and polarized politics on the federal level, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams hopes other mayors and local leaders like himself embrace the idea that power is shifting to the "problem solvers" of communities.It's a concept described in a new book titled "The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism," by Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak of the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. — and the authors believe the Salt L