Tuesday, July 3, 2007

None by KCPW

David C. vs. Leavitt - the 14-year lawsuit that cost Utah nearly $7 million dollars and resulted in a major overhaul of the state's child welfare system - was dismissed last week by a federal judge. Are Utah foster care children better off? Midday Metro finds out with Duane Betournay, director of the Utah Division of Child and Family Services, and John O'Toole, Director of the National Center for Youth Law, which filed the class-action civil rights suit in 1993.

(Betournay/O'Toole = 18:16)

Terry Schow on his new cabinet level position representing Utah veterans.

(Schow = 12:27)

EconAmerica: Why the American Economy is Alive and Well, and What that Means to Your Wallet. It's a new book by Utah economist Jeff Thredgold, who tells Midday Metro all about it.

(Thredgold = 19:37)

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