August 2011 - Page 6 of 10

Hill Air Force Base Warned of Serious Violations by OSHA

August 15, 2011 Whittney Evans

Federal safety inspectors have notified Hill Air Force Base of 32 serious violations of safety and health standards. And the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a contractor at the base for exposing workers to hazardous contaminants. Herb Gibson, director of OSHA’s Denver area office, says there were more than 100 injuries or illnesses reported out of the base in the past year.

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Salt Lake County Council to Vote on Hiring a Consultant for Convention Hotel

August 15, 2011 Jessica Gail

A vote at today’s Salt Lake County Council meeting could add momentum to an effort to put a convention center hotel in downtown Salt Lake City – or slow it down if it goes the other way. As KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, council members on both sides of the aisle are skeptical about using taxpayer dollars to hire a consultant for the project.

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Court Strikes Down Health Insurance Mandate

August 15, 2011 Whittney Evans

Utah Republicans are celebrating a federal appeals court ruling that struck down the health insurance mandate in the federal health care reform law. The state is one of 26 that are suing to block the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The attorney general’s office counts the win as a tool in Utah’s arsenal, but as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, others are convinced the law will prevail once it reaches the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Legislative Coverage

Lawmaker Wants to Reverse Course on Some Fireworks Changes

August 15, 2011 Jessica Gail

More changes could be coming to Utah’s fireworks laws. Republican Senator John Valentine, who co-sponsored the initial changes during the last legislative session, says he now wants to reverse some of them after receiving dozens of complaints from his constituents.

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Chaffettz Says Internet Porn Bill Infringes on Privacy Rights

August 15, 2011 Whittney Evans

Utah Congressman Jason Chaffettz says a bill that’s intended to protect children from Internet pornography will only step on the privacy rights of law-abiding citizens, and a local Internet service provider agrees. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Chaffettz didn’t vote for the bill when it passed out of a House committee last month, but Senator Orrin Hatch supports the concept, and is sponsoring similar legislation in the Senate.

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Education

No Air Conditioning Still a Big Problem For Many Utah Schools

August 14, 2011 Jessica Gail

In a few weeks, public school students across the state will be heading back to school. But with the first day of classes beginning in the heat of summer, some of the state’s largest school districts have several schools without air conditioning. KCPW’s Jessica Gail has the story.

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Politics Up Close: Sandstrom on Immigration, Political Plans

August 12, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Republican Representative Stephen Sandstrom is known as the sponsor of a highly controversial new illegal immigration law, currently tied up in federal court. And he’s pondering a run for Congress in 2012. He joined us to talk about the future of that law and his political plans.

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Politics Up Close: New Lawmaker Rep. Brian Doughty

August 12, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Democratic Representative Brian Doughty is the newest member of the Utah Legislature. The small business owner and community activist replaced Jackie Biskupski, making him now the only LGBT state lawmaker. He only has a short time in the legislature before the district boundaries are re-drawn, possibly forcing him to run against another Democratic incumbent.

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Huntsman Finally Appears in Iowa

August 12, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Thursday night marked former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman’s first presidential debate, as he sparred with his Republican opponents for the chance to impress GOP voters. But Huntsman had previously said he wouldn’t campaign in the Hawkeye State. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.

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