Utah parents will soon have some help tracking their children’s development and learning about the warning signs of autism and other developmental disorders. The Utah Department of Health has launched a new campaign, dubbed Utah Act Early, to let parents know which developmental milestones should be reached during a child’s early years.
Those who follow politics probably chuckle at the Super PAC, or political action committee, that was created by satirist Stephen Colbert. But now, Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee may become the first elected official who’s still in office to have his own Super PAC. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up ofUtah politics.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert says a proposed toll on a section of Interstate 15 in Arizona is bad policy. He told reporters at his monthly KUED news conference Arizona’s negligence in maintaining its own highways shouldn’t result in neighboring states footing the bill. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on his criticism and what the mayor of St. George has to say.
Segment 1: During his dynamic life, Larry H. Miller built an empire of car dealerships, movie theaters and, of course, the Utah Jazz. And not even his recent death, a down economy and an NBA strike are dulling Miller’s business franchise. An update on the Miller conglomerate from the Salt Lake Tribune. Guests: Brian T.…
Idling your car in Salt Lake City could soon cost you a hefty fine. In a unanimous vote this week, the Salt Lake City Council passed an anti-idling ordnance, banning drivers from idling cars for longer than two minutes. But will it be followed by any efforts to improve air quality on the state level? KCPW’s Jessica Gail talked with legislative leaders to find out what legislation, if any, is coming to help clean up Utah’s air.
Utah Senate President Michael Waddoups and House Speaker Becky Lockhart addressed a recent audit of the Utah Department of Alcoholic and Beverage Control in a news conference this morning at Salt Lake Community College. Lockhart says working on restructuring the DABC will be one of the major tasks during the upcoming legislative session starting in January.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says punitive illegal immigration measures than have taken effect in states like Arizona, Georgia and Alabama are knee-jerk, extreme reactions to a delicate and complicated issue. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Shurtleff told the first-ever Mountain West Immigration Summit he hosted today that states need to forge a consensus on comprehensive, humane and economically-sound immigration reform.
Segment 1: Questions of mismanagement and intimidation continue to haunt Salt Lake City Library Director Beth Elder, so much so that a major supporter – Friends of the City Library – has threatened to withdraw its financial backing of the institution. Guests: Salt Lake City Councilman Luke Garrott Lizzie Gupta, member of the Salt Lake…
Religion will likely not be an issue in the 2012 Presidential election… at least according to U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. The independent lawmaker spoke to hundreds of college students across Utah Tuesday, saying voters will admire LDS candidates Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman for sticking to their personal beliefs. KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke to the Senator about his time in office, and how he says his Jewish faith has impacted his time there.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker observed this year’s legislative redistricting process from a completely different role. During the last redistricting a decade ago, he was a Democratic lawmaker in the Utah House of Representatives. And now, he says it looks like legislators from his own party were willing to support the House and Senate maps because their seats were protected.
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