Previously deadlocked House and Senate Republicans in the Utah Legislature agreed last night on a bill that will determine Utah’s Congressional boundaries for the next ten years. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Democrats in both houses say the voice of the public was not heard.
The public will soon know right away when a law enforcement officer in Utah is killed or seriously wounded. Yesterday, Utah became the tenth state to begin an alert system for such incidents. Spokesman Paul Murphy with the Utah Attorney General’s Office says the “Blue Alert” system will work the same way as Amber Alert, notifying the public through text messages, highway signs and e-mails.
Big changes are coming for drivers in downtown Salt Lake City. Monday, the city began a pilot test of new solar-powered parking stations, which would replace traditional parking meters. KCPW’s Jessica Gail explains how the new stations work, and what they could cost the city.
Republicans and Democrats in the Utah House of Representatives spent much of the morning and early afternoon today in caucus meetings before taking to the floor for a vigorous debate over re-drawing the state’s congressional districts. House Majority Whip Greg Hughes told members of the Republican caucus, right before they closed the door to reporters and the public, that privacy was necessary because of the Utah Democratic Party’s lawsuit threat.
Segment 1: Much of the land Navajos consider sacred is within Utah’s borders as well. Now the Navajo Nation wants a seat at the decision-making table when it comes to protecting and managing the red rock in San Juan County. On Monday, Jennifer talks with Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly about Diné Bikéyah, the land…
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff told Occupy SLC demonstrators Friday they should take a cue from the Tea Party and work within the political system to make real change happen. He was among several local and state politicians who visited the Pioneer Park occupation. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, demonstrators told Shurtleff what they’re doing is working.
It’s official: Republican State Representative Carl Wimmer is in the running for Congress. The conservative lawmaker and co-founder of the legislature’s states-rights oriented Patrick Henry Caucus expects to run in the state’s new 4th congressional district, after the final boundaries are adopted next week.
By the end of today, hundreds more Utah businesses will be reaching customers online. Google is teaming up with small business owners from around the state to give these companies a presence on the Internet. KCPW’s Jessica Gail explains what kinds of businesses are participating and why the online search giant is helping out.
A federal mandate could potentially bring more Spanish-speaking Salt Lake County residents to the polls in 2012. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday a list of political jurisdictions across the nation that are now required to provide language assistance for non-English speaking voters based on new census data. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the change will put more pressure on the county, but likely garner more participation from Hispanic voters.
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is weighing in as Republicans in several states keep pushing their caucus or primary dates earlier, trying to make more of an impact on the race for the GOP presidential nomination. The candidate now says he’ll boycott the Nevada caucus if the state continues to threaten New Hampshire’s “historic first-in-the-nation” primary status.
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