A bill that would allow Utah to continue its participation in a coalition of energy producing states, but eliminate the requirement that no more than three of the four members from Utah’s legislative body come from the same political party, passed the House of Representatives today.
Segment 1: Finding out how many people are on your family tree is becoming much more than compiling a list of names and dates. Cloud computing, geo-mapping and social networks are making it easier to swap .pdfs and store data. And Youtube and digital audio services are allowing people to record their own stories in…
Getting students more help with their college and career plans is the focus of one Democratic state lawmaker. A bill proposed by Representative Patrice Arent creates a pilot program that would put 18 interns in Utah schools to specifically help students with college admissions and scholarships. Arent says while high school guidance counselors normally do this type of work, they simply have too many other things to get done, having to serve more than 360 students per counselor.
Private-sector leaders are proposing changes to Utah’s liquor laws. In a report released Friday, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Review Committee, which was convened by Democrats, presented a series of recommendations to address waste and mismanagement going on inside the agency. The report suggests Utah would benefit from re-opening some discussion on some liquor laws, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, not everyone is open to the idea
A bill that would ban drivers under 18 years old from talking on cell phones while driving passed out of a Senate committee today, though not without opposition.
It was 61 years ago today that nuclear testing began on the Nevada Test Site, as many residents of Salt Lake Cityand more rural areas like Kane County know too well. That’s why local leaders are marking a National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Nuclear Weapons Testing, which was designated by the U.S. Senate, to commemorate the lives of downwinders, those who were exposed to the radiation. Local resident Mary Dickson is one of them.
Segment 1: What is autism? A panel of the American Psychiatric Association is considering a redefinition of the disorder, causing debate and worry for parents and advocates. What would a redefinition mean for the thousands of patients and families in Utah, where one in 49 8-year-old boys have been diagnosed with autism? Guests:…
As Chief Deputy Utah Attorney General, Republican John Swallow has battled against the federal government on issues like health care reform and public lands. Now, with incumbent Mark Shurtleff retiring at the end of 2012, he’s running for his boss’s job.
A bill that could turn the tides in a lawsuit Salt Lake County Auditor Greg Hawkins has filed against Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and the county council passed unanimously out of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee yesterday.
The issue of forming a historic district in Salt Lake City’s Yalecrest neighborhood hit the State Capitol once again yesterday. This is the second year in a row Senate Majority Whip Wayne Niederhauser has sponsored a bill that intervenes in the dispute over larger remodels being built in the area, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, Salt Lake City leaders say they want to try and work it out on their own before the state gets involved.
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