Weber State University may be forced to drop a handful of its concurrent enrollment courses if Utah Governor Gary Herbert lends his signature to a sex education bill lawmakers passed this session. HB 363 requires public schools to teach abstinence-only sex education or none at all.
West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder is plowing ahead with his bid for Salt Lake County Mayor. The candidate has picked up the support of several elected officials in the valley, including mayors and lawmakers. But the chair of the county Republican party has opposed his candidacy, after he admitted to and apologized for writing newspaper articles about his city under the name Richard Burwash.
Republicans wanting a voice in Utah’s political process were given that chance last night as thousands of new delegates and precinct chairs were elected at GOP caucus meetings across the state. KCPW’s Jessica Gail was at Hawthorne Elementary in Salt Lake City and reports on what people there had to say about the upcoming elections.
The official public comment period will close Friday on a decision to allow EnergySolutions to store blended nuclear waste in Utah. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, clean energy advocates HEAL Utah are urging the public to make one final plea to the Governor,, state lawmakers and regulators to reverse the decision.
Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee’s decision to vote against all of President Obama’s judicial nominees in protest of his controversial recess appointments could put him in an awkward situation when a Utah judge comes up for a vote. 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.
Occupy Salt Lake will have a new home in April. After spending the winter on the Gallivan Plaza, the city has offered the group a new location on Library Square. Interim Library Director Linda Hamilton says she’s not concerned with the move, and sees it as the library’s role to provide an opportunity for the public to have its voice heard.
The alleged killing of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier has raised serious questions about the future of U.S.forces in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Colonel Robert Cassidy, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, most recently served in Afghanistanas special assistant to the operational commander from 2010 to 2011. Now, he’s in Utahto speak to the Salt Lake Committee on Foreign Relations this evening.
The world’s largest organization dedicated to preventing corrosion in transportation infrastructure and pipelines was in Salt Lake City this week to showcase the latest tools and technology in the field. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on the growing industry’s behind-the-scenes efforts to strengthen systems that many people don’t notice until they fail.
Segment 1: Some scientists estimate the oil bed under Utah, Colorado and Wyoming amounts to triple the reserves of Saudi Arabia. But environmental groups say that’s speculative. Last night, the Bureau of Land Management hosted a public meeting in Salt Lake City to get public input on a plan to develop over 350,000 acres…
Today, Utah Republicans will flock to their caucuses across the state, following the Democrats’ meetings held Tuesday. And with his bid for a seventh term in office on the line, it’s a huge day for longtime Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with both Hatch and challenger Dan Liljenquist, and has this report.
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