On Sunday, Division of Wildlife Resources personnel spotted what appeared to be four wolves while performing coyote control from a helicopter in the mountains east of Springville in Utah County.
A bill requiring all public school classrooms to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily, led by a student, passed the Utah House of Representatives Tuesday, though not without some dissension among lawmakers.
Utahns from both major political parties are grieving the loss of a longtime party leader. Tuesday, they learned of the sudden passing of Todd Taylor, former executive director of the Utah Democratic Party. KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke to Democrats who knew Taylor well about what his loss means to the party.
A divisive bill that would only allow Utah public schools to teach strictly abstinence-only sexual education is heading to the governor’s desk. House Bill 363 would also allow school districts to drop sex education altogether. Republican Senator Margaret Dayton sponsored the bill in the Senate. In a rare move, she refused to yield to questions from other lawmakers Tuesday on the Senate floor.
A resolution urging the State Board of Education to thoroughly evaluate its adoption of the Common Core standards developed by several states was given more teeth today. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it now calls on the board to reconsider that decision, rather than simply monitor it.
Segment 1: Suicide Prevention Utah continues to have one of the highest suicide rates in the U.S., from teens to returning veterans to the mentally ill. What is driving the trend? And how can families, schools and communities cope with the loss of a loved one, friend or colleague who has taken their…
Without fail, there’s always one issue that dominates much of the discussion during the Utah Legislature’s annual session: public education. This year, issues like reforming teacher contracts, dramatically changing how education dollars are spent and the Common Core standards adopted by the State Board of Education have been debated in the House and Senate. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson sat down with State Superintendent Larry Shumway at his office in Salt Lake City.
A bill that ties both pay and continued employment of teachers and school administrators to the result of yearly performance evaluations passed the Utah House of Representatives today in a near unanimous vote.
Legislation that bans huka smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes in public spaces under the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act is on the verge of becoming law. But there’s one part of House Bill 245 that causes deep concern for some advocates, because it would exempt some existing businesses that specialize in those products, like huka bars and e-cigarette shops.
The Utah Legislature’s minority party is losing two prominent members. Monday, two long-time Democrats, David Litvack and Karen Morgan, announced their plans to retire at the end of the year. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on their time in office and what they plan to do from here.
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