Segment 1: For-profit colleges – schools that focus on skills and job training – aren’t fulfilling their part of the bargain. That’s according to a recent Congressional report that attacks for-profit colleges for charging high tuition and coming up empty when it comes to job prospects. On Tuesday, we’ll talk about the allegations and legislation…
A debate over Salt Lake County’s debt load has emerged in the opinion pages of The Salt Lake Tribune, with outgoing County Mayor Peter Corroon writing an op-ed accusing Mark Crockett, the Republican candidate hoping to replace him as mayor, of distorting the facts. Crockett responded with his own op-ed over the weekend, saying Corroon is missing the point about reducing county spending.
Groups working to stop SkiLink, a proposed gondola from Canyons Resort in Park City to Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon are hoping to educate the public on what it could mean for Utah’s backcountry. Saturday, opponents invited the public on a hike to the site of the controversial project. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on their efforts to stop SkiLink.
On Friday, August 24, the Tanner Humanities Center held the 2012 Sterling M. McMurrin Lecture featuring Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
While the LDS Democrats caucus started in Utah, Mormon Democrats from across the nation are formally meeting for the first time at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4th. Leaders from the group hope the gathering will attract new members to their party. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Cooke says the state needs to stop neglecting issues related to health care. Cooke criticized Governor Gary Herbert’s action on the issue, saying the Governor’s signing of legislation to join an interstate “Healthcare Compact” to remove control of Medicare and Medicaid from the federal government will end up hurting seniors.
Today on the show, we spoke with Josh Light of PoliticIt.com, which tracks candidates’ digital influence online, followed by Democratic Utah Congressman Jim Matheson
Segment 1: The Colorado River, which flows 1,450 miles through the desert Southwest, provides life-giving water to 30 million people. But climate change, a booming population and competing interests are threatening the waterway. A new film highlights the issues and supports an ethical shift in thinking about water distribution. On Monday, we hear about “Watershed”…
Does where you live impact your health? A new report by the Utah Department of Health shows asthma rates in Utah vary by county. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, health officials say that could be due to a number of factors.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney remains defiant in the face of criticism from Democrats and other GOP figures alike that he should release more of his tax returns. But now, the candidate is trying to make the conversation about his charitable contributions, including donations to the LDS Church. 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.
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