Monthly Archives: September 2012

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UTA Announces Bus Free Fare Zone Will Continue

September 26, 2012 Jessica Gail

Public transit riders in downtown Salt Lake City received some good news Wednesday. After a year of discussions, the Utah Transit Authority put the brakes on a plan to eliminate the Free Fare Zone, saying buses and TRAX will continue to operate for free in several blocks of downtown. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the agency says keeping the zone will require some operational changes to be made in the coming months.

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Restoration of the Jordan River Continues

September 26, 2012 Charlotte Duren

Work is in progress to restore the natural waterway and vegetation along the Jordan River. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports from the 2012 Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium on the efforts biologists have made over the past 20 years and what continued restoration would mean for future of migrating bird habitats along the river.

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County Council Honors Nondiscrimination Ordinance

September 26, 2012 Charlotte Duren

September 30 marks the 20th anniversary of Salt Lake County’s approval of the state’s first nondiscrimination ordinance, which the county council honored with a resolution Tuesday. Republican Councilman Richard Snelgrove spoke on the importance of the ordinance during a time when discrimination is resulting in acts of violence around the world.

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Governor Holds 2nd Annual Health Summit

September 25, 2012 Charlotte Duren

As Utah continues to look at improving its health care system with small tweaks, about 500 of the state’s public health officials and experts gathered today for the second annual Governor’s Health Summit in Salt Lake City. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, some are worried the changes aren’t enough to help those who are uninsured and can’t afford the increasing costs of medical care.

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CityViews 9/26/12: Obesity in Children/Comma or Semi-colon?

September 25, 2012 JCE

  Segment 1: A quarter of Utah kids are either overweight or obese. That sobering fact has public health officials and doctors warning that these children are more likely to develop high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and other conditions. On Wednesday, we’ll talk with health experts about the scope of the problem and ways…

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CityViews 9/25/12: Women in the Boardroom/Collective Change

September 25, 2012 JNP

  Segment 1: A new study out of BYU and Princeton shows that women speak less in meetings when they are outnumbered by men. On Tuesday, we’ll talk about group dynamics and gender, and what the study means for women climbing the corporate ladder. Guests: Chris Karpowitz, BYU Jennifer Smith, Zions Bank     Segment…

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Matheson Attacks Love’s Tax Record, Saratoga Springs Rallies In Support

September 24, 2012 Charlotte Duren

The attacks between Utah Congressman Jim Matheson and opponent Mia Love continued Monday, with the incumbent holding a news conference to criticize the Saratoga Springs Mayor’s previous votes to raise taxes. But as KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, Love’s supporters held a rally the same day to blast what they call lies being generated by Matheson’s campaign about their city.

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Governor Appoints Conservative Blogger To Records Committee

September 24, 2012 Charlotte Duren

Conservative blogger and former Republican State Representative Holly Richardson has been appointed by Governor Gary Herbert to serve on the State Records Committee, which hears appeals when open records requests have been denied. Richardson originally supported House Bill 477, a bill restricting Utah’s GRAMA law, but later voted for its repeal. She says she’s a…

City Beat

Mayors Offer Support for Millcreek Incorporation

September 24, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Mayors throughout the Salt Lake Valley are lending their support to Millcreek Township residents who want to incorporate this November. West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder, who is president of the Salt Lake Valley Conference of Mayors, says the group passed a resolution last week offering its support.

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Federal Unemployment Benefit Extension Re-triggered in Utah

September 24, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Unemployed Utah workers who have exhausted their 14 weeks of federal benefits can now apply for another 14 weeks as a result of the state’s average unemployment rate being at least 6 percent for three months. As Bill Starks, Unemployment Insurance Director with the Utah Department of Workforce Services explains, those additional benefits were suspended back in June when the unemployment rate dropped, but now they’ve been re-triggered.

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