May 2015 - KCPW

Behind the Headlines: Prison site short list grows shorter, audit shows DABC needs improvement, lawmaker wants to expand death penalty (5/29/15)

May 29, 2015 JCE

The Miller family pulls its land from the short list of sites for a new prison. Rep. Paul Ray wants to expand the death penalty. Yet another audit shows the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control needs more training for its managers and better accounting controls. And critics of federal control want Utah taxpayers to…

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Local News

Political Cornflakes: Chaffetz Faces Criticism for Living at Work

May 29, 2015 Roger McDonough

(KCPW News) It’s no secret that Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz sleeps on a cot in his office. He’s not the only House member to do so. But there’s been renewed criticism this week over the cost to taxpayers. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Salt Lake Tribune Washington Correspondent and Political Cornflakes author Thomas Burr to…

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Downtown SLC

Contemplating a 24-Hour Public Library in the Heart of Salt Lake

May 28, 2015 KCPW

Today on the program, host Jason Mathis discusses the idea of keeping the downtown Main Library open all the time – with Salt Lake City Public Library Director John Spears, and Library Communications Manager Andrew Shaw. What a 24-hour library would do for Salt Lake City, and the evolving role of libraries in our community,…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Both Sides of the Aisle – Episode 82 (5/28/15)

May 28, 2015 Ross

This week Natalie, Greg, and Rep. Brian King (Filling in for Jim) discuss Medicaid expansion (yes, again), the developing Presidential race, immigration reform, the prison relocation discussions (yes, again), and death penalty for sex traffickers.

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KCPW Presents

KCPW Presents: America Abroad – Understanding Islamic Feminism

May 26, 2015 JCE

Women around the world are striving for full gender equality in how they speak, work, and pray. But feminism takes on new meaning when viewed through the lens of Islam. “I think that Islamic feminism is actually going to be the entry point for this whole renewal of Islamic discourse… So it will be up…

Behind the Headlines

Behind the Headlines: Swallow faces new charge, prison move draws critics, SLC east side lacks cops (5/22/15)

May 22, 2015 JCE

Prosecutors line up witnesses and file a new money-laundering charge against former Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Attendees at a public forum on moving the Utah State Prison repeatedly ask why the facility should move from Draper in the first place. Three Salt Lake City Council members call for more cops on the east-side of…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Both Sides of the Aisle – Episode 81 (5/21/15)

May 21, 2015 Ross

This week Jim, Natalie, and Chris Bleak (filling in for Greg Hughes) discuss polls, pot, and prison. Also Mitt Romney’s bout with Evander Holyfield and homelessness in Salt Lake City.

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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: Are We Getting North Korea Wrong?

May 20, 2015 Ross

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: May 20, 2015) – Kirk Larsen is a professor of History at Brigham Young University and a critic of U.S. foreign policy towards North Korea. Larsen gave a talk recently at the University of Utah titled “Getting North Korea Wrong: Hackers, Defectors, and Making Sense of the DPRK”…

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KCPW Presents

KCPW Presents: “Re:Sound – The ‘if you build it’ show”

May 19, 2015 JCE

This hour they built it and we see who came. Another Planet [Excerpt] by David Weinberg, Brendan Baker & Nick van der Kolk (Love+Radio, The Organist, KCRW, 2014) The story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of…

Behind the Headlines

Behind the headlines: Salt Lake Democrats spar, Utah GOP relents on election changes, autism experts come to Utah (5/15/15)

May 15, 2015 JCE

Utah Republicans reluctantly agree to go along with changes to the election process spurred by the Count My Vote movement. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and his former staffer Rep. Justin Miller trade accusations over financial impropriety and ethical concerns. Gov. Herbert appoints a new chief at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. And…

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