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Long-term-care lapses, Medicaid misses and housing hopes

June 30, 2023 JCE

In Utah, “inadequate” long-term care facilities see lax oversight, the Disability Law Center reports. Vulnerable residents rely on Medicaid for health coverage, but tens of thousands are losing it. And how an emerging housing approach is making homeownership attainable. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Paighten Harkins, Emily Anderson Stern and Sofia Jeremias join Utah Public Radio’s Tom…

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Things That Go Boom – Food Fight

June 27, 2023 JCE

In this special from from Things That Go Boom, Inkstick Media, and PRX: Two stories about food, family, and the choices our government makes in our name. This time of year, with the flags and bunting, flipping burgers on the grill
 it tends to get us thinking about what exactly it means to be American.…

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Boosting schools, diversifying outdoor rec and revitalizing Ogden

June 23, 2023 JCE

Utah education was “already a leaky boat” before the COVID-19 pandemic. Camping in Color and other initiatives aim to diversify outdoor recreation, but are they working? And does the notorious past of Ogden’s 25th Street play a role in its present walkability? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Megan Banta, Julie Jag…

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Talk of a new national park; a closed abortion clinic; and dangerous dams

June 16, 2023 JCE

Does Utah need (or want) a sixth national park, in this case enshrining the Great Salt Lake? Utah’s only abortion clinic outside Salt Lake City is “temporarily” closed, and people are finding that out the hard way. In addition, 81 “high hazard” Utah dams need safety upgrades. Fixing them could cost $450 million. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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House/Full of Black Women

June 14, 2023 JCE

For some eight years now, 34 Black women from the Bay Area — artists, scholars, midwives, nurses, an architect, an ice cream maker, a donut maker, a theater director, a choreographer, musicians, educators, sex trafficking abolitionists and survivors have gathered monthly around a big dining room table in Oakland, California. Meeting, cooking, dancing, strategizing —…

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Chris Stewart’s departure; LGBTW activist’s strategy; I-15’s widening; and Brigham’s drag-performing son

June 2, 2023 JCE

Rep. Chris Stewart confirms he is leaving Congress, citing his wife’s health concerns. Bigger freeways don’t cut traffic congestion, many studies show. What could Utah do with Interstate 15 instead? Utah LGBTQ activist Troy Williams aims to protect his community by breaking bread with GOP lawmakers. And Brigham Young’s drag-performing son skirted traditional norms and now stirs speculation. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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Landslide threats, a Great Salt Lake update and a suicide-turned-homicide case

May 26, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: The first-appointed Great Salt Lake czar is heartened by the wet winter but says “we still have great cause for concern.” The latest on Davis County’s landslide risks. And a Utah man is charged with murder nearly 30 years after he told police his wife died by suicide. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake…

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Living on the Edge: Voices of Poverty in America

May 23, 2023 JCE

Over a third of Americans lack sufficient savings to handle a $400 emergency. In this revealing public radio documentary, we consider the plight of tens of millions living on the edge of poverty in the United States. They may be among your family members or neighbors. Most of us hold misconceptions about who is struggling…

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LDS wealth on ‘60 Minutes,’ an LGBTQ school walkout and Kennecott’s tailings

May 18, 2023 JCE

This week in Utah news: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a â€œ60 Minutes” episode about its investment portfolio was based on “unfounded allegations.” LGBTQ+ students in Utah County walk out to protest the school board’s silence on removing pride flags. And Kennecott’s tailings may creep even closer to Magna homes. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters…

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