(KCPW News) Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Utah joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough for a daily recap from the hill. Today: the governor’s alternative to federal Medicaid expansion, and a resolution calling for a new US Constitutional Convention.
(KCPW News) A much-heralded plan to introduce more technology in Utah’s classrooms was heard in a legislative committee on Wednesday. Dubbed the Public Education Modernization Act, the bill received a favorable recommendation by a 13-1 vote. But the proposal, which could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, did see a fair amount of debate…
(KCPW News) On today’s Better Utah legislative recap, Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Utah looks at air quality bills, “good government” bills, and a flurry of new activity on the hill as the legislature picks up steam.
(KCPW News) Plans for how to proceed with Medicaid expansion in Utah are starting to reveal themselves in the Utah legislature. Plans from the House, Senate, and even the governor are being vetted and discussed. So where do Utah’s policymakers currently stand on the issue? To help answer that question, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham.
(KCPW News) A bill that would place some restrictions on the use of drones in Utah is one step closer to becoming a law. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports from the capitol.
(KCPW News) A bill requiring Utah law enforcement officials to get a warrant before collecting cell phone data made its way out of a House Committee on Friday Morning. KCPW’s Roger McDonough has that story. Audio after transcript Ogden Republican Representative Ryan Wilcox said that House Bill 128 was about applying the language of the…
(KCPW News) Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Utah joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough for a daily recap from the hill. Today they discussed recommendations from the House Investigative Committee looking into the John Swallow case.
(KCPW News) A day after the so-called “Count My Vote” bill passed its second reading in the Utah Senate, Sen. Curt Bramble’s SB 54 soared through its final passage before heading to the House. The bill received 22 “yes” votes against four “no” votes, with three senators being absent. After Bramble’s bill passed the Senate,…
(KCPW News) Back on Tuesday, Republican Sen. Curt Bramble foresaw some contentious debate on his bill SB 54, so he went ahead and scheduled a specific time for Senate floor discussion: Thursday morning, 11 o’clock. The bill’s controversy comes from a multitude of opinion on how—and whether—to change Utah’s caucus system. The Count My Vote…
(KCPW News) In a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Gary Herbert expressed some difference in opinion with Utah legislators on several key issues. Taking questions from members of the media, Herbert spent much of his time addressing the topic of Medicaid expansion. In particular, Herbert was asked what he thought of a $35 million House…
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