Today on the show we’re joined by Doug Owens, the Democratic candidate for Utah’s 4th District seat in congress – which is being left open by the departure of Jim Matheson at the end of this year. The early narrative of the race has been that Owens has ground to recover against his opponent, former…
(KCPW News) The U.S. Representative for Utah’s 2nd District spoke to both chambers of the Utah legislature on Tuesday. Stewart gave an update on the latest happenings in Washington, and he also took questions from a handful of senators and representatives. For the most part, he delivered the same message to both the House and…
(KCPW News) United States Representative Chris Stewart faced a bombardment of questions related to immigration reform on Thursday. The congressman from Utah’s second district held open hours at his Salt Lake City office. But due to some confusion over the format of the meeting, a large crowd of mostly Latino constituents gathered in Stewart’s lobby,…
Thursday, the 113th Congress was sworn into session. Among the freshman members is Republican Chris Stewart who represents Utah’s second Congressional District. So how was his swearing in? KCPW’s Jessica Gail asked that question to Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.
Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a Senate bill that would keep America from going over the so called ‘Fiscal Cliff”; which would have meant an average of $2,000 in tax hikes for average families. Utah’s only Democrat in Congress, Jim Matheson, voted against the proposed plan saying the bill doesn’t go far enough.
Following the deadly September 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya last month, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz is among those in the House who believe the Obama Administration failed to respond to security threats in the weeks and months before. After a recent trip to Libya, the lawmaker, who is chair of the House Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, will help lead a Congressional hearing on the issue tomorrow.
Today on the show, we were joined by Congressional hopeful Mia Love, who responded to criticism from her Democratic opponent, Jim Matheson, and we talked with Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor candidate Ben McAdams.
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
Democratic Utah Congressman Jim Matheson offered praise to administrators at Fortis College and students studying in fields like nursing there as he toured the school’s Salt Lake-area facility Monday. And as KCPW’s Jeff Robinson reports, Matheson’s visit comes at a time when for-profit colleges are being scrutinized heavily by Congress.
Today on the show, we looked at automatic license plate scanners with the ACLU of Utah and Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder, talked about public lands policy with Black Diamond Equipment CEO Peter Metcalf, and chatted with Donna McAleer, the Democratic nominee in Utah’s 1st Congressional District this election year.
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