Saturday, Salt Lake County residents will be one step closer to finding out who will be their next county mayor. While half a dozen Republican candidates are vying for the job, on the Democratic side, just two of the state’s leading Democratic legislators are squaring off. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the unique race between Senators Ben McAdams and Ross Romero.
Patients worried about contracting the flu while in the hospital can now find out which facilities might put them at risk. The Utah Department of Health has released the vaccination rates of every licensed hospital in the state online in an effort to create greater transparency for patients. Rebecca Ward, Health Educator with the Bureau of Epidemiology, says it’s very common for patients to contract the flu from health care workers or for workers to contract the virus from patients.
Segment One: The Solitude-Canyons SkiLink plan has been praised by Utah’s GOP Congressional delegation and skewered by environmentalists. And in this election, year the proposal is becoming a political litmus test. On Wednesday we’ll talk about the push for and opposition to SkiLink. Guest: Mike Goar – Canyons Managing Director Segment Two: Forget the doggy…
Democrat Jim Bradley has been a longtime fixture in Salt Lake County politics. Serving as chairman of the county commission for four years in the early 1990s and the past 12 on the county council, he’s now seeking re-election. In recent years, Bradley has overseen the county’s new urban farming program and the creation of the Unified Police Department which led to some controversy.
Usually, political candidates who want to go to Washington pledge to put Utah first. But University of Utah engineering professor Joe Andrade, a candidate for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, says he’d put Utah third. He’s says it’s the planet that comes first.
Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder says if the county doesn’t act to restore part of the $3.2 million cut to the 2012 jail budget, it’ll be hard pressed to operate. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the council is set to make a decision today.
West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder is plowing ahead with his bid for Salt Lake County Mayor. The candidate has picked up the support of several elected officials in the valley, including mayors and lawmakers. But the chair of the county Republican party has opposed his candidacy, after he admitted to and apologized for writing newspaper articles about his city under the name Richard Burwash.
Salt Lake County Auditor Greg Hawkins released an audit today detailing several types of fraud in the county’s AmeriCorps program, following a year-long investigation jointly conducted with the district attorney’s office and the FBI. It focuses primarily on the actions of Richard Parks, the county’s AmeriCorps program director.
Democrats turned out in large numbers last night to get involved in the political process, as precinct caucuses elected delegates and precinct chairs to represent the party in the upcoming county and state conventions. KCPW’s Whittney Evans spoke with Democrats in House District 24 about their thoughts on the process and the high profile race for Salt Lake County Mayor.
Hoping to keep residents with mental health problems out of emergency rooms or jail whenever possible, Salt Lake County has launched three new Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams. As Mayor Peter Corroon explains, the teams will be deployed starting this Thursday to deal with problems whenever and wherever they arise. He noted as a property manager, he once had an elderly tenant who got off her medication and attacked police with a pair of clippers.
Additional Programming Provided by
