Utah Republicans have been swift to praise Mitt Romney’s pick of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate. But the only member of Utah’s Congressional delegation to co-sponsor a successful bill with Ryan is actually a Democrat. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
The most powerful Republican in Congress made a stop in Salt Lake City today, giving Congressional hopeful Mia Love a fundraising boost by appearing at her luncheon at the Little America Hotel. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson was there as House Speaker John Boehner spoke to a crowd that paid at least $500 each to attend.
While Utah can hardly be considered a swing state in this year’s presidential election, its neighbors to the east and west are up for grabs. And Latino voters there could have an impact on whether Colorado and Nevada go red or blue. Salt Lake Tribune reporter David Montero spent some time in those states reporting for a new series on the issues affecting Latinos this election year.
With the Democratic Party moving to endorse same-sex marriage nationally, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Cooke made it clear Monday he’s not on the same page.
Utah Republicans are swiftly praising Mitt Romney’s choice of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate. But as KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, Democrats say his pick for Vice President, who’s well known for crafting the GOP’s “Path to Prosperity” budget, is a bad choice for the middle class.
Today on the show, we talked with State Rep. Kraig Powell of Heber City about his effort’s to open up caucus meetings in the Utah Legislature to the public, and interviewed Democratic Treasurer candidate Christopher Stout.
The Obama Administration’s plan to offer waivers to individual states on welfare work requirements has drawn sharp criticism from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his supporters, like Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. But the administration says that plan was inspired by requests from Republican governors, like Utah’s own Governor Gary Herbert. Matt Canham is Washington Correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune and contributor to Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
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.
Utah’s Mike Lee may soon be joined by a like-minded Tea Party Republican in the U.S. Senate, after Ted Cruz won victory in the Texas GOP primary this week against the so-called “establishment” candidate. So what does Lee have to say about this win for the Tea Party? Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
It is now up to the Utah Supreme Court to decide whether a ballot initiative calling for a constitutional amendment stating that corporations are not citizens and that money is not speech will appear on the November ballot. The court heard oral arguments this morning Thursday, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, a decision is expected by early next month.
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