(KCPW News) A newly-unveiled bill to create a $75 million fund to issue loans for projects related to the Utah Inland Port Authority – and two other quasi-governmental entities – cleared a senate committee on Monday morning. Layton Republican Sen. Jerry Stevenson’s SB243 would create a bank of funds to provide loans to cities, counties or others involved…
The Inland Port Authority has its first real meeting, during which one board member asks for fewer comments about environmental concerns. Utahâs request for a Medicaid waiver likely wonât be addressed until after voters weigh in on adopting full Medicaid expansion. And Sen. Mike Lee says plans for 3D-printed guns shouldnât be kept from the public. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt…
The Utah Legislature changes the law that creates an inland port near the Great Salt Lake, but Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski criticizes its process for lacking public input. After President Donald Trumpâs meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, what happens next for U.S. Ambassador to Russia â and former Utah governor â Jon Huntsman? And…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss tax law changes made during the special session of the Legislature; infighting in Salt Lake City between the City Council and the Mayor’s office over the inland port negotiations; and…
In the Hive — Today on the show:Â a conversation with Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski about the creation of an inland port in the Cityâs northwest quadrant. Itâs been a point of contention between the city government and the state legislature, and after negotiations between Biskupski and Gov. Gary Herbert failed to produce a…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the back-and-forth between the state and Salt Lake City over the details of an inland port in the City’s Northwest Quadrant; Senate candidate Mike Kennedy apologizes to Pastor Robert Jeffress…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis. They discuss the Utah congressional delegation’s response to the U.S.-led missile attack on Syria after the Assad regime allegedly used chemical weapons on its people; the citizen initiatives that will likely end up on the…
The woman who says she was raped by a former Missionary Training Center president sues the LDS Church and comes forward to tell her story. The state of Utah asks for control of unclaimed water in Bear Lake, prompting concerns from environmentalists about downstream effects. And how Salt Lake Cityâs priorities for an inland port…
Today on the show, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski talks about efforts to combat homelessness and create affordable housing; Salt Lake City’s vision for public transit; and the creation of (and controversy surrounding) an inland port in the City’s Northwest Quadrant. Biskupski is just over halfway through her first term as mayor and plans…
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