KCPW's 2008 Election Coverage
- Political Thinker Calls Local School Control a "Dead Idea"
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A Conversation with Left, Right & Center's Matt Miller
Posted Jan 05, 2009 01:00 AM by Jeff Robinson
With a new president being inaugurated this month, along with a new cabinet and scores of advisers on everything from education to the economy, it's clear that federal policy is destined to change in the coming years. And one leading political thinker says like it or not, there are several "dead ideas" that the tumbling economy and vast inadequacies in our education system will force us to toss out the window.Matt Miller is the host of public radio's "Left, Right & Center" and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. His new book, "The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity," hits bookstores tomorrow. KCPW's Jeff Robinson spoke with him about some of those dead ideas and the direction he believes the country will inevitably go in the coming decades.
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- Politics Up Close Excerpt: Tribune Cartoonist Pat Bagley
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Posted Dec 15, 2008 11:27 AM by Jeff Robinson
In this short excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close, KCPW's Jeff Robinson talks with Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley about his new book, "Fist Bump Heard Round the World: The 2008 Election in Cartoons." He'll be signing copies tonight at 7 at The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City.
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- Politics Up Close: Editorial Cartoonist Pat Bagley
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Posted Dec 12, 2008 02:25 PM by Jeff Robinson
Award-winning Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley's work has appeared in numerous other publications, like the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. He’s just released “"Fist Bump Heard 'Round the World: The 2008 Election in Cartoons." Bagley scored a hit in 2005 with his Clueless George series, including "Clueless George goes to War." He’s also generously done artwork for KCPW and other Salt Lake City non-profits.
Bagley will sign copies of his new book on Monday, December 15 at 7 p.m. at the King's English Book Shop in Salt Lake City.
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- Politics Up Close Excerpt: Kirk Jowers and Tim Chambless
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Posted Nov 10, 2008 01:00 AM by Jeff Robinson
Miss Friday's Politics Up Close? Listen to this brief excerpt analyzing Utah's Congressional races with Kirk Jowers, Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, and Dr. Tim Chambless, political scientist at the University of Utah.
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- Valentine, Bramble out of Utah Senate Majority Leadership
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Waddoups, Killpack at Head of New Team
Posted Nov 10, 2008 01:00 AM by Jeff Robinson
On Friday, Senate Republicans voted for change in their top leadership positions, saying goodbye to Senate President John Valentine and Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble. KCPW's Jeff Robinson spoke with the new leadership team after the Republicans' closed caucus meeting.
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- Politics Up Close: Kirk Jowers and Tim Chambless
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Political Experts Discuss Local Election Results
Posted Nov 07, 2008 01:18 PM by Jeff Robinson
Kirk Jowers is the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. He joins Dr. Tim Chambless at the U. to provide some perspective and analysis on all the local election results from top to bottom in Utah politics.
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- Politics Up Close: Joe Hatch and Jim Bradley
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County Councilmen Discuss Democrats' Priorities
Posted Nov 07, 2008 01:16 PM by Jeff Robinson
Democrats on the Salt Lake County Council just gained a 5 to 4 majority on Tuesday, when Jani Iwamoto ousted incumbent Republican Mark Crockett in District 4 representing Holladay and the surrounding eastern cities. Jim Bradley and Joe Hatch join Politics Up Close.
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- Where Will Dems Take Salt Lake County Council?
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A Conversation with Councilman Joe Hatch
Posted Nov 07, 2008 01:01 AM by Jeff Robinson
With Democrat Jani Iwamoto defeating Republican Mark Crockett in his re-election bid for the Salt Lake County Council, the Democrats now move from the minority party to the majority party, holding a slim 5-to-4 lead over the Republicans come January. A new party in control will likely bring with it new priorities, along with the selection of a Democratic chair to run council meetings. But the council will still have to contend with an overwhelmingly Republican state legislature, and given Speaker Greg Curtis's defeat, a new Speaker of the House who is not from Salt Lake County. KCPW's Jeff Robinson caught up with Democratic county councilman Joe Hatch to get his thoughts on the direction his party will take the council.
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- KCPW Webcast: Wednesday, November 5
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Posted Nov 05, 2008 11:29 AM by Jeff Robinson
A round-up of local election results and other Salt Lake Valley news for Wednesday, November 5.
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- Shurtleff Earns Third Term as Utah Attorney General
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Posted Nov 05, 2008 11:01 AM by Eric Ray
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff joined Governor Jon Huntsman and other Republicans in their sweep of state office elections last night.
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- Gov. Huntsman: Republican Party Needs to do "Soul Searching"
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Posted Nov 05, 2008 01:00 AM by Jeff Robinson
It appears that Governor Jon Huntsman has a mandate to carry out his policies for a second term as the head of the Utah state government, after taking nearly 80 percent of the vote. The governor says his top priorities include job creation and teacher compensation.
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- Matheson, Bishop, Chaffetz win Decisive Victories for Congress
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Posted Nov 05, 2008 12:58 AM by Jeff Robinson
Democrat Jim Matheson is going back to Congress for a fifth term representing Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He took nearly 65 percent of the vote last night, leaving Republican challenger Bill Dew with only 35 percent. Matheson says his top priority will be banning foreign nuclear waste from entering the United States.
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