A bill that would designate a Browning handgun as the state firearm received a favorable recommendation from a House committee yesterday.
Delivering the annual State of the Judiciary Address to Utah lawmakers, Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court Christine Durham said any further budget reductions to the state’s third branch of government would halt progress that’s being made in the court system. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
A bill aimed at making sure parents are notified when their children are struggling with reading passed a Senate Committee Monday afternoon at the state legislature, and is now on its way to the Senate floor.
The Utah legislature made history when it convened this morning as Republican Representative Rebecca Lockhart became the first female Speaker of the House in Utah’s history, now holding one of the most powerful jobs in state government. KCPW’s Jessica Gail has a wrap up of the opening ceremonies on Capitol Hill.
The budget is at the top of the Utah Senate’s priorities. That’s what Senate Majority Leader said today in a leadership briefing following opening ceremonies on the Senate floor. He specifically highlighted public education.
Cedar Hills residents who elected former State Representative Craig Frank before he discovered he lived in the wrong legislative district gathered at the capitol today, urging lawmakers to re-draw the legislative boundaries. Karen Herd said the right to vote is guaranteed by the state and U.S. constitutions.
State lawmakers are up to their knees in immigration-related bills to sift through as the legislative session kicks off today. But with a budget to balance as well, some feel the discussion on immigration will lead to procrastination. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Downtown Salt Lake City was clearing out Monday after this weekend’s largest ever Outdoor Retailer Winter Market at the Salt Palace. 18,000 manufacturers and store buyers gathered to look at innovative products, many of which will be out in stores by next winter. And as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, some of this year’s most successful booths at the expo…were those reaching out to a four-legged demographic.
Former State Representative Craig Frank won’t attempt to force the state legislature to give him his job back, after learning he lives outside the boundaries of his own district. But speaking outside the Utah House Chambers this afternoon, Frank said he still hopes the legislature will re-draw those boundaries right when the session begins next week.
Several experts came together at the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute on Wednesday for a forum on ““Reaffirming Equal Opportunity — Should Utah’s Constitution be Amended?” KCPW’s Jeff Robinson moderated a panel discussion between Dr. Laurence Parker, Professor of Education Policy at the U of U, Jeanetta Williams, President of the NAACP Salt Lake Branch, and retired Utah Judge Jon Memmott.
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