Governor Gary Herbert is making a new push to bring a nuclear power plant to the state. Is that a good idea? We talked with Christopher Thomas, Executive Director of HEAL Utah.
Utah is in the national spotlight for a proposal to make the Browning M1911 handgun the official state firearm. But that’s not the only gun proposal coming out of the Utah legislature. Which direction should Utah go on guns?
Newly elected Utah Senator Mike Lee is joining Utah’s Senior Senator, Orrin Hatch, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hatch himself made the announcement in a glowing news release, lauding the freshman senator for his commitment to the Constitution. Every week, 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 Jordan School District is hiring a new superintendent, and some school board members, along with some Utah lawmakers, want anyonewho is qualified, despite their education experience, to apply. As KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, that sparked an interesting debate in the legislature yesterday: who should be deciding who is really best suited to watch over Utah’s schools?
Utah lawmakers on the Public Education Appropriations Committee have sent a message to the State Board of Education: tell us where your budget can be cut by seven percent, or else we’ll decide. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
A constitutional amendment that would have made it much harder to raise taxes in Utah failed in the legislature’s House Revenue and Taxation Committee yesterday. Republican Representative Carl Wimmer’s plan would have required two-thirds of the legislature or any locally elected body to approve a tax hike, rather than a simple majority.
Republican State Representative Carl Wimmer’s bill to designate the Browning M1911 as the state firearm has gotten noticed by news outlets around the world, including the BBC.
As the Utah Legislature prepares to debate immigration, Governor Gary Herbert is warning that any immigration bills that are passed had better be paid for, and not impose any additional costs on local cities and towns.
Who should be steering Utah’s public education system? One proposed amendment to the state constitution would have the legislature take the reigns, while another would give that power to the governor. KCPW’S Whittney Evans reports.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert delivered his first State of the State Address as an elected Governor last night at the Capitol in Salt Lake City.
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