Utah Governor Gary Herbert may be siding with local governments on a few bills being considered this legislative session to overturn local ordinances. During his monthly news conference on KUED Thursday, he told reporters he’s not in favor of top down micromanagement of any form.
Could comments made this week by the top aide for Utah’s freshman senator lead to a rift with Utah’s senior senator? That’s in question now, after Mike Lee’s chief of staff told Politico that Orrin Hatch’s decades of experience in Washington will be a negative thing during this election cycle. 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.
A proposed interstate compact with the goal of petitioning the federal government for state control of Medicaid and Medicare dollars passed a Senate committee this morning. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Senate Democrats and health care advocates say it’s too risky.
Police in Utah may no longer be allowed to conduct DUI checkpoints under a bill approved today by the Utah House of Representatives.
A bill to expand the Utah Department of Workforce Services is getting a lot of attention on Salt Lake City’s Capitol Hill. Under the plan, the Division of Housing & Community Development would become part of the state agency, something proponents say is more cost effective and efficient. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, local housing organizations say the move could be disastrous.
A bill that bans the discussion of contraception, homosexuality, premarital sex and the intricacies of intercourse in human sexuality curriculum for Utah public schools passed the Utah House of Representatives Wednesday. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Representative Bill Wright, says its best to respect the innocence of children and teach them “correct principles.”
Republican Senator Mike Lee was at the State Capitol today, visiting with lawmakers and delivering a 500-page written report to each of them with updates on what he is doing in Washington. Lee urged lawmakers and citizens not to forget the importance of what is “rightfully ours,” something he says he’s fighting for in Washington every day.
Segment 1: Taking Medicine to the Streets It may seem strange to make a house call to someone who’s homeless, but that’s precisely what those who practice street medicine do. Last year, the Fourth Street Clinic (which offers health care to the homeless) and Volunteers of America started an outreach program to practice medicine…
State lawmakers voted this morning to shelve a bill aimed at stopping bullying in the workplace. Several members of the public supported it, saying HB 196 could prevent future employees from going through the pain and shame they have experienced. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, committee members feared it could lead to costly lawsuits against the state.
A bill that would require parents be present and sign a release form each time a child under 18 years old visits a tanning salon was passed in a final vote of the Utah Senate today.
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