Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a break from the campaign trail Saturday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
State lawmakers decided this morning to shelve Democratic Senator Ben McAdams’ proposal to increase funding for Utah’s public schools. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, both Republicans and Democrats praised the lawmaker’s approach, but some argued the plan was a thinly veiled tax increase.
Some state liquor stores may be open on holidays after all. After previously rejecting a bill to create a pilot program for selling alcohol on holidays, the House Government Operations Committee approved it this morning. Republican Representative Lee Perry amended the bill to clarify that on certain major holidays, stores could not remain open, despite the pilot project.
A new study in Eastern Utah’s energy-rich Uintah Basin is being called the most comprehensive air quality study ever done in Utah. And the study includes participation by oil and gas drillers who extract resources from the basin. We talked with Lowell Braxton of the Western Energy Alliance about how the industry is taking part.
A high school student is behind a push for legislation that could impact new Utah drivers in the years to come. The 16-year-old junior says he is tired of Utah’s dirty air and wants to educate others about the problem. KCPW’s Jessica Gail introduces us to Chase Pope and how he took his idea all the way to the top.
Legislation aimed at repealing Utah’s controversial guest worker law failed to pass out of a Senate committee this morning after nearly two hours of discussion from all sides of the illegal immigration issue. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, committee members unanimously decided to put the bill on ice and keep HB 116 on the books.
It’s no surprise that Republicans in Utah’s Congressional delegation have nothing positive to say about President Obama’s new budget proposal. But how could it potentially impact the state if parts of it are actually passed by Congress? 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.
The Utah Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday to lower the age when a child can have a say in a custody battle regarding which parent they want to live with. Democratic Senator Luz Robles’ bill would have lowered the age from 16 to 14. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, opponents argued it would give parents and children an opportunity to manipulate an already tumultuous situation.
A bill to provide unemployment benefits to military spouses who are forced to quit a job when their husbands or wives are relocated passed the Utah Senate today. However the legislation did have its detractors.
Residents and commuters in downtown Salt Lake City can take advantage of the Harmons City Creek store on the corner of 100 South and State Street, which opened its doors this morning. The local grocer now has 16 locations across Utah, from Ogden to St. George. Vice President Bob Harmon says as a downtown store, the basket size will be smaller, but the frequency of customers will be higher than many other markets.
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