EnergySolutions will have a hand in cleaning up radioactively contaminated seawater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan that was used to cool nuclear reactors after an earthquake and tsunami severely damaged the plant last year. The company will now work with Toshiba to decontaminate about 40 million gallons of water.
Salt Lake County Auditor Greg Hawkins released an audit today detailing several types of fraud in the county’s AmeriCorps program, following a year-long investigation jointly conducted with the district attorney’s office and the FBI. It focuses primarily on the actions of Richard Parks, the county’s AmeriCorps program director.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s 2012 campaign kickoff last night came only five days after the end of the annual session of the Utah Legislature, which had less discord than in years past, but at least a few sharply divisive issues. And with Republicans holding their caucuses tomorrow to select delegates to the convention, he hopes they’ll listen to his message of job creation.
Democrats turned out in large numbers last night to get involved in the political process, as precinct caucuses elected delegates and precinct chairs to represent the party in the upcoming county and state conventions. KCPW’s Whittney Evans spoke with Democrats in House District 24 about their thoughts on the process and the high profile race for Salt Lake County Mayor.
The Utah Parent Teacher Association says Utahns are being misinformed about the controversial sex education bill that state lawmakers passed during the 2012 legislative session. HB 363 requires that schools teach abstinence-only sex education, or none at all.
Segment 1: Homeschooling continues to gain popularity as yet another option in the mainstream education system, with the number of children being homeschooled increasing by about 7 percent between 2007 and 2010. On Wednesday, we’ll talk about why many Utah parents are choosing to teach their children themselves and what it takes to make…
Utah Democrats across the state will gather in schools and other community spaces tonight as they hold their precinct caucuses. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson and Eric Ray spoke about some of the things they’ll be discussing here in Salt Lake County.
Hoping to keep residents with mental health problems out of emergency rooms or jail whenever possible, Salt Lake County has launched three new Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams. As Mayor Peter Corroon explains, the teams will be deployed starting this Thursday to deal with problems whenever and wherever they arise. He noted as a property manager, he once had an elderly tenant who got off her medication and attacked police with a pair of clippers.
Salt Lake City is back to fine tuning its regulation of electronic billboards now that efforts by state lawmakers to thwart the city’s proposed ordinance during the session were unsuccessful. Last January, the city put a moratorium on any new electronic billboards in the city, keeping in mind several recommendations by the city’s planning commission.
The University of Utah welcomed its new president yesterday. Dr. David W. Pershing was selected to become the school’s fifteenth leader after more than 30 years of service at the institution. KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke to Pershing on his first day, and reports on what plans he has in store for the University.
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