Segment 1: Former two-term Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson ran an unlikely campaign for president as candidate for the Justice Party he helped found, but he says his loss is just the beginning. On Thursday, Anderson joins us to talk about his race for the White House and the realities of third-party politics.…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is taking the Davis School District to court over a library book. The ACLU filed the suit on behalf of a Kaysville parent who says her children’s rights were violated when the school district decided to remove a book about lesbian mothers from the shelves of their elementary school’s library. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what attorneys for the ACLU and the State Office of Education have to say about the case.
Representative Jennifer Seelig was elected Monday as the new Democratic Leader of the Utah House of Representatives, and becomes the first woman to serve in the position. Seelig joins Republican Speaker of the House Rebecca Lockhart in a leadership position, and says she’s excited about the progress women have made in state government. “We’ve got…
Segment 1: The Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted a forum this week that posed a provocative question: Should the U.S. go to war with Iran? On Wednesday, we’ll bring you excerpts from the discussion. Guests: Former U.S. Senator Bob Bennett Vice Admiral Richard Gallagher, retired U.S. Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee Khosrow Semnani,…
For the first time scientists are measuring the expansion of the universe 3 billion years after what is called the “big bang.” Kyle Dawson, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah and co-author of the study, says the universe’s rate of expansion is speeding up and can be seen by measured…
Segment 1: The U.S. had a cozy relationship with Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. That is, until his ultimate ouster nearly two years ago. Now, America’s diplomatic corps is negotiating a relationship with Egypt’s new leadership: the Muslim Brotherhood. On Tuesday, Harvard’s Tarek Masoud joins us to talk about the rise of Islamists and what…
A recent drop to winter temperatures in Salt Lake City has meant a spike in people looking to stay warm at local homeless shelters. Officials from the Road Home say they experienced a rise in visitors over the weekend, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, this comes at a time when demand already forced the Road Home overflow shelter to open ahead of schedule.
On Saturday, hundreds of high school students got their first taste of being on a college campus, and heard about scientific research that they could one day take part in.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War. Thousands of Utah men and women joined forces with more than two million Americans from across the country to help fight the war, which lasted more than a decade. Yesterday, a service was held to honor Utah’s service men and women at the State Capitol, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the state is working on plans to help these veterans more in the future.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon’s announcement Thursday proposing a countywide property tax increase in 2013 of 17.5 percent is getting mixed reviews from members of the Salt Lake County Council. While some say the hike is long overdue, others are calling it a calculated and unnecessary move. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports.
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