(KCPW News) A proposal to move the Utah State Prison was debated during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee on Tuesday. KCPW’s Roger McDonough explains the ramifications of the proposed move and why the bill was held in committee for the time being.
Utah lawmakers are working to make it easier for some convicted criminals get a fresh start. Republican Representative Eric Hutchings, is sponsoring a bill that simplifies the expungement process for drug related crimes and broadens the number and types of offenses that can be erased from a persons public record. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the legislature’s wide support for this bill.
(KCPW News) Lawmakers heard a funding request to help build a museum to memorialize the Topaz internment camp during a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday. The central Utah camp held over 11,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
Utah is one step closer to stepping up its dating violence laws. Today the Utah House voted to pass a measure that would extend violence protection to people in dating relationships. House Minority Leader Jen Seelig, the bill’s sponsor says the 42 other states currently offer such protections and it’s time for Utah to join them.
(KCPW News) Civil rights attorneys argued for making permanent an injunction against a contentious immigration enforcement law on Friday afternoon, while protesters stood vigil outside the district courthouse. KCPW’s Roger McDonough explains why we’ll have to wait a little longer for the court’s decision.
(KCPW News) The League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC for short, recognized a Utah State Senator last night at its annual awards gala in Washington DC. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us why the organization chose to honor local lawmaker Luz Robles.
A plant invader is taking over Utah’s wetlands and is eating up habitat for millions of migrating birds. Kim Schuske with Explore Utah Science reports.
Earlier this week President Obama delivered his State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress. So what did Utah’s Congressional Delegation think of his speech? KCPW’s Jessica Gail asked that question to Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.
Local community leaders hope 2013 will be the start of cleaner air. Thursday, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker joined forces with Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell to call on the state to do more in addressing Utah’s dirty air. KCPW’s Jessica Gail report’s on what the two city leaders are asking the state to do.
(KCPW News) A bill that would require high school students to learn CPR passed out of committee on Wednesday afternoon despite questions from lawmakers about whether it was the legislature’s place to decide the curriculum of Utah schools. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us how the bill’s sponsor succeeded in getting her bill advanced.
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