(July 22, 2013) The Utah Air Conservation Act sunsets this year, meaning it has to be reauthorized by congress during the next legislative session to stay in effect. An update on Utah’s current air quality was given to the committee in charge last week. KCPW Reporter Kim Schuske has this story.
Today, activist Tim DeChristopher on the role of civil disobedience in American society, and how his time in prison informed his positions on reforming the justice system. DeChristopher was released earlier this year after 21 months in federal detention for fraudulently bidding on parcels of public land in an effort to save them from oil…
A summary of today’s top headlines, and a conversation with Democratic Rep. Brian King and Republican Rep. Kraig Powell about their work to try to reform Utah’s rules on political campaign donations. Plus, Political Cornflakes with the Salt Lake Tribune’s Matt Canham.
(KCPW–July 18, 2013) A bill that would have stopped federal agents, such as BLM and Forest Service officers, from enforcing laws including traffic violations, was repealed in a special session of the Utah legislature on Wednesday. KCPW Reporter Kim Schuske has this story.
On today’s show, we hear from Clarine Nardi Riddle of the group No Labels – a political organization in Washington whose aim is to break partisan gridlock in the federal government. This morning, the group unveiled a bi-partisan package of legislation that has the backing of more than 80 lawmakers. That interview and your local…
(KCPW–July 17, 2013) Over 60% of adults who are blind in the US are unemployed. While the numbers are not known in Utah, there are 37,000 individuals who have a visual disability that may make it more difficult to get a job. A multifaceted project is helping blind teenagers and young adults gain the skills…
Today on The Rundown, Zach Frankel, Executive Director of the Utah Rivers Council, explains why his organization is pushing for an audit of the state Division of Water Resources. Also, the Utah discovery of a new species of dinosaur and your daily local news summary.
Today on The Rundown we ask Salt Lake County D.A. Sim Gill about so-called therapeutic justice programs, and about various ongoing cases his office is investigating. Also, a summary of today’s top headlines and a preview of Wednesday’s special session of the Utah State Legislature with Nancy Melling of the Utah League of Women Voters.
(KCPW–July 15, 2013) Tens of thousands of animals are killed every year in city and county shelters throughout Utah. Best Friends Animal Society has been on the front lines to try and change that by developing unique programs and partnering with local governments. On Saturday they opened an urban adoption center as one step in…
Today on the program we’ll look at a community atlas project with Paisley Rekdal, an award-winning essayist, poet, professor at the University of Utah’s English Department, and, now mapmaker. Her poems and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, American Poetry Review, New Republic, Virginia Quarterly Review, and on National Public Radio among…
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