This week former Lt. Gov. Greg Bell fills in for Natalie to join Jim Dabakis and Chris Bleak (filling in for Greg Hughes). The gang discusses rifts between Mormons and non-Mormons, Utah’s 51st ranking in public education funding, political campaign contributions, Medicaid expansion, and caring for Utah children in poverty.
Today on Downtown SLC, we feature a conversation with Mathew Landis, Talent Director for the Utah Pride Festival, and with Sarah Luks-Morgan, Marketing Manager for the Utah Pride Center. We’ll get a preview of this weekend’s festival, parade, and events, and also delve into the cultural implications of being LGBTQ in Utah today.
Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow waives his preliminary hearing. West Valley reinstates the cop who shot and killed Danielle Willard. The Salt Lake City mayor’s race heats up with four candidates now in the running. Students protest their school’s gendered dress code. And residents for Salt Lake County’s six townships worry about becoming metropolitan…
According to the Outdoor Industry Association, recreation generates over 120,000 jobs in Utah. It brings in $12 billion in consumer spending each year and nearly $1 billion additional in related taxes. 82% of Utahns participate in the outdoor recreation economy each year and that doesn’t include hunting or fishing. In this program, we look at…
This week Jim, Natalie, and Chris Bleak (filling in for Greg) talk about Amanda Smith going to private sector, Ken Ivory being accused of fraud, the FIFA bribery scandal, and Kirk Jowers leaving the Hinckley Institute. Also Jim going camping, AirBnB gets kicked out of St. George, the TSA fails a security test, and how…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: June 3, 2015) – The 800-year old Magna Carta, in some form or another, is still with us today. It’s echoed in the United States Declaration of Independence and in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many of the ideas behind Habeus Corpus and the right to…
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