The Jordan School District Board of Education will consider changes to its policy on selecting school plays at its meeting tonight. This comes after last spring’s production of “Dead Man Walking” at Bingham High School. Jordan School District Director of Communications Sandy Riesgraf says the revised policy allows the school district to better meet the…
KSL-TV’s decision not to air a show about a gay couple and their efforts to start a family is drawing anger from the local LGBT community. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, the local NBC affiliate says “The New Normal” wasn’t the right fit for its primetime lineup, while others say the decision is outdated and sends a dangerous message to Utah.
While the LDS Democrats caucus started in Utah, Mormon Democrats from across the nation are formally meeting for the first time at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4th. Leaders from the group hope the gathering will attract new members to their party. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports.
As more develops on the status of Tropical Storm Isaac, Republicans continue to prep for next week’s GOP National Convention in Tampa, Florida. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren talked with Utah Republican Party officials attending the event about the potential hurricane threat and the preparations still underway.
The Utah Paiute Tribe’s Koosharem RV Park and Campground has received another round of funding for technical training of its employees. Dave Conine, State Director for USDA Rural Development, says the department’s Rural Business Enterprise Grant will give the tribe about $70,000 to train employees. “One of the concerns the tribe had was getting adequate…
The Utah Department of Health has released a new report on the potential health effects of climate change. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren talks with the authors behind the study, and finds out why they hope the new data can be used to prepare for the state’s future health needs.
In an effort to spend tax dollars more efficiently, Utah Governor Gary Herbert is reorganizing his budget office, creating a new Office of Management and Budget. Ally Isom, the Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, says he wants to take a closer look at the management of state agencies as well as budgeting to carry out…
The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that Saratoga Springs Mayor and Congressional candidate Mia Love will speak at the GOP’s convention in Tampa, Florida next week. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren has more on what speaking at the convention could mean for her campaign.
A University of Utah professor is ditching the end-of-semester term paper and instead assigning her students the task of creating a Wikipedia article to show what they’ve learned from the course. Following the Wikipedia United States Education Program model, Professor of Economics Günseli Berik says she’s working to improve the scholarly content found on the…
The state’s Legislative Records Committee voted Monday against the Utah Democratic Party’s appeal to waive the remaining fees for more than 14,000 redistricting records requested by the party. The party says it will not pay the remaining fees, and regardless of the cost, the redistricting records should be free to the public. Now, as KCPW’s…
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