-Audio below- (KCPW News) A measure striking down a school curriculum statute known as “no-promo homo” passed through the Utah House with only one dissenting vote on Wednesday, making its way to Gov. Gary Herbert’s desk with bi-partisan support. Senate Bill 196 stems from a lawsuit filed in October 2016 by Equality Utah, an LGBTQ…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) Utah lawmakers faced a sea of red at the Capitol on Wednesday for A Day Without a Woman, a direct-action event organized by Utah Women Unite, the group behind the women’s march at the beginning of the legislative session. Coinciding with International Women’s Day, hundreds of women from around the state…
(KCPW News) With just two days remaining in the Utah state legislative session, Utah Governor Gary Herbert is optimistic about the direction state lawmakers are taking, particularly when it comes to alcohol laws and education funding. KCPW’s Emily Means reports.
(KCPW News) A resolution asking lawmakers to acknowledge and work to address the effects of climate change failed in a House committee on Monday. North Salt Lake Republican Rep. Rebecca Edwards sponsored House Joint Resolution 18. Edwards, along with Salt Lake City Democratic Rep. Joel Briscoe, collaborated with students from state universities and high schools…
(KCPW News) Local officials unveiled a new plan for homelessness in the greater Salt Lake Valley on Friday. The plan means that two previously-announced homeless resource centers won’t be built after all. KCPW’s Emily Means attended the press conference at the state capitol and filed this report. Basics from Friday’s announcement INITIALLY: four, new homeless…
(KCPW News) A committee in the Utah House of Representatives on Monday advanced a bill related to home sharing services such as those offered by companies like Airbnb and HomeAway. KCPW’s Emily Means provides this report.
(KCPW News) Social media is changing the way people consume news and information, the way journalists connect with the public, and the way one Utah lawmaker interacts with his constituents. KCPW’s Emily Means reports on State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake City) and his plan to take to Facebook Live this week – for 24…
(KCPW News) President Donald Trump’s executive order barring some immigrants and refugees from entering the United States moved Utahns to action over the weekend and has also drawn mixed responses from the state’s Republican leaders. KCPW’s Emily Means reports.
(KCPW News) A committee in the Utah House of Representatives this week considered a bill that would expand so-called telemedicine services in Utah. But, as KCPW’s Emily Means reports, discussion in the committee focused on 4 lines of the bill’s text relating to abortion.
(KCPW News) Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes on Thursday filed legislation that would urge President Donald Trump to rescind the newly-declared Bears Ears National Monument. KCPW’s Emily Means spoke with proponents and opponents of the resolution, and provided this report.
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