Jeff Robinson

Politics Up Close: Utah House Candidate Angela Romero, Congressional Candidate Charles Kimball

May 25, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Social justice and human rights are among the important issues for Angela Romero. The Democratic hopeful for the Utah House of Representatives defeated an incumbent state lawmaker, Brian Doughty, at the Salt Lake County Democratic Party Convention to capture the nomination for House District 26. Now, she’s running to represent the city’s west side neighborhood of Glendale, along with 9th and 9th, parts of downtown and West Valley City.

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Traffic Fatalities Up in 2012

May 24, 2012 Jeff Robinson

As Utahns hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend, the Utah Department of Transportation is alarmed about the number of traffic fatalities. 75 people have died on Utah roads this year, up from 72 at the end of May 2011. UDOT Director of Traffic and Safety Robert Hull says while the types of accidents have been across the board, there’s one recurring theme.

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Liljenquist Sticks With Debate Fight

May 24, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Republican Senate hopeful Dan Liljenquist isn’t giving up on his efforts to get more than one debate with his opponent, incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch, between now and the June 26 primary, saying he’ll even debate a cardboard cutout of the senior lawmaker if he doesn’t show up. But does his campaign stand to gain anything by sticking with this strategy?

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Hatch, Lee Oppose U.N. L aw of Sea Convention

May 23, 2012 Jeff Robinson

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the military’s support of the United Nations Convention on the Law of The Sea discussed today by the U.S. Senate isn’t enough to sway Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee. In an exchange with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Lee questioned who would have the authority to regulate the mining royalties collected under the treaty.

Environment

Utah Delegation Backs Keystone XL Pipeline Motion

May 18, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Utah Congressmen Jim Matheson and Jason Chaffetz were among House lawmakers voting this morning in favor of a motion to move the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline forward as part of a transportation bill. Speaking on the house floor last night, Matheson said contrary to what many believe, this product is already being transported to the United States.

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Politics Up Close: New Budget Report, SL County Council Candidate Mel Nimer

May 18, 2012 Jeff Robinson

The state of Utah’s general fund is being eroded by tax exemptions and earmarks, hurting important needs like colleges and universities, the courts, water safety and environmental protection. That’s according to a new report issued by Voices for Utah Children, which is making new recommendations to the Utah Legislature to fix the problem.

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Lee’s Budget Fails in Senate, Along with Several Others

May 17, 2012 Jeff Robinson

A good chunk of this week was spent in the U.S. Senate debating and rejecting several budget proposals. And among them was a plan heralded by conservatives that was put forward by freshman Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.

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Conservation Group Argues Against Tar Sands Project

May 16, 2012 Jeff Robinson

A conservation group is appealing the Utah Division of Water Quality’s preliminary approval of a permit for a tar sands project at a two-day hearing in Salt Lake City. Rob Dubuc, an attorney for Moab-based Living Rivers, made the case against granting a groundwater discharge permit for the PR Springs project in Uintah County this morning.

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Bennett Says 2012 Very Different Year for Hatch than 2010 Was for Him

May 15, 2012 Jeff Robinson

While longtime Republican Utah Senator Orrin Hatch will fight to keep his party’s nomination on June 26, former Senator Bob Bennett didn’t have the luxury of being in a primary election in 2010, when his bid for a fourth term in office fell right at the state GOP convention. Hatch, who is facing former State Senator Dan Liljenquist, seems to have the upper hand going into the primary. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked Senator Bennett, his former colleague in Washington for 18 years, whether Hatch’s re-election to a seventh term in office is assured as this point.

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Politics Up Close: Senate Candidate Breck England, Rep. Fred Cox

May 11, 2012 Jeff Robinson

If you recognize the name Breck England, it could because of his frequent op-eds in the newspaper, lambasting the Utah Legislature. Or perhaps it’s because the he’s co-written several books with famous Utah author Stephen Covey, and shared his expertise on LDS history. Now, the business consultant is hoping to win a seat in the Utah Legislature, running as a Democrat in Davis County.

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