Jeff Robinson

Hatch Looks to Avoid Lugar’s Fate

May 10, 2012 Jeff Robinson

He was elected in 1976, has served six terms in the U.S. Senate, and was just defeated in a Republican primary election by a Tea Party candidate. It sounds like we could be talking about Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, but that’s actually the story of Indiana Senator Richard Lugar. 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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Politics Up Close: House Candidate Jeff Bell, County Council Hopeful Missy Larsen

May 4, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Jeff Bell says he’s running for elected office because he got fed up. The Democrat says he’d rather be participating in the political process as a bystander, but the legislature has become too absurd. Bell can be heard online every week as host of The Left Show, one of many podcasts he created. We talked with him about his campaign for the Utah House of Representatives, where he’s running for an open seat.

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Pro-Hatch Group’s Utah Backers Revealed

May 3, 2012 Jeff Robinson

While much is known about FreedomWorks, the group that’s been fiercely opposing Utah Senator Orrin Hatch’s re-election, relatively little has been disclosed about Freedom Path, a nonprofit that’s backing him. But this week, more information about who is behind the group came out.

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City Beat

City Council Signs Off on Green Space for Sugar House Streetcar

May 2, 2012 Jeff Robinson

The Sugar House streetcar line stretching from the heart of the Salt Lake City neighborhood to the TRAX station on 2100 South will be lined with green space, thanks to a vote of the city council Tuesday night. Council Chair Soren Simonsen, who represents the neighborhood, says the nearly $7 million dollars in funding will contribute to a grand vision.

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Three Downtown TRAX Stops to Close Temporarily

May 2, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Three downtown TRAX stops will close for two-and-a-half weeks beginning Saturday as Utah Transit Authority workers connect the Airport TRAX line to the existing system. Spokesman Gerry Carpenter says every station west of EnergySolutions Arena will be affected, including the Planetarium, Old Greek Town and Salt Lake Central stops.

Healthcare

Health Clinic Serving Homeless Gets $3 Million Grant

May 1, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Two community health centers in Utah were awarded federal grants today as part of the health care reform law to help expand their facilities, create jobs and serve more patients. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, one facility in Salt Lake City will now be able to provide much needed dental care and substance abuse services to the homeless.

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Video Cameras Could Soon be in Utah Courtrooms

May 1, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Video cameras could be coming to Utah courtrooms. Currently, they’re only allowed in the state’s appellate courts, but a vote of the Utah Judicial Council Monday would pave the way for them to be allowed in district courtrooms as well. State Courts Spokeswoman Nancy Volmer notes, however, that individual judges would have the final say on whether to permit them for each case.

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Article Casts Doubt on Romney “Saving” 2002 Games

April 30, 2012 Jeff Robinson

“Think Romney saved Utah’s Olympic Games? Think again.” Those are the exact words on the cover of Salt Lake Magazine’s latest issue, as its cover story, “The Myth of Mitt,” examines just how much Mitt Romney was responsible for the success of the 2002 Winter Games, and whether the bid scandal surrounding them was much of a scandal at all. Marcie Young Cancio is Editor of Salt Lake Magazine, and journalist Matthew LaPlante wrote the story.

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Politics Up Close: Mayor Ralph Becker and Sen. Todd Weiler

April 27, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Salt Lake City’s budgeting process for next year is expected to be much smoother than in years past, with revenues up instead of down, bolstered by an estimated million dollars in sales taxes from the newly opened City Creek Center. But Mayor Ralph Becker says the city is still $11.5 million behind on its projects.

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Death At City Library Likely a Suicide

April 26, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Salt Lake City police believe a man who died from falling outside the entrance to the Main City Library shortly after 10 a.m. today committed suicide.

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