A new program that debuts tonight on KCPW is a fusion of high art, pop culture, politics, entertainment, and more. Q debuted in Canada in 2007, diving into provocative and compelling cultural trends. And starting this evening, you can hear it each weeknight at six on KCPW. We speak with the host of the program, Jian Gomeshi, a longtime musician himself.
During this session of the Utah legislature, there’s certainly a lot at stake for K-12 students. But there’s also a lot at stake for school teachers. We talked with Mike Kelley, spokesman for the Utah Education Association.
The legislature is intervening in a debate about whether to make Salt Lake City’s Yalecrest neighborhood a historic district. It’s an issue that’s pitted neighbors against each other. We talked with resident Jan Hemming from the group Yalecrest Yes and City Councilman J.T. Martin.
Today on Politics Up Close, we sat down with Utah Governor Gary Herbert at the State Capitol. The legislative session ends in less than two weeks, and there are still a host of contentious issues to solve, not the least of which is balancing the budget and funding public education. Herbert weighed in on that, immigration, and much more.
A political action committee associated with former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has launched its new website. But you won’t find Huntsman’s name listed on the site for Horizon PAC. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online-roundup of Utah politics.
A state lawmaker from Sandy is intervening in a conflict in Salt Lake City’s Yalecrest neighborhood between preservation and property rights. Utah Senate Majority Whip Wayne Niederhauser’s bill would impose a one-year moratorium on new historic districts, which restrict how a home can be remodeled.
Salt Lake City Councilman Soren Simonsen claims the criminal charges he’s facing in the state of Washington won’t impact his ability to serve on the city council. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the councilman was charged after breaking a window to remove a personal item from a cottage his former business partner was renting.
Utah lawmakers can breathe at least a small sigh of relief about the budget. New state revenue estimates show the 2012 budget has a $263 million surplus, which is $47 million higher than before. But Republican Senator Lyle Hillyard noted this morning that is still $50 million short of what they need to eliminate the budget’s structural deficit, which stands at $313 million.
After a two-hour debate, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act cleared the Utah House of Representatives this morning and will now go to the Senate.
Today, we broadcast a panel discussion KCPW moderated at Sprague Library in Sugar House, called Immigration Policy, the Arizona Experience, hosted by the City Library and the Enriching Utah Coalition. It explored Arizona’s experience with SB 1070, a controversial anti illegal-immigration law in that state, and HB 70, a similar Utah bill that just passed out of the Utah House of Representatives.
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