A thumbs up by the Salt Lake County Planning Commission Wednesday means plans to develop a mountain coaster at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort are in full swing. One environmental group is already speaking out, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, it isn’t the resort they are angry with.
Utah lawmakers got their first look at what the Medicaid data breach could potentially cost the state on Wednesday. A legislative committee questioned several people who are working to resolve the issue, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports the dollars are quickly adding up.
Utah’s new director of state parks says don’t plan on seeing park closures anytime soon. Fred Hayes, who took over the position at the end of April, spoke to lawmakers at the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment interim committee meeting this morning, saying he will do everything in his power to keep all 43 state parks up and running.
Human error is to blame for a Medicaid data breach that compromised hundreds of thousands of Utahns personal information earlier this spring. That’s according to Governor Gary Herbert, who announced new plans Tuesday afternoon to restore public confidence in the state. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what the state plans to do.
Bicyclists in Salt Lake City have a new tool to help them explore where and how to ride. This morning, the city launched a website with maps, information and safety tips at BikeSLC.com. Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator Becka Roolf says the site will also highlight several upcoming projects, like a cycle track that will be implemented along a portion of third east later this summer.
New data shows poverty, sexually transmitted diseases and lack of insurance are on the rise among Utah children. The state’s newest KIDS COUNT figures were released Monday, outlining the health and well-being of Utah’s children. KCPW’s Jessica Gail takes a closer look at what the report has to say.
Salt Lake City is welcoming small businesses back to downtown. After years of empty storefronts, Mayor Ralph Becker will celebrate the opening of four new businesses along Main Street later this week that were all established within the last year.
A new job title is in store for Denice Graham, the Utah Department of Transportation’s former Civil Rights Manager who was wrongfully terminated last year. Late last week, Graham accepted a new position with the state as a human resource analyst, and was reimbursed for the legal fees she paid while fighting her termination.
Twelve thousand runners, walkers, and volunteers will fill library square tomorrow to help fight breast cancer.
To believe or not to believe? Today, more and more Utahns are choosing life without religion. KCPW’s Jessica Gail takes a look at the state’s growing community of active atheists and what’s made it easier for some to take the “leap of faith” away from faith.
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