Protesters gathered outside the Bureau of Land Management Office in downtown Salt Lake City yesterday, angry over the agency’s recent decision to approve thousands of acres of Utah land for tar sands development.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert wants more answers about what the federal health insurance exchange means for Utah. Monday, he sent a list of questions to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that he wants answered before considering whether joining the federal heath exchange would be in the best interest of the state. Norm Thurston, Utah’s Health Reform Implementation Coordinator, says the state has run its own program since 2009 and there are still a lot of questions that need to be answered before the federal government’s December 14th deadline.
What do 23 Utah High School students have in common with The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Elton John? In a few months they will all have performed at the most famous concert hall in the country, Carnegie Hall. Caleb Chapman’s Crescent Super Band is made up of high schoolers from across the state who are among the youngest performers to get an invite to perform at the venue. KCPW’s Jessica Gail tells us the story behind the band.
After years of planning, a controversial Walmart opened for business on Friday on Parleys Way in Salt Lake City. Walmart purchased the property in 2005 from K-Mart, but the company faced zoning and other public challenges while getting the new 113-thousand square foot store up and running. Walmart Spokeswoman Delia Garcia says the company was limited to remodeling the inside of the building, which was built in 1968, after its rezoning request was denied by the city.
Republicans in Utah’s Congressional delegation sent a letter to President Barack Obama this week. Their message: don’t allow 1.4 million acres surrounding Canyonlands National Park to be designated a national monument. Every Friday we speak with Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics. KCPW’s Jessica Gail asked him what prompted the letter.
Ski season is here and Utah’s resorts are hoping that means a better year than last. Three of the state’s resorts are already open, and more will open later this week. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what the industry is doing to ensure a successful season.
Yesterday the Salt Lake City Food Policy Task Force released the Draft Community Food Assessment, outlining the city’s food system from production to waste.
(KCPW News) Changes could be coming to Utah’s court system. The Legislative Judiciary Committee met the Capitol Wednesday to discuss moving all of the state’s DUI cases from the Justice Courts to the District Courts. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what’s behind the proposed change.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is taking the Davis School District to court over a library book. The ACLU filed the suit on behalf of a Kaysville parent who says her children’s rights were violated when the school district decided to remove a book about lesbian mothers from the shelves of their elementary school’s library. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what attorneys for the ACLU and the State Office of Education have to say about the case.
A recent drop to winter temperatures in Salt Lake City has meant a spike in people looking to stay warm at local homeless shelters. Officials from the Road Home say they experienced a rise in visitors over the weekend, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, this comes at a time when demand already forced the Road Home overflow shelter to open ahead of schedule.
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