(KCPW News) A bill that would give older Utahns the ability to opt out of jury duty cleared a legislative committee on Tuesday. The text of Heber Republic Rep. Tim Quinn’s bill reads “a court shall excuse an individual from jury service if the individual is 72 years old or older and the individual requests…
(KCPW News) Utah lawmakers are examining the potential benefits of a later start time for high schools in the state. In a Monday afternoon committee meeting, Draper Democratic Rep. Suzanne Harrison explained the rationale behind House Concurrent Resolution 3. “Our kids are exhausted – impacting their mental and physical health as well as their academic…
Update: Rep. Arent’s HB70 to end the straight-ticket ballot option in Utah was advanced by the House Government Operations Committee on Thursday, Feb. 6, on a 7-2 vote – clearing its first hurdle at the 2020 Utah Legislative Session. (KCPW News) Ever since 2013, Milcreek Democratic Rep. Patrice Arent has been trying to enact a…
The 2020 Utah Legislative Session runs from January 27th to March 12th, and during those 45 days lawmakers will settle on a budget for the coming year and will likely consider well over a thousand bills. Some proposals will impact the way you lead your life, touching on everything from affordable housing to air quality. Others will…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking bids to build a new detention facility in Evanston, Wyoming, for people awaiting their day in immigration court in West Valley City, Utah. But the proposed private prison has detractors, including the Catholic dioceses of both Salt Lake City and Wyoming. Additionally, the facility’s location outside of Utah…
Today on In the Hive, we hear from Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, who took the helm of Utah’s capital city on Monday. Mendenhall answers questions about what she plans to do in the immediate term about homelessness, air quality, and the struggle over the Utah Inland Port. Also, we answer one of your…
Today on In the Hive we’re presenting a snapshot of homelessness in Salt Lake City. We’ll hear sounds and voices from a candlelight vigil honoring the 94 people who died on Salt Lake City’s streets over the past year. And we’ll hear from some people on the city’s Library Square who are experiencing homelessness, as…
The House Judiciary Committee advances articles of impeachment. Utah lawmakers pass a sweeping tax reform in a special legislative session. And despite bed availability, some homeless men in Salt Lake City say the new Men’s Resource Center is too far away. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Taylor Stevens and Benjamin Wood,…
A recent report from the ACLU of Utah offers a critical appraisal of Operation Rio Grande, the multi-agency effort to address public safety and homelessness in the Pioneer Park neighborhood that began in 2017. In particular, the report criticizes the number of arrests for low-level offenses that came out of that effort, saying that “repeated interactions…
Today on In the Hive we get a variety of perspectives on transit, transportation and alternative forms of commuting in our region. We hear how communities in the western U.S. came of age with the car, and the lasting impact of designing cities with the automobile in mind. We also take a tour of Salt…
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