(KCPW News) A bill to enact anti-discrimination protections for Utah’s LGBT community cleared a senate committee on Thursday evening, marking the first time legislation of this kind has advanced to floor debate in the Utah state legislature. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
(KCPW News) An amended version of a bill that would direct 25% of future profits from the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to fund public education was voted down on the House floor on Thursday morning. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports from the Capitol.
KCPW is the media sponsor of the Utah Museum of Natural History’s Nature of Things Lecture Series. This year, the series focuses on the science of being human. On Thursday at 7pm at the Salt Lake City Main Library, Dr. June Round, a microbiologist at the University of Utah will try to answer the question…
(KCPW News) A resolution urging the US Fish and Wildlife Service to exempt or exclude private property from being designated critical habitat for the Gunnison Sage Grouse under the Endangered Species Act passed out of committee Tuesday morning.
(KCPW News) A bill that would put state gun laws above federal laws passed out of committee on Monday after key provisions were amended to soften the legislation’s language. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
(KCPW News) A bill that aims to prevent adults from smoking in a car when children are present passed the Senate on Friday and will now be sent to Governor Gary Herbert for consideration.
(KCPW News) During an appropriations subcommittee meeting earlier this week, Utah Democrats took an unusual stand to drive home a point about federal funding. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us what the Democratic lawmakers did, and why it caused such a stir.
(KCPW News) A bill that would push back the start date of Utah’s guest worker program for undocumented immigrants was debated in committee at the Capitol on Wednesday morning. KCPW’s Roger McDonough explains why lawmakers are backpedaling from legislation they passed two years ago.
(KCPW News) The state Senate approved legislation on Tuesday that would give Utah’s state forester the power to restrict target shooting when there is a high risk of fire.
(KCPW News) Utah Democrats held a press conference this afternoon urging Governor Gary Herbert to sign on to the federal Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, Governor Herbert says that a decision may not come until this summer. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
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