(KCPW News) Last year, a plan to bring a convention center hotel to downtown Salt Lake City was narrowly defeated in the Utah legislature. This year, it’s a step closer to reality. House Bill 356, which lays the groundwork for building a new facility near the Salt Palace Convention Center, passed the Utah House of Representatives…
(KCPW News) It’s been weeks since an LGBT non-discrimination bill gasped its last breath in the Utah legislature. Ultimately, the Senate Republican caucus decided the bill was too risky to hear while the state was attempting to defend its same-sex marriage ban in a federal appeals court. But for many people, including the LGBT community…
(KCPW News) It’s no secret that Governor Gary Herbert is dissatisfied with the House plan to fund Medicaid. On Tuesday, Herbert announced he would be unveiling his own plan for Medicaid expansion in Utah. On Thursday, he did just that.
(KCPW News) A much-heralded plan to introduce more technology in Utah’s classrooms was heard in a legislative committee on Wednesday. Dubbed the Public Education Modernization Act, the bill received a favorable recommendation by a 13-1 vote. But the proposal, which could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, did see a fair amount of debate…
(KCPW News) Plans for how to proceed with Medicaid expansion in Utah are starting to reveal themselves in the Utah legislature. Plans from the House, Senate, and even the governor are being vetted and discussed. So where do Utah’s policymakers currently stand on the issue? To help answer that question, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham.
(KCPW News) Political figures and representatives from the media were on hand at the Capitol on Monday to usher in a new non-partisan commission that would encourage more public debates during the election season. For more, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham.
(KCPW News) A day after the so-called “Count My Vote” bill passed its second reading in the Utah Senate, Sen. Curt Bramble’s SB 54 soared through its final passage before heading to the House. The bill received 22 “yes” votes against four “no” votes, with three senators being absent. After Bramble’s bill passed the Senate,…
(2/21/2014) A Utah mom single-handedly takes a PacSun store into record-sales territory, a South Carolina woman is jailed for failing to upgrade to DVDs, and a Utah native is the best in the world at putting stuff in bags. It’s a Ryan’s Birthday Extravaganza.
(KCPW News) Back on Tuesday, Republican Sen. Curt Bramble foresaw some contentious debate on his bill SB 54, so he went ahead and scheduled a specific time for Senate floor discussion: Thursday morning, 11 o’clock. The bill’s controversy comes from a multitude of opinion on how—and whether—to change Utah’s caucus system. The Count My Vote…
(KCPW News) In a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Gary Herbert expressed some difference in opinion with Utah legislators on several key issues. Taking questions from members of the media, Herbert spent much of his time addressing the topic of Medicaid expansion. In particular, Herbert was asked what he thought of a $35 million House…
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