(KCPW News) In the run-up to Utah’s legislative session, many bills are in the works or already drafted. One such bill is House Bill 229, otherwise known as the Air Contaminant Definition Change bill. The chief sponsor, Representative Jerry Anderson of Price, has a simple yet colossal objective in mind: defining the makeup of the…
(KCPW News) At a press conference on Wednesday, a bipartisan team of Utah legislators were looking to put air quality on the agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The group, dubbed the Clean Air Caucus, unveiled new bills aimed at tackling the inversion problem plaguing much of northern Utah. Representative Patrice Arent is a co-chair…
(KCPW News) In preparation for the Utah legislative session convening next week, Democrats from the House of Representatives and Senate held a press conference on Tuesday to summarize their priorities. Senator Gene Davis of District 3 began the press conference by saying the Democratic Party has to move away from partisan politics and focus on…
(KCPW News) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, created in 1983, has become an occasion to recognize the highest virtues embodied by Dr. King: equality, justice, civil disobedience, peace, tolerance, diversity. Passing those virtues off to future generations was the focus today at East High School in Salt Lake City. High school and college students, among…
(KCPW News) Late last year, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker was appointed to President Obama’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. The task force was formed to advise the White House on ways the federal government can assist communities across the country on climate change-related issues. On Friday, representatives from the Obama Administration…
(KCPW News) Last summer, the trial in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin ended with little resolution for his mother, Sybrina Fulton. The man accused of murdering Martin was acquitted of all charges, and Fulton was left to wonder if she would ever get the justice she felt her son deserved. But instead of…
(KCPW News) In an annual state policy report card, Utah wasn’t given much to be proud of. The state received an overall grade of D+. StudentsFirst, an organization led by former Washington D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, looked at issues such as teaching quality, parental choice, and wise management of schools. While a D+…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams delivered his State of the County address on Tuesday. He made it clear from the beginning of his State of the County address that this speech would be about the future—namely, how the county prepares. From the outset, McAdams characterized the county as being on an irreversible…
(KCPW News) Last Wednesday, clean air advocates lined up to give Utah’s Division of Air Quality their two cents. At the DAQ’s monthly board meeting, the board met to vote on a new state implementation plan, or SIP, designed to help the state meet the standards set by the Clean Air Act. Under the plan,…
(KCPW News) Back in March of last year, same-sex marriage seemed a remote possibility for the state of Utah. That’s when several same-sex Utah couples, including Derek Kitchen and Moudi Sbeity, filed a lawsuit against the state, challenging Utah’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. A lot has changed since last March. After federal judge Robert…
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