Whittney Evans

Police Agencies to Train for Officer-Involved Shootings

October 11, 2011 Whittney Evans

Law enforcement agencies in Salt Lake County will participate in a two-day training seminar this fall to brush up on how to respond to critical situations like officer-involved shootings. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office is hosting the event to make sure agencies are up-to-date on the most recent research. District Attorney Sim Gill says the training is meant to raise the level of professionalism in law enforcement agencies so the incidents can be better handled in the future.

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Educators Consider Why Some Utah College Students are Unprepared

October 10, 2011 Whittney Evans

Nearly half of students entering their freshman year at Utah Valley University are required to take remedial courses to prepare for college-level academics. While many other colleges and universities in the state don’t provide such courses, UVU catches the brunt of unprepared students as an open enrollment institution. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on what a high school English teacher and a UVU English professor have to say about why those students aren’t ready to learn on a college level.

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U of U Breaks Ground on $22 Million Chemistry Building

September 23, 2011 Whittney Evans

The University of Utah broke ground Thursday for a $22 million chemistry building. The Thatcher Building for Biological and Biophysical Chemistry will hold theoretical chemists, their labs and equipment, and as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, its goal is to feed more and more graduates into Utah’s thriving science industry.

Legislative Coverage

Pipeline Slammed After Water Task Force Meeting

September 21, 2011 Whittney Evans

Critics of a proposed Washington County water pipeline say state officials wouldn’t hear them out during a Water Issues Task Force meeting Tuesday. They say the Lake Powell pipeline is wasteful, and financing the project would be a dangerous prospect for Utah taxpayers. Christi Biniaz of Citizens for Dixie’s Future notes that according to the treasurer’s office, if the state issued bonds to pay for the $2 billion project, it would jeopardize its AAA bond rating.

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District Six Candidates Debate Focused on Ethics

September 20, 2011 Whittney Evans

Candidates for Salt Lake City Council District Six were having a hard time keeping their blows above the belt Tuesday during a debate at the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Charlie Luke and Councilman J.T. Martin disagreed about the state of the city’s east bench and the possibility of a convention hotel, but the big hits were more personal.

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Governor’s New Economic Council Meets at Capitol

September 20, 2011 Whittney Evans

Utah Governor Gary Herbert says the focus of his new Economic Development Coordinating Council, which met for the first time this morning at the capitol, is to help create 100,000 jobs in the state within 1,000 days. He says that would happen by continuing to recruit new companies, keeping taxes low with sensible regulation, and helping small businesses access start-up funds.

Education

Glitch in 2010 Law May Affect Board of Regents Nominee

September 20, 2011 Whittney Evans

Governor Gary Herbert has appointed Springville Mayor Wilford Clyde to serve on the State Board of Regents, but first the legislature must work out a glitch. Under a law passed in 2010, at least two rural Utahns must be appointed to the board by September 30th of this year. Senator Karen Morgan sits on the Senate Education Confirmation Committee.

Local News

UTA Wants to Trim Costs by Making it Easier to Rehire Retirees

September 19, 2011 Whittney Evans

The Utah Transit Authority continues to take steps to trim costs and increase revenues in the wake of the economic recession. Executives there are not only considering major fare changes, but as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, now they’re trying to make it easier to re-hire retired employees for temporary work, which would save money on hiring and training costs.

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