The State Board of Education passed an emergency rule yesterday in preparation for the Statewide Public Education Online Program to go into effect July 1st. Many say SB 65, which passed during the 2011 legislative session, has a lot of unintended consequences.
A candidate for Utah Democratic Party Chair says he was appalled to see a recent Gallup poll showing 22 percent of those surveyed would not vote for a presidential candidate who is Mormon. Jim Dabakis is calling on both Democrats and Republicans to speak more responsibly about religious bias.
Musician Sheryl Crow did more than entertain Utahns on Friday during the Red Butte Concert Series. She also took some time out of her busy schedule to plant trees in Sugar House Park. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Crow partnered with Salt Lake City’s TreeUtah to provide some shade for pedestrians, cyclists and skaters on Parley’s Trail.
Bret Cali, the owner of a small business that sells ice cream from bicycles, says Salt Lake City is again waging war on ice cream. Cali says he was kicked out of Liberty Park a few days ago by police officers even though he has a vendors permit. Last year, he had the same problem when a Liberty Park concessions owner complained to the city, but Cali says after heated controversy, he received a wink and a nod from city officials who told him he could continue operating his business.
The crown jewel of the ongoing Parley’s Trail expansion is coming to fruition. Construction crews are in the first stages of carving out a pedestrian tunnel under 1300 East, just south of 2100 South, that will join Sugar House Park with Hidden Hollow and the Sugar House business district. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the project is expected to be a major regional connector and a sight to behold.
Get your hands on art, feast your ears on music and your eyes on all of the attractions at the 35th annual Utah Arts Festival in downtown Salt Lake City that kicks off today. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the festival continues to grow bigger and more hands on every year.
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman announced Tuesday he will make a run for the presidency. But the question remains: will his moderate record on certain issues stand out in a polarized political climate? KCPW’s Whittney Evans talked with Utahns to hear their opinions.
Salt Lake City is proposing to amend a zoning ordinance to give mobile businesses more flexibility. Unlike food carts, food trucks aren’t allowed on public property and can’t set up shop for more than two hours. The proposed change would allow them to operate for up to 24 hours, give more options for private property use and public right of way, and considers mobile food courts, where multiple trucks could operate in one location.
A Glendale Community Council member says his elected officials are letting residents down by allowing a parole violator center to be built in his west-side Salt Lake City neighborhood. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, officials say it’s not as worrisome as it sounds, and in fact is much safer and less expensive then locking parolees back up for violations.
Intermountain Medical Center researchers are getting closer to understanding why some women suffer heart failure in the final weeks of pregnancy or after giving birth. They’ve linked a genetic mutation to peripartum cardiomyopothy, or PPCM.
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