A new urban farming program in Salt Lake County aims to help refugees in the community eat healthier, gain economic independence and taste some familiar flavors. KCPW’s Whittney Evans spoke to several refugees at a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday who say the program is helping them find “New Roots.”
Utah’s approach to illegal immigration is piquing the curiosity of leaders in Washington. Bishop John Wester of the Salt Lake City Catholic Diocese took part in a White House meeting Tuesday with President Barack Obama, his cabinet members and other stakeholders. He helped present the Utah Compact, which was written to guide Utah’s approach to immigration reform.
Those who attended the Utah Renewable Energy Conference yesterday at the Salt Palace Convention Center say building a green home right now might be too costly for the average Utahn, but they aren’t discouraged. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the time for affordable and sustainable living may be on its way.
A recent expansion of Utah’s freedom of conscience law re-enforces a physician’s right, and now, a medical facility’s right, to deny an abortion without fear of liability. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it probably won’t change the way Utah hospitals do business.
A key player in reforming the federal budget visited Salt Lake City this morning. Former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson, who co-chairs President Obama’s bi-partisan fiscal commission, spoke at Zions Bank as part of its Premier Wealth Management Center’s Speakers Series. He told reporters earlier in the week, “just pray for the Gang of Six,” referring to a bipartisan group of senators working on a deficit reduction plan. KCPW’s Whittney Evans asked Simpson if those prayers are working.
Salt Lake City installed the first official bike corral in front of Squatter’s Pub Brewery this morning. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it’s laying down several more at other downtown locations as part of an ongoing sustainability effort.
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case against a young woman who allegedly paid a man to beat her to induce a miscarriage. They were to help the court determine what qualifies as an abortion under Utah Law. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously, last night to ban electronic billboards. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, some say the vote was unnecessary and outside the city’s jurisdiction.
Salt Lake City’s 2nd District council seat representing the west side is up for grabs this November as three-term incumbent Van Turner faces re-election. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, there are two hopefuls already mounting a challenge.
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department has four confirmed cases and six suspected cases of measles in the county, keeping many Granite School District students who haven’t been vaccinated home from school.
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