The budget is at the top of the Utah Senate’s priorities. That’s what Senate Majority Leader said today in a leadership briefing following opening ceremonies on the Senate floor. He specifically highlighted public education.
State lawmakers are up to their knees in immigration-related bills to sift through as the legislative session kicks off today. But with a budget to balance as well, some feel the discussion on immigration will lead to procrastination. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Wal-Mart has promised to sell healthier food and cheaper produce by 2015 in a new initiative. But will the change have a positive effect on most Utahns? KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
A state lawmaker is sponsoring legislation that would make it legal for anyone to kill a feral animal. Currently, shooting them without a license is a misdemeanor. Republican Representative Curt Oda says his bill specifically targets rural areas, where people tend to abandon pets.
A Salt Lake City Police Department shuffle means more bike squads on the streets looking for trouble. Some worry they might be looking too hard, but it has the support of many local business owners. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Utah lawmakers are spending several hours today in budget meetings as they prepare for the legislative session, which begins Monday. Republicans foresee at least a 7 percent cut across the board, sharply differing from Governor Gary Herbert’s more optimistic budget proposal.
Small business owners joined Utah Democratic Party leaders yesterday in Salt Lake City to make one last appeal to the lawmakers who are likely to vote to repeal the health care reform law passed last March. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Intermountain Healthcare says the rising number of premature, elective C-sections is costing the nation billions in medical expenses and putting mothers and their babies at risk. For the past 10 years, the Intermountain Women and Newborns Clinical Program has driven down the number of premature C-sections in Utah by encouraging physicians to reconsider inducing birth before 39 weeks.
Utah Congressman Rob Bishop says the Pentagon should reconsider slashing the defense budget. Speaking on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, the Republican said he and other members of the armed services committee will be asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to justify cutting $78 billion and pulling back troops over the next five years.
A Republican state lawmaker will, once again, try to convince the legislature to increase the availability of liquor licenses to restaurants in the state.
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