Salt Lake City leaders are considering an off-leash dog tag program to increase revenue for maintaining off-leash dog areas and developing new ones. Art Raymond, spokesman for Mayor Ralph Becker, says the goal is to recognize the growing use of off-leash dog parks and responsibly expand those opportunities.
Segment 1: Small businesses, non-profits, arts groups, scientists – they’re all turning to large groups of small investors to back their ventures through something called crowdfunding. Crowdfunding got the legal nod from the recent JOBS Act and now crowdfund investing is creating a new avenue for start-up capital. On Wednesday, we learn more about crowdfunding…
Segment 1: Thirty years ago, animal shelters routinely euthanized stray cats and dogs to the tune of 17 million a year. But a widespread no-kill campaign and adoption events have whittled that number to less than 5 million. On Tuesday, we’ll talk about the on-going movement to provide sanctuary for homeless animals. Guest: Gregory…
The progressive-leaning open-government advocacy group Alliance for a Better Utah is calling on state lawmakers to withdraw their membership from the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on why they say ALEC is bad for democracy, leading some to protest its annual meeting in Salt Lake City this summer.
NASA is in Salt Lake City for the weekend with its traveling exhibit “Driven to Explore.” The free exhibit is set up outside the Leonardo, where visitors can touch a piece of moon rock and learn more about space exploration.
Social justice and human rights are among the important issues for Angela Romero. The Democratic hopeful for the Utah House of Representatives defeated an incumbent state lawmaker, Brian Doughty, at the Salt Lake County Democratic Party Convention to capture the nomination for House District 26. Now, she’s running to represent the city’s west side neighborhood of Glendale, along with 9th and 9th, parts of downtown and West Valley City.
The federal government has ruled Salt Lake County Councilman and Unified Fire Authority Chief Michael Jensen has not violated the Hatch Act. The federal law prohibits government employees who oversee federal funds, or are paid with them, from engaging in partisan politics. Jensen says the ruling validates his belief that he’s done nothing wrong, but as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Democrats who filed the complaint say they’re not satisfied.
Governor Gary Herbert acknowledged Thursday that more needs to be done about Utah’s shortage of liquor licenses. During his monthly news conference at KUED, Herbert said the problem could be hurting business growth in the state.
It’s difficult to tack on “hate crime” to a conviction in Utah, according to law enforcement officials who took part last night in Salt Lake County’s Council on Diversity Affairs forum on hate crimes. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on how law enforcement determines what a hate crime is and how they go about prosecuting offenders.
Last year it was flooding, this year, it’s fires the state is bracing for. Thursday, Governor Gary Herbert warned Utahns to be extra careful over the holiday weekend, saying the state’s fire resources are already working overtime. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what the situation looks like so far.
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