(KCPW News) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert held his monthly news conference Thursday, and familiar topics were again at the forefront: same-sex marriage and Medicaid expansion. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham was one of the reporters in attendance at KUED studios. He has this report.
(KCPW News) The quarterly campaign fundraising numbers are in from the Federal Election Commission, and there are few surprises. For example, Republican candidate for Congress Mia Love raised roughly four times as much money as her Democratic opponent, Doug Owens—with much of Love’s contributions coming from out-of-state. Still, the Fourth District promises to be a…
(KCPW News) The Utah Debate Commission held its final debate of the election season on Tuesday night. The last of five debates featured the major candidates vying for Utah’s Fourth Congressional District: Democrat Doug Owens and Republican Mia Love. The two are hoping to fill the shoes of outgoing Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson, who announced…
(KCPW News) A committee at the state legislature on Tuesday heard findings from an audit on the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)—and those findings were less than complimentary. The Office of the Utah State Audit expressed concerns about a lack of oversight in a corporate incentive program. GOED has awarded over $600 million in…
(KCPW News) Slowly but surely, the details of Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s Healthy Utah plan are coming to light. The plan started out in February as an attempt at a middle-of-the-road solution for how to expand Medicaid in the state, and from the beginning, Herbert has made personal accountability a major component of Healthy Utah.…
(KCPW News) An interstate group dedicated to the transfer of public lands to state control wrapped up a three-day workshop in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Policymakers from fourteen states, including Utah, met to define and discuss their top priorities going forward. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more.
(KCPW News) The fourth Utah Debate Commission debate took place Tuesday night. This time, it was the lead contenders for Utah’s Third Congressional District going head-to-head: Republican incumbent Jason Chaffetz, and Democratic hopeful Brian Wonnacott. For a recap of the only debate between these two candidates, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham with more.
(KCPW News) Same-sex marriage is once again legal in Utah—and this time, it’s likely here to stay. The United States Supreme Court announced on Monday morning that it would not be hearing any cases challenging same-sex marriage bans. The high court rejected cases from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. While the move does not…
(KCPW News) A man with a knife sneaks into the White House, and no one is angrier than… Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz? What drove the intense ire of Chaffetz? KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham asked Salt Lake Tribune Washington correspondent Thomas Burr about that and more in this week’s edition of Political Cornflakes.
(KCPW News) On Wednesday night, The Utah Debate Commission hosted its third of five debates this election season. This time, the debate featured the Republican and Democratic candidates for Utah Attorney General: Sean Reyes and Charles Stormont, respectively. Reyes was appointed to the post back in December after the resignation of the previous attorney general,…
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