(KCPW News) Governor Gary Herbert is close to making a decision on whether to sign an agreement that would authorize the construction of a pipeline from the Snake Valley in Utah’s West Desert to Las Vegas Nevada. But activists say signing the agreement could spell environmental doom. KCPW’s Roger McDonough has the story.
This weekend, hundreds of high school students participated in a regional sporting event at the Maverick Center in West Valley City. But in this competition, the players were robots. Kim Schuske from Explore Utah Science has the story.
The global climate is expected to warm by 4 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century, but in many places, local climate will change in unexpected ways. Jon Kovash, with Explore Utah Science, reports how groups in Moab are dealing with this unknown.
(KCPW News) Hundreds of civil rights advocates gathered at Salt Lake City’s library square on Monday night for a candlelight vigil and rally in advance of the US Supreme Court’s hearings on the issue of gay marriage this week. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
(KCPW News) During this year’s legislative session, a number of bills sought to change Utah’s energy code, including two that addressed energy efficiency for homeowners and businesses. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Kevin Emerson from the nonprofit Utah Clean Energy, to hear about their advocacy efforts at the state capitol.
(KCPW News) A Senate committee had approved Sally Jewell to head the Interior Department but her nomination could still see trouble. What’s going on in the process to approve the new Interior Secretary?
(KCPW News) In the second part of a series of discussions with the IRS, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Jared Halper from the agency’s Criminal Investigation Division to hear about ways Utahns can protect against Identity theft and tax fraud.
(KCPW News) Tax season is upon us, and many Utahns are frantically trying to get their taxes filed before the April 15th deadline. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with the IRS’s Bill Brunson to try to find out how to make the process more manageable.
(KCPW News) On Thursday evening the Utah Legislature finalized and approved a plan to set up a prison relocation authority. The new board would examine the prudence of moving the state correctional facility and redeveloping the land at its current location.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed an assault weapons ban on Thursday. How did Utah’s Senators come down on the bill? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.
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