Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a Senate bill that would keep America from going over the so called ‘Fiscal Cliff”; which would have meant an average of $2,000 in tax hikes for average families. Utah’s only Democrat in Congress, Jim Matheson, voted against the proposed plan saying the bill doesn’t go far enough.
Studies show Wasatch Front residents are making changes on poor air quality days. Kate Lohnes, Salt Lake City’s Special Programs Manager says the state’s ‘Care to Clean the Air’ Program is in its third year and new data funded by the Environmental Protection Agency shows it’s making a difference.
Segment 1: Ben McAdams has served as a Democrat in the Utah Senate since 2009 and as a top adviser to Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, but on Monday he takes over as Salt Lake County Mayor. On Thursday, we talk with McAdams about bipartisanship, county finances and his priorities for 2013. Guest: Salt…
Segment 1: In 2004, Salt Lake County voters elected a political newcomer to bring fresh ideas and restore faith in a scandal-rocked county government. Eight years later, Mayor Peter Corroon says that confidence in government is back, along with new libraries and rec centers, open space preservation and services for a growing refugee population. On…
Downtown Salt Lake City has changed significantly over the past year. The opening of City Creek brought with it over 100 stores and restaurants, so what has it meant for the Gateway Mall this holiday season? KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke with store owners to find out how business has been at the City’s “other mall.”
Several members of congress have been outspoken about the need for more gun control in the U.S. in light of last weeks mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. But, how do Utah’s congressional leaders feel about a ban on assault weapons? KCPW’S Jessica Gail 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.
Clearfield Representative Paul Ray wants to give gun owners more freedom. The Republican lawmaker is running a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would prohibit a person who is lawfully carrying a firearm in public from being charged with non-firearm related crimes like disorderly conduct.
Segment 1: The Mayan calendar, which dates back to 3114 B.C., ends on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 and that landmark moment has prompted fears of apocalypse and the end of the world. On Thursday, we’ll discuss what Mayan hieroglyphs and culture really say about the end of the calendar and why the doomsday myth has…
Utah residents love their guns. The state has some of the loosest gun laws in the country and is home to the third largest unregulated arms market in the country- KSL.com. So, where does this love come from? KCPW’s Jessica Gail spoke with Mary Malouf of Salt Lake Magazine who answers that question in her recent article ‘Gun Lovin’ Utah.’
Since the spring, members of Utah’s Heath System Reform Task Force have been discussing how to best implement healthcare reform in Utah. Monday was the committee’s final meeting, but there are still no answers as to what the future of a state-run insurance exchange looks like in Utah. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why more decisions haven’t been made.
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