(KCPW News) Utah governor Gary Herbert says he has assurances that there won’t be a new national monument designation in Utah this year. Does that mean that Utahns who oppose a Greater Canyonlands National Monument can breathe easier? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and…
Utah’s members of congress are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of Canyonlands National Park. But in doing so, they’re calling for something else. To learn more, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah politics.
(KCPW News) Three Utah women are running for Congress. And though the three are not all of the same party, they gathered this week for a panel discussion about women in politics. What did they say? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Matt Canham, Political Reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune and one of…
(KCPW News) Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul joined a group of Utahns on a trip to Guatemala recently. What’s the Rand Paul-Utah connection? I posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah politics.
(KCPW News) It seems like everyone and their dog has done the “ice bucket challenge” to raise money and awareness for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Former Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney even got into the act on Friday. To learn more, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Thomas Burr,…
(KCPW News) Lily Eskelson, a former Utah school teacher, is slated to head America’s largest labor union. What do we expect to hear from her in her new role? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that and other questions to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily,…
Last week, 14 U.S. Senators signed a letter written to President Obama, urging him to establish a new national monument in southern Utah. In reaction to this, Utah Governor Gary Herbert sent a letter to those senators inviting them to come visit Utah, and see the area around Canyonlands National Park for themselves. For this week’s…
(KCPW News) Fourteen US senators wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to name a new national monument in Utah. Is that sitting well with Utah’s delegation? 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 roundup…
(KCPW News) Some Utahns were on Capitol Hill in Washington DC yesterday decrying abuses by the Bureau of Land Management. What was their main concern? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent with the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah politics.
When casting votes on legislation, members of Congress sometimes make mistakes and have to fess up. Has that been the case for any of Utah’s lawmakers in Washington? KCPW’s Roger McDonough asked Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and the author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah politics.
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