Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes’ decision not to run for re-election, and what lies ahead in his political career; what the federal tax law means for Utahns; and a Romney…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss how the GOP tax plan affects Utahns; Pres. Donald Trump’s visit to Utah; Trump’s handling of the North Korean nuclear threat; and Real Salt Lake’s hush-hush tax cut.
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss a fiery interaction between Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, over who benefits from the GOP tax plan; the growing list of men in high places accused…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss who benefits from the House Republican tax plan; John Curtis easily winning the seat for Utah’s Third Congressional District; the state’s limited and specific Medicaid expansion; and the Utah names…
Small business leaders in Utah had the opportunity today to let two Western federal lawmakers know what economic issues impact them the most. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on what they say is dragging businesses down.
Two political rivals in the race for Utah’s 4th Congressional district addressed the Utah Taxpayers Association at the Little America Hotel Tuesday. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on what Republican Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love and Blue Dog Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson had to say about taxes, spending and political ideology.
A proposal to allow personal income tax contributions for elementary schools across Utah was narrowly rejected by the Utah Senate this morning. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on the debate.
Cities across the country and Utah are opting to bury their power lines instead of stringing them overhead, and one Democratic state lawmaker wants to help them pay for it. House Bill 291, sponsored by Representative Joel Briscoe, allows city councils to approve a tenth of a cent sales tax hike to be used solely for burying utility lines. He says there are many good reasons to halt the construction of new above-ground lines, aside from saving trees.
A tax break for Utah college students who stay and work in the state got mixed reviews from lawmakers this morning in a House Committee. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, House Bill 299 would help some graduates get back what they paid into the system, but opponents argue it would only help those who don’t need it.
The Utah Senate approved a bill this morning to exempt military personnel from paying state property taxes. Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Democratic Senator Luz Robles, would apply to a service member who has been called to active duty. Robles said men and women serving probably weren’t expecting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to go on so long, and they’re suffering.
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