Dr. Hussein Elkhafaifi is a native of Libya and witnessed this year’s uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. The Director of the Arabic Program at the University of Washington will speak this Sunday afternoon at 2 at the Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium. We talked with him about Gaddafi’s history of oppression.
If you walk through the Avenues in Salt Lake City, it’s not easy to figure out which congressional district you’re in. That’s because the neighborhood is split up among two of them. And that’s concerning for Democratic State Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck, who represents the neighborhood.
The Utah Taxpayers Association is an influential voice in Utah policymaking and will soon have its annual Taxes Now conference. The conservative group is crusading against the restaurant tax and the taxpayer-funded UTOPIA fiber-optic network. We were joined by the association’s Royce Van Tassell.
Utah’s second largest city is undertaking a major effort to make the city a better place to live, work and have fun. In fact, West Valley City is close to making a major announcement regarding its City Center project. We were joined by West Valley City Councilman Corey Rushton to talk about redevelopment efforts in the city.
He’s proud of his Mormon roots, but his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is “tough to define.” That’s what former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman told TIME magazine for a new profile piece that has quickly gone viral. Is this a sure sign that Huntsman does not want to be perceived as a Mormon candidate if he runs for president?
It was called a watered down version of Arizona’s enforcement only immigration law when it was passed by the Utah legislature. But the American Civil Liberties Union says it will still turn Utah into a police state, dubbing it the “show me your papers” law. Now, it’s filed a lawsuit in federal court.
Sim Gill is in his fifth month as Salt Lake County’s new District Attorney, and in the middle of implementing some of the reforms he pledged when he ran for the job. He’s also brought a resolution to the controversial and disturbing case of D.J. Bell. Gill joined us in the studio to talk about what he’s doing as the new D.A., and what’s ahead for his office.
When you talk about air quality in Utah, the conversation usually turns to Kennecott Utah Copper, the second largest copper producer in the United States. We talked with Shelley Marshall from Utah Moms for Clean Air and Tim Wagner from Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, two groups that have been sharply critical of the company. We also spoke with Piper Rhodes, Manager of Sustainable Development, Health Safety & Environment for Kennecott.
Jim Dabakis has had a lot of job titles over the years, like businessman, radio host, LGBT rights advocate, and Russian art dealer. Now, he’s looking to become chairman of the Utah Democratic Party. But what could he bring to the state’s minority party, which lost several seats in the legislature in the last election?
Are electronic billboards an eyesore? The Salt Lake City Council thinks so. But now, the president of the Utah Senate says the city’s new ban on e-billboards won’t sit well with the Utah Legislature. We talked with Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker about that, and the controversy surrounding leadership of the City Library.
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