Legislative Coverage – Page 11

Chaffetz meets Islamic leaders, Outdoor Retailer explores options and medical cannabis research bill advances (2/10/17)

February 10, 2017 JCE

U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, addresses President Donald Trump’s travel ban with leaders of Utah’s Islamic community. Utah’s House and Senate pass a resolution to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Organizers of the Outdoor Retailer show consider leaving Utah due to the state’s policies on public lands. And the Utah House advances a bill to…

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Law Enforcement

ABU Legislative Update: Elections Changes, Rape Kit Testing and Cleaner School Busses

February 9, 2017 Roger McDonough

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning KCPW’s Roger McDonough speaks with Chase Thomas, Policy and Advocacy Counsel with Alliance for a Better Utah to check in on what’s happening at the 2017 Utah State Legislature. Today they discuss an initiative to mandate the testing of all rape kits collected by law enforcement, and about changes to…

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State Senator Taking to ‘Facebook Live’ to Connect with Constituents

February 8, 2017 Emily Means

(KCPW News) Social media is changing the way people consume news and information, the way journalists connect with the public, and the way one Utah lawmaker interacts with his constituents. KCPW’s Emily Means reports on State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake City) and his plan to take to Facebook Live this week – for 24…

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ABU Legislative Update: Sex-Ed Bill Fails, Monument Resolution Gets Governor’s Signature

February 7, 2017 Roger McDonough

The third week of the Utah State Legislative Session is now underway. For a check of what lawmakers are working on, every Tuesday and Thursday KCPW’s Roger McDonough speaks with Chase Thomas, Policy and Advocacy Counsel with Alliance for a Better Utah. Today they talk about the fallout from state support for a resolution calling…

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Protestors and State Leaders Respond to Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees

February 6, 2017 Emily Means

(KCPW News) President Donald Trump’s executive order barring some immigrants and refugees from entering the United States moved Utahns to action over the weekend and has also drawn mixed responses from the state’s Republican leaders. KCPW’s Emily Means reports.

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ABU Legislative Update: Electric Cars, Solar Panels, and the Commission on Federalism

February 2, 2017 Roger McDonough

A fourth of the way through the 2017 Utah State Legislative Session, KCPW’s Roger McDonough and Alliance for a Better Utah’s Chase Thomas discuss efforts by lawmakers to: sunset tax credits on solar panels; extend credits for electric vehicles; and to oblige lawmakers to learn about federalism.

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Committee Advances Bill to Ban Abortions by Telemedicine

February 1, 2017 Emily Means

(KCPW News) A committee in the Utah House of Representatives this week considered a bill that would expand so-called telemedicine services in Utah. But, as KCPW’s Emily Means reports, discussion in the committee focused on 4 lines of the bill’s text relating to abortion.

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ABU Legislative Update: Monument Resolutions, Scaled Back Expectations on Medical Marijuana

January 31, 2017 Roger McDonough

It’s now the second week of the 2017 state legislative session. To get caught up on what’s happened since their last conversation, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke again with Alliance for a Better Utah’s Chase Thomas for another Better Utah Legislative Update. Today, they talk about the unorthodox way two resolutions on national monuments made their…

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House Speaker Unveils Resolution Urging Undoing of Bears Ears

January 27, 2017 Emily Means

(KCPW News) Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes on Thursday filed legislation that would urge President Donald Trump to rescind the newly-declared Bears Ears National Monument. KCPW’s Emily Means spoke with proponents and opponents of the resolution, and provided this report.

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ABU Legislative Update: Commissions and Boards, Alcohol, State of the State

January 26, 2017 Roger McDonough

During the this year’s meeting of lawmakers, KCPW’s Roger McDonough will be joined regularly by Chase Thomas, Policy and Advocacy Counsel with Alliance for a Better Utah. Today, they they talk about House Bill 11, which aims to do away with party-affiliation requirements for 29 state boards and commissions. Also, during his State of the…

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