(KCPW News) Salt Lake Democratic Representative Brian King wants people to stop looking the other way. His House Bill 125 makes bystanders to crimes or emergency situations responsible for stepping in to prevent harm. But that doesn’t mean a witness getting in harm’s way. Instead, King says assisting in an emergency can be as simple…
(KCPW News) Grand County Republican Rep. Carl Abrecht says that the Bears Ears and Grande Staircase Escalante National Monuments are too big, and cover lands that don’t need conserving. “If you’ve ever walked the ground in either one of those monuments, there’s a whole lot of sage brush, and a whole lot of piñon and…
(KCPW News) The 2018 Utah Legislative Session opened Monday with a bit of bragging. During opening remarks, Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes congratulated his fellow lawmakers for working collaboratively in recent years to address homelessness and enact criminal justice reforms, and to pass resolutions encouraging changes to Utah National Monuments. Hughes said those resolutions bore…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air dates: March 15/18, 2017) — Utah state legislators took on many contentious issues this year including homelessness, air quality, funding for education and rape kits, and reforms to Utah’s alcohol laws. On Friday, March 10th, a panel of lawmakers gathered at the Hinckley Institute of Politics to review the…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) A measure striking down a school curriculum statute known as “no-promo homo” passed through the Utah House with only one dissenting vote on Wednesday, making its way to Gov. Gary Herbert’s desk with bi-partisan support. Senate Bill 196 stems from a lawsuit filed in October 2016 by Equality Utah, an LGBTQ…
Utah’s congressional delegates respond to GOP leaders’ new health care plan. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman accepts President Donald Trump’s offer to be ambassador to Russia. Utah lawmakers try to win back the Outdoor Retailer show. And the 2017 state legislative session wraps up. On Friday at 9 a.m., Salt Lake Tribune Washington Bureau Chief…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) Utah lawmakers faced a sea of red at the Capitol on Wednesday for A Day Without a Woman, a direct-action event organized by Utah Women Unite, the group behind the women’s march at the beginning of the legislative session. Coinciding with International Women’s Day, hundreds of women from around the state…
On the final day of the 2017 Utah State Legislative Session, Roger McDonough and Chase Thomas talk about various funding priorities, about changes to alcohol policy, and about measures related to homelessness. Throughout this year’s meeting of state lawmakers, KCPW and Alliance for a Better Utah have partnered to provide Better Utah Legislative Updates. A…
(KCPW News) With just two days remaining in the Utah state legislative session, Utah Governor Gary Herbert is optimistic about the direction state lawmakers are taking, particularly when it comes to alcohol laws and education funding. KCPW’s Emily Means reports.
(KCPW News) A resolution asking lawmakers to acknowledge and work to address the effects of climate change failed in a House committee on Monday. North Salt Lake Republican Rep. Rebecca Edwards sponsored House Joint Resolution 18. Edwards, along with Salt Lake City Democratic Rep. Joel Briscoe, collaborated with students from state universities and high schools…
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