Chase Thomas from Alliance for a Better Utah joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about funding requests at the legislature related to public lands and threatened species. Millions of dollars have been allocated to nonprofits lobbying the federal government on Utah’s public lands agenda, but some lawmakers want better accounting on how that money is…
(KCPW News) Executives with more than 30 outdoor recreation companies have signed a letter calling on Utah Governor Gary Herbert to defend public lands in the state, or they say they will urge the Outdoor Retailer Show to leave Utah. KCPW’s Roger McDonough has the story.
The final gavel fell on the 2016 Utah State Legislative Session late last night. On today’s Better Utah Legislative Update we feature a recap of what got funded, defunded, passed and shelved on the hill this year – from Medicaid to marijuana, coal exports to water pipelines, education to air quality and beyond.
A proposal that could ultimately end up funding large water infrastructure projects like the Lake Powell and Bear River pipelines advanced out of a House committee on Wednesday evening. SB80, an update to current state code, would take 1/16th percent sales tax now set aside for transportation projects and move it into a fund for…
A measure that environmentalists say is designed to fund the Lake Powell and Bear River pipelines is awaiting consideration in committee. Meanwhile, initiatives to address air quality in Utah have stalled. Alliance for a Better Utah Strategic Advisor Matt Lyon joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough for the latest Better Utah Legislative Update.
(KCPW News) A bill from the 2015 Utah State Legislative Session that could let landowners erect billboards on Utah’s Scenic Byways has been reintroduced at this year’s session. Republican Representative Mike Noel’s HB232 would allow property owners to opt out of the National Scenic Byway designation for certain segments of their land, effectively undoing a…
Today on the program, host Jason Mathis speaks with Ben Bolte, Founder and Director of GREENbike, about downtown SLC’s growing bike share program. This year, GREEENbike surpassed 100,000 rides in one season. That’s 100,000 rides on 200 bikes over 7 months.
(KCPW News) A group of local activists, organizers, teachers and students on Monday delivered a petition to the Natural History Museum of Utah as part of a nationwide effort to get museums to rid their investment portfolios of any fossil fuel holdings. Activists from the groups Peaceful Uprising, the Utah Tar-Sands Resistance, and others, delivered…
(KCPW News) Utah’s population is expected to nearly double in the next 40 years and many policymakers worry that the desert state will not have enough water for cities, industries, and agriculture. Some say Utah will soon need to divert more water from the Colorado River, and eventually the Bear River, to meet future needs.…
(KCPW News) An interstate group dedicated to the transfer of public lands to state control wrapped up a three-day workshop in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Policymakers from fourteen states, including Utah, met to define and discuss their top priorities going forward. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has more.
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