This week in the legislature: a massive alcohol bill emerges, and Utahns may be swapping ‘Zion Curtains’ for ‘Zion Moats.’ Also, considering diversity will remain a part of the judicial nomination process. And a measure requiring doctors to inform patients of so-called ‘abortion reversal’ moves advances. Every Tuesday and Thursday Alliance for a Better Utah’s…
(KCPW News) Local officials unveiled a new plan for homelessness in the greater Salt Lake Valley on Friday. The plan means that two previously-announced homeless resource centers won’t be built after all. KCPW’s Emily Means attended the press conference at the state capitol and filed this report. Basics from Friday’s announcement INITIALLY: four, new homeless…
This Thursday’s Better Utah Legislative Update includes a look at efforts to lower the age at which a person can get a concealed carry permit, at an effort to institute ranked-choice voting in Utah elections, and a measure to get rid off language in state code preventing the advocacy of homosexuality in Utah classrooms. During…
Tuesday and Thursday mornings during the 2017 Utah State Legislative Session, KCPW’s Roger McDonough speaks with Alliance for a Better Utah’s Chase Thomas for an update from the legislature. Today they look at a newly-unveiled resolution on public lands, an endorsement by lawmakers of term-limits in Washington, at an effort to expand a same-day voting…
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.
As the 2017 Utah Legislative Session nears its halfway point, KCPW’s Roger McDonough speaks with Alliance for a Better Utah’s Chase Thomas to hear the latest on what’s happening at this year’s meeting of lawmakers. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning during the session, tune in at 8:30 for KCPW’s Better Utah Legislative Update.
(KCPW News) A committee in the Utah House of Representatives on Monday advanced a bill related to home sharing services such as those offered by companies like Airbnb and HomeAway. KCPW’s Emily Means provides this report.
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…
(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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