(KCPW News) Each day of this year’s legislative session we’ve been joined by Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Utah for our Better Utah legislative recap. During today’s recap we look at medical marijuana (extract) in Utah and yet another Medicaid expansion plan on the hill.
(KCPW News) Few issues crystalize the alcohol debate in Utah better than the so-called Zion Curtain. Supporters deem it a necessary protection for families at restaurants. Detractors say that it does little to prevent drinking and, frankly, it’s a bit weird. If you live in Utah, you probably know what a Zion Curtain is, but here’s…
(KCPW News) Now we turn to our Better Utah legislative recap, with Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Utah. On the agenda today: competing alternatives to federal Medicaid Expansion.
Dust events occur regularly each spring along the Wasatch Front, and they could be impacting how much water is ultimately available for Utah residents. This is the first story by Explore Utah Science in a series called “Follow the Flow”, that examines ongoing research to maintain the sustainability of Utah’s precious watersheds.
(KCPW News) A bill that would revise the way Utah’s Division of Air Quality sets regulations on pollution passed the Utah House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill would strike language in a law that says Utah cannot exceed air quality standards already set by the federal government. Republican Rep. Becky Edwards sponsors House Bill…
(KCPW News) Last year, a plan to bring a convention center hotel to downtown Salt Lake City was narrowly defeated in the Utah legislature. This year, it’s a step closer to reality. House Bill 356, which lays the groundwork for building a new facility near the Salt Palace Convention Center, passed the Utah House of Representatives…
(KCPW News) Every afternoon of the state legislative session, Alliance for a Better Utah Executive Director Maryann Martindale joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough for a daily recap from the hill. Today they discuss recent developments on the air-quality front.
(KCPW News) Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of Alliance for a Better Utah joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough for a daily recap from the hill. Today: the agreement between Count My Vote and Utah Lawmakers.
(KCPW News) Election-reform group Count My Vote and Utah lawmakers announced on Sunday that they had come to an agreement over how candidates ought to be able to get onto a primary ballot. The deal means that lawmakers will now try to get reform legislation passed during the final two weeks of this legislative session.…
(KCPW News) It’s been weeks since an LGBT non-discrimination bill gasped its last breath in the Utah legislature. Ultimately, the Senate Republican caucus decided the bill was too risky to hear while the state was attempting to defend its same-sex marriage ban in a federal appeals court. But for many people, including the LGBT community…
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