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Same-sex Marriage Opponents Hold Rally at Capitol
(KCPW News) Opponents of same-sex marriage held a rally in the rotunda of the state capitol on Tuesday night. KCPW’s Roger McDonough was there and filed this report.
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Weber County Invites Lawmakers to ‘Dine and Shoot’ Event
(KCPW News) Weber County Commissioners have invited all 104 of Utah’s lawmakers to a so-called “dine-and-shoot” in Ogden. Wearing a white, bullet-proof vest on the House Floor of the State Capitol Ogden Republican Representative Jeremy Peterson reminded the assembled House about the invitation. “Tonight we have a special invitation from Weber County [to] a dine-and-shoot,”…
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Better Utah Legislative Recap – Day 2
(KCPW News) What happened at the state capitol today? How can people get involved in the legislative process? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed those questions to Maryann Martindale, Executive Director of the good government group, Alliance for a Better Utah. Martindale will join us almost daily during the legislative session to bring us the latest from…
Legislative Coverage
Utah Rep Proposes New Primary Elections Process
(KCPW News) Responding to calls to eliminate the traditional Utah caucus system, Republican Rep. Kraig Powell has suggested what he calls a compromise. The representative from Heber City has proposed a bill that would keep the caucus system in place, but instead of only selecting one nominee for each office, party delegates would choose two…
Environment
Protestors Cite Health, Family for Attending Clean Air Rally
(KCPW News) Bicycles, signs, and families. A wealth of those three things could be found all throughout the multitudes. Bicycles, because many in attendance wanted to minimize the environmental impact of the event. But as Aaron Kruger of Sugar House pointed out, riding a bike on bad air days isn’t always feasible. Occasionally, he has…
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Capitol Rally for Air Quality Draws Thousands
(KCPW News) A rally for clean air at the state capitol drew close to 5,000 people on Saturday. KCPW’s Roger McDonough was there to cover the event and filed this report.
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New KCPW Segment: Better Utah Legislative Recap
(KCPW News) With the legislative session starting, KCPW will begin airing legislative recaps by the good government group, Alliance for a Better Utah. In addition to being found online, these broadcasts will air periodically during The Rundown and run until the session ends in March. To kick things off, we’re going to get a preview…
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Political Cornflakes: Mike Lee Giving Tea Party Response to State of the Union
(KCPW News) Utah Senator Mike Lee is giving the Tea Party response to the president’s State of the Union Address. So, does the senator need any advice? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.
Environment
Utah Representative Seeks to Clarify Definition of “Natural” Air
(KCPW News) In the run-up to Utah’s legislative session, many bills are in the works or already drafted. One such bill is House Bill 229, otherwise known as the Air Contaminant Definition Change bill. The chief sponsor, Representative Jerry Anderson of Price, has a simple yet colossal objective in mind: defining the makeup of the…
Environment
Clean Air Caucus Unveils Bills for Upcoming Legislative Session
(KCPW News) At a press conference on Wednesday, a bipartisan team of Utah legislators were looking to put air quality on the agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The group, dubbed the Clean Air Caucus, unveiled new bills aimed at tackling the inversion problem plaguing much of northern Utah. Representative Patrice Arent is a co-chair…
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