(KCPW News) Government employees of the new National Security Agency data storage center in Utah will be treated to a clean highway on their commute to work — but it will come in the form of inventive political activism. A local chapter of protest group Restore the Fourth has adopted a section of Utah State…
(KCPW News) Governor Gary Herbert held a first-ever after-school faculty meeting on Wednesday. The education summit was meant to shed light on Utah’s goals for education policy. In particular, the governor’s PACE plan was discussed. The PACE plan aims for 66% of all working-age Utahns to hold a post-secondary degree by 2020. Herbert addressed the…
(KCPW News) There was a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday that left one person dead. What happened? 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 roundup of Utah politics. Burr was on hand when the events unfolded…
(KCPW News) On Wednesday, KCPW reported that due to the shutdown of the federal government, some 66,000 Utahns would be left with limited access to a supplemental food assistance program known as WIC. WIC assists low-income women, infants, and children in ensuring they receive proper nutrition. In Salt Lake County, the county council approved emergency…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced a new transit pass program for city residents on Friday. The proposed program aims to help alleviate the poor air quality that has plagued Salt Lake Valley in recent years. For more, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham with his report.
(KCPW News) When the federal government shut down at midnight on Monday night, many government functions were stopped in their tracks. As many as 40,000 Utahns could be furloughed as a result of the government shutdown, and programs such as Medicare could start to feel the pinch as reserve funds are exhausted. However, one vital…
(KCPW News) The individual Obamacare exchange opened today, but glitches are making it frustrating for some, who are anxious to sign up for insurance. KCPW Reporter Kim Schuske has this story.
The US government was partially shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years. The shutdown means that up to a million federal workers are on unpaid leave. KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke to Utah’s Senator Orrin Hatch and State Democratic Party Chair Jim Dabakis, to hear about how this happened, and to try to…
(Explore Utah Science/ KCPW) Fears have prevented the construction of nuclear power plants for over 40 years, but Blue Castle Holdings is proposing to build a new one near Green River, Utah. The feasibility of the plant as well as water rights granted to the company were on trial last week. Kim Schuske has the…
(KCPW News) An exhibition in Salt Lake City features local artists subjecting themselves to their least favorite styles and mediums. The exhibition, called “That Thing You Hate”, is featured at the Alice Gallery, and it challenges three artists to explore areas of art that they hate. For information on the Rio Gallery’s Statewide Annual Competition…
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