(KCPW News) In November, the Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off over a hundred thousand acres of land in central Utah for oil and gas drilling. Some are in areas with wilderness characteristics, including the San Rafael Swell, which has conservationists upset. They protested the plan in Salt Lake City on Monday. KCPW…
(KCPW News) Every member of Utah’s delegation in Washington rejected the idea of a military intervention in Syria. Why was that? 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.
(KCPW News) The first annual Salt Lake Comic Con drew record crowds on September 5, 6, and 7. Over 70,000 people attended the three day event, and at least 40,000 attended on Saturday, the final day, alone. With the Salt Palace Convention Center reaching maximum capacity Saturday afternoon, organizers were forced to turn away thousands…
(KCPW–September 5, 2013) The Utah Department of Transportation wants to build a freeway that would go north from Farmington, adjacent to the Eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake wetlands. The controversial roadway is expected to impact 52 acres of wetlands and additional prime habitat, which has caused environmentalist and now the US Department of…
(KCPW News) Local religious leaders staged a demonstration outside the governor’s mansion on Wednesday. They gathered to convince Governor Gary Herbert to endorse Medicaid expansion in Utah. In 2014, states have the option to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act. For his part, the governor has said he doesn’t plan to…
(KCPW–September 4, 2013) School grades are out, but many teachers, principals, and education groups are not happy about it. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
(KCPW News) The NSA may have been not only intercepting emails and text messages during the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake, but also capturing phone call records. How much public surveillance was actually going on at the games? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune…
(KCPW–August 29, 2013) A statewide tutoring program has received a $1.2 million dollar grant to help struggling students learn how to read and prepare a better path towards on-time high school graduation. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
(KCPW News) The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced that it will start recognizing the legal marriages of same sex couples throughout the United States – even if those couples reside in a state that doesn’t recognize gay marriage. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us more.
(KCPW News) Bells were heard in Utah and across the country on Wednesday as the nation honored the legacy of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of King’s historic speech and the March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement in America. To commemorate the…
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