Emily Means talks with Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, and Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, D-Salt Lake City, about redistricting, the process of re-evaluating and redrawing political boundaries following the U.S. census; and their thoughts on the Better Boundaries initiative. Also, Jason Perry from the Hinckley Institute of Politics lays the groundwork for understanding where congressional seats are…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) For its second year in Salt Lake City, the Rock N’ Roll Camp for Girls is pushing girls out from backstage and into the limelight. The weeklong camp gives girls ages 8-18 a chance to form bands and learn to sing, play drums, bass, guitar and keys. The girls write their own…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) Like Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, they spoke for the trees – as well as for air quality, melting glaciers and medical research funding. Thousands of scientists, doctors and lay people marched to the Utah State Capitol Saturday, in solidarity with other marches for science around the world. The rally coincided with Earth Day and…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) A measure striking down a school curriculum statute known as “no-promo homo” passed through the Utah House with only one dissenting vote on Wednesday, making its way to Gov. Gary Herbert’s desk with bi-partisan support. Senate Bill 196 stems from a lawsuit filed in October 2016 by Equality Utah, an LGBTQ…
-Audio below- (KCPW News) Utah lawmakers faced a sea of red at the Capitol on Wednesday for A Day Without a Woman, a direct-action event organized by Utah Women Unite, the group behind the women’s march at the beginning of the legislative session. Coinciding with International Women’s Day, hundreds of women from around the state…
On the final day of the 2017 Utah State Legislative Session, Roger McDonough and Chase Thomas talk about various funding priorities, about changes to alcohol policy, and about measures related to homelessness. Throughout this year’s meeting of state lawmakers, KCPW and Alliance for a Better Utah have partnered to provide Better Utah Legislative Updates. A…
(KCPW News) With just two days remaining in the Utah state legislative session, Utah Governor Gary Herbert is optimistic about the direction state lawmakers are taking, particularly when it comes to alcohol laws and education funding. KCPW’s Emily Means reports.
(KCPW News) A resolution asking lawmakers to acknowledge and work to address the effects of climate change failed in a House committee on Monday. North Salt Lake Republican Rep. Rebecca Edwards sponsored House Joint Resolution 18. Edwards, along with Salt Lake City Democratic Rep. Joel Briscoe, collaborated with students from state universities and high schools…
With the session winding down, today’s update focuses on various funding and tax measures – including a now-withdrawn proposal to increase the sales tax on food. Every Tuesday and Thursday Alliance for a Better Utah’s Chase Thomas joins KCPW’s Roger McDonough for a check on what’s happening at the annual meeting of state lawmakers.
KCPW’s Roger McDonough is once again joined by Alliance for a Better Utah’s Chase Thomas for an update on alcohol-related measures at this year’s meeting of state lawmakers – including lowering the legal blood alcohol level; and to talk about a so-called “ban-the-box” bill, that would prohibit public employers from asking job applicants to disclose…
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