Utah consistently ranks in the bottom third of states when it comes to voter turnout. We’ll speak with Dr. Morgan Lyon Cotti, Associate Instructor at the University of Utah’s Center For Public Policy & Admininistration and the Local Program Manager at the U’s Hinckley Institute of Politics, to find out why. Plus, your top local…
In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service: a “day on, not a day off.” In the spirit of…
Today on the program we speak with Dr. Phyllis Coley, a biologist at the University of Utah who, with her husband Dr. Thomas Kursar, co-authored a new study that looks at how and why there is such an enormous biodiversity in tropical rainforests. Plus, Political Cornflakes with the Salt Lake Tribune’s Thomas Burr, and your…
Today on the show we hear from Erika Munson, founder of the group Mormons Building Bridges. Munson wrote an opinion piece in support of proposed statewide non-discrimination law. That, plus an appearance by the mother of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin at the University of Utah, and your local headlines.
Today on the program we speak with Dr. Brian Moench, President of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, about a planned air-quality rally, and about his hopes for the upcoming legislative session when it comes to addressing Utah’s air pollution. Plus your local news summary.
Today on the show a conversation with Lane Beattie, President of the Salt Lake Chamber, about what the business community wants to see accomplished during the upcoming legislative session. Plus, your top local headlines, including news that a federal judge has struck down an Oklahoma ban on same-sex marriage.
A new course is helping under-served high school kids at Salt Lake’s East High develop a love a learning. It is called the Clemente Course and it’s an interdisciplinary humanities course for sophomores who hope to be the first in their families to attend college. Today on The Rundown we’ll speak about this innovative program,…
Today on the show we spend a fair amount of time on the recent developments in the ongoing legal (and societal) debate over same-sex marriage in Utah. That, a look at the interplay between religion and diplomacy, and your top local headlines.
The enormous landslide at the Kennecott Copper Mine last year was likely the largest non-volcanic slide in North American history, and the first known to have triggered earthquakes. We’ll speak to the authors of a new study on the slide by University of Utah Scientists published earlier this week. Plus, your local headlines.
Today on the show we feature the next in our monthly series of conversations with Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. We’ll look at the mayor’s State of the City Address, same-sex marriage, development in Salt Lake’s downtown, and more. Plus, your daily news summary.
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