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Wimmer Calls for Public Sector Labor Negotiations to be Public

July 18, 2011 Whittney Evans

A state lawmaker who plans to run for Congress wants to open public sector employee labor negotiations to the public through a bill he’s just opened. Republican Representative Carl Wimmer says when taxpayer money is involved, so should the taxpayers. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, an attorney who represents some of those unions and the Utah Education Association say they’re confused as to why he thinks it’s necessary.

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County Increasing Recycling Pick-ups

July 13, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Beginning this September, residents in unincorporated Salt Lake County will be able to recycle twice as often. Pam Roberts, the county’s Sanitation Director, says it’s expanding the curbside recycling program to every week instead of twice a month.

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District Attorney Rules SLC Officer Unjustified in May Shooting

July 8, 2011 Jessica Gail

A Salt Lake City police officer who shot a juvenile at a mobile home park in May has been deemed unjustified in his actions. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says Officer Matthew Giles was involved in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle and believed the teen may have been involved in a hit and run accident. When the suspect rammed an officer’s cruiser, Giles said he believed the suspect was endangering his life, and fired eight shots.

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SL County Park Bond Vote Postponed Until 2012

June 29, 2011 Jessica Gail

Salt Lake County voters will have one more year to decide whether to vote “yes” on a $110 million dollar parks bond. The county council has decided to wait to bring the issue to the ballot box. And as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the holdup could also mean a delay for Salt Lake City’s future soccer complex.

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Construction Begins on Parley’s Trail Pedestrian Tunnel

June 23, 2011 Whittney Evans

The crown jewel of the ongoing Parley’s Trail expansion is coming to fruition. Construction crews are in the first stages of carving out a pedestrian tunnel under 1300 East, just south of 2100 South, that will join Sugar House Park with Hidden Hollow and the Sugar House business district. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the project is expected to be a major regional connector and a sight to behold.

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County Celebrates Partnership to Restore, Beautify Millcreek Canyon

June 22, 2011 Jessica Gail

Nestled in the Wasatch Mountains on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, Millcreek Canyon provides an outlet for thousands of visitors every day. But just two decades ago, the canyon looked dramatically different than the one many Utahns have come to love. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports that local leaders are celebrating the unique partnership that was created 20 years ago to make the canyon what it is today.

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Lawmakers Consider Protecting Voter Registration Emails

June 15, 2011 Whittney Evans

County clerks are asking the legislature to allow them to hold on to voter email addresses, but keep them private, in an effort to have more online correspondence and cut down on the cost of mailing and postage. Many voters won’t list an e-mail address, because like physical addresses and phone numbers, they are currently made public.

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Politics Up Close: State GOP Chairman Thomas Wright

June 10, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Many in the Utah Republican Party are unhappy with the state’s current leadership, with several GOP delegates letting Governor Gary Herbert know in no uncertain terms they’re mad over his decision to sign a guest worker permit bill into law. Does this indicate a significant rift within the party? Utah Republican Party Chairman Thomas Wright joined us in the studio.

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County Could Put Parks Bond on 2011 Ballot

June 7, 2011 Whittney Evans

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon wants voters to decide on a bonding measure for the upkeep and creation of parks in the county. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, some county council members weren’t buying his $110 million plan at yesterday’s meeting.

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Mayor Hopes to Find Support for Parks, Trails Bond

June 6, 2011 Jeff Robinson

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon is hoping you’ll support a new bond measure for the county’s parks and trails this fall, which would mean a property tax hike. But first, he’ll have to get the Republican-controlled County Council to agree to put it on the ballot, an effort that begins at Tuesday’s council meeting. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked him how large the bond is, and what it would go toward.

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