(KCPW News) Thursday wraps up the Ninth Annual Governor’s Native American Summit, which took place on the campus of Utah Valley University. The Summit was created under Governor Jon Huntsman in an effort to improve state government relations with Utah’s Native American tribal leaders. Governor Gary Herbert, who was Lieutenant Governor at the inaugural Summit,…
(KCPW News) Utah Governor Gary Herbert held his monthly KUED press conference on Thursday, just a day after a critical Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on same-sex marriage. The decision upholding a federal judge’s strike-down of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban is expected to go before the Supreme Court, as state officials such as the…
(KCPW News) The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld a federal judge’s decision that Utah’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has the story.
(KCPW News) A new poll suggests that Governor Gary Herbert’s Healthy Utah plan has the backing of a majority of Utahns. In fact, given a choice between adopting the governor’s plan and simply doing nothing on the Medicaid expansion issue, 88 percent of respondents were in favor of the plan. For more details, here’s KCPW’s…
(KCPW News) With just a few days before a court-ordered deadline, the state of Utah has announced it is appealing a ruling that would force the state to recognize over 1,300 same-sex marriages. State officials also be requested a stay pending appeal at the Tenth Circuit Court, which was granted on Thursday. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has…
(KCPW News) Governor Gary Herbert held his monthly press conference at KUED studios on Thursday. The half-hour Q-and-A session between the governor and members of the media focused on issues such as Medicaid expansion, public lands, and the ongoing same-sex marriage court battle. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has the highlights from today’s press conference.
(KCPW News) Governor Gary Herbert held his monthly press conference at KUED studios on Thursday. The half-hour question-and-answer session with members of the media covered a number of topics, but the discussion steered heavily into questions about a Nevada rancher currently engaged in a standoff with the Federal government. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham was a participant…
(KCPW News) Fresh off a trip to Washington DC this week, Governor Gary Herbert held a press conference on Wednesday to offer some updates on his alternative plan to Medicaid expansion. Did Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius give the Governor’s “Healthy Utah” plan her OK? Or is it back to the drawing board…
(KCPW News) A Senate proposal to partially expand Medicaid in Utah is moving on to the House after earning the approval of the full Senate. But with the House pushing a plan of its own, the Senate’s plan may be dead on arrival. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham has the latest.
(KCPW News) Recent data from the Utah Department of Workforce Services has the state’s unemployment rate down to 3.9%, the lowest it’s been since 2008. In a press conference on Friday, Governor Gary Herbert took the opportunity to shine light on the positive economic numbers, and also answered questions over his ongoing back-and-forth with the…
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