A GOP lawmaker will join Democratic State Senator Luz Robles in sponsoring a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to work in Utah. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Eliminating the Utah Office of Ethnic Affairs. Closing liquor stores. Releasing hundreds of inmates. These would be some of the consequences of several budget bills that were approved by the Utah House of Representatives this morning. They’re a blueprint for how lawmakers plan to trim spending by 7 percent across the board for next year.
It would be a crime to leave a child under nine years old unattended in a hot car, under a bill that cleared a Utah Senate committee yesterday. Democratic Senator Ben McAdams drafted the bill to strengthen existing laws, which currently only allow police officers to cite a person whose child has already been harmed after being left in a vehicle.
Utah is getting closer to controlling the sale and use of spice. Two spice-regulating bills earned unanimous recommendations in legislative committees yesterday after lawmakers discussed the possible dangers and lack of research on the marijuana copycat. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
Two local leaders are butting heads over the right to privacy. Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank and Salt Lake City Library Director Beth Elder have differing views on what police officers can and can’t do inside city libraries. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports.
Two local leaders are butting heads over the right to privacy. Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank and Salt Lake City Library Director Beth Elder have differing views on what police officers can and can’t do inside city libraries. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports.
A Salt Lake City Police Department shuffle means more bike squads on the streets looking for trouble. Some worry they might be looking too hard, but it has the support of many local business owners. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
A year after former Utah Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, he pleaded guilty Wednesday to a class B misdemeanor. Paul Parker with the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office says he was awarded no special treatment.
A long-term controversy is getting rigorous law enforcement attention beginning tomorrow. Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder says there’s a lot of confusion surrounding policies at Parley’s Historic Nature Park. Now, he hopes to clear some of that up over the next 90 days through the “care and share” program.
Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz is against a proposal to make it illegal to carry a gun within 1,000 feet of a federal official, which is being debated after the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
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