The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 4, 2015) – Deedee Corradini, Salt Lake City’s first and only female mayor, died on Sunday at the age of 70. She had been battling lung cancer since last July. Last year at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, on February 18th, 2014, she spoke at length about…
This week from the Minority Party’s office at the Capitol, Chris Bleak (filling in for Greg on the Right), joins Jim and Natalie to discuss “Frail Utah” v. “Healthy Utah”, partisan school boards, the motor fuel tax, Count My Vote (again!), and live streaming state executions by firing squad?
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: February 11, 2015) – a discussion about the militarization of contemporary policing, as it relates to race and ethnic relations, the school-to-prison pipeline, and morality. The panelists include Professor Emily Chiang, Associate Prof. S.J. Quinney College of Law; Dr. Malcolm Holmes, Department of Sociology at the University of…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: January 28, 2015) – Salt Lake City’s Housing First program to manage homelessness has received national recognition recently. In fact, Utah has lead the nation in reducing chronic homelessness – which is defined as long-term or repeated homelessness. Recently advocates and service providers working on homeless issues for…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: January 21, 2015) – America incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. Moreover, the U.S. spends lots of money to keep lots of people in prison. In Utah, corrections officials say continuing growth in prison populations will cost Utah an additional half a billion dollars…
Greg, Natalie and Jim talk about Mitt Romney in 2016, Russia, teetotallers on the alcohol commission, funding education, and Utah drops “Ag-Gag” charges.
This week Sen. Todd Weiler on the right joins Jim and Natalie to squabble over Republicans taking over Congress, earmarks, Mia Love, and again, the prison.
(KCPW News) Utah is one step closer to helping the homeless find a job. Today, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would provide a tax credit to businesses that employ someone living in one of Utah’s shelters. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why some legislators say the bill gives the homeless an unfair…
(KCPW News) Next week, the country will celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Headlining the celebration at the University of Utah will be a speech by civil rights activist and Baptist Minister, Jesse Jackson. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what message the Reverend Jackson will bring to Utah.
A recent drop to winter temperatures in Salt Lake City has meant a spike in people looking to stay warm at local homeless shelters. Officials from the Road Home say they experienced a rise in visitors over the weekend, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, this comes at a time when demand already forced the Road Home overflow shelter to open ahead of schedule.
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