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Liquor Bills Meet Different Results in Legislative Committees

February 15, 2012 Whittney Evans

State lawmakers gave the green light to one of three bills considered Tuesday that would revamp some of Utah’s liquor laws. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the House Government Operations Committee hit pause on a bill that ensures some members of the liquor commission drink alcohol, killed a measure to open liquor stores on holidays, and approved legislation to increase the number of restaurant liquor licenses.

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Healthcare

Pilot Program Would Help Some Young Kids with Autism

February 15, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Some children with autism could soon be getting help from the state. House leaders sat down with KCPW’s Jessica Gail to discuss their plan to provide coverage to families with children suffering from the disorder.

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Senate Approves Miltary Property Tax Exemption

February 14, 2012 Whittney Evans

The Utah Senate approved a bill this morning to exempt military personnel from paying state property taxes. Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Democratic Senator Luz Robles, would apply to a service member who has been called to active duty. Robles said men and women serving probably weren’t expecting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to go on so long, and they’re suffering.

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Legislature Blocks Liquor Sampling

February 14, 2012 Whittney Evans

Restaurants, hotels and resorts would have been able to sample the liquor they serve to their customers before purchasing it from packaging agencies or the DABC, under a bill that failed to pass out of a Senate committee yesterday. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, its supporters say they were caught off guard because of the positive feedback the bill had received earlier.

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City Beat

Salt Lake City Tries to Negotiate with Legislature

February 14, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Salt Lake City leaders are used to having to defend themselves before the Utah Legislature every year. And this year is no exception, with lawmakers proposing to kill the city’s plans to clamp down on electronic billboards, and do away with its anti-idling ordinance as well. So how is the city pushing back? KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Salt Lake City Council Vice-Chair Charlie Luke.

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Legislative Coverage

Police Force in Polygamous Town Could be Decertified

February 13, 2012 Jessica Gail

Big changes could be on the way for the polygamist community of Hildale. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff tells KCPW behavior in the small town has grown increasingly erratic since the arrest of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs, and now the state is looking to step in and clean up the local police force.

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Senate Approves Bill to Make State Pay for Health Insurance Mandates

February 13, 2012 Whittney Evans

A bill that requires the state to pay for health insurance mandates that lawmakers pass onto other public agencies cleared the Senate floor this morning. Republican Senator Todd Weiler’s plan would require those mandates to be applied to local school districts, charters schools and Utah’s colleges and universities, but the statewould pick up the tab. He says 14 such mandates have been proposed during this legislative session alone.

Legislative Coverage

Chaffetz: Washington an “Absolute Disaster”

February 13, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz didn’t sound at all optimistic when discussing the state of affairs in Washington before the Utah Senate this morning.

Legislative Coverage

DUI Checkpoints Could be Scrapped

February 12, 2012 Whittney Evans

DUI checkpoints could become a thing of the past in Utah. HB 140, sponsored by Republican Representative David Butterfield, repeals authorization for law enforcement to do police checkpoints for anything other than Amber Alerts, looking for fugitives and wildlife invasive species. Butterfield says officers should instead put their time and resources into saturation patrols, which he says are more effective at removing drunk drivers from highways. He adds that checkpoints subject citizens to suspicion-less searches.

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Legislation to Overturn Anti-Idling Ordinance Advances

February 9, 2012 Whittney Evans

A bill that bans Utah cities from enforcing anti-idling ordinances advanced in a House Committee Thursday. Last fall, Salt Lake City passed such an ordinance in an effort to improve air quality. And despite the city’s promise to change it, lawmakers passed the bill twelve to two. Salt Lake City resident Ingrid Griffinson told the committee she doesn’t feel the move is very democratic.

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