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Today on “In the Hive,” we return to the topic of homelessness in the Salt Lake Valley. We’ll ask a resident of Salt Lake City’s Fairpark neighborhood why he invited people experiencing homelessness to camp in his yard. And we’ll hear from Mayor Erin Mendenhall about the city’s affordable housing crisis. Plus: Tiny homes to […]

On Wednesday, the Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would begin the process to change the name of Dixie State University. House Bill 278, which is sponsored by Rep Kelly Miles, R-Ogden, would require the Dixie State University Board of Trustees to collect public input on a new name for the school, so […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: November 20, 2019) — As the Democratic-controlled Congress prepares to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package a sticking point in the negotiations is an amendment that would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. That would more than double the […]

(KCPW News) A bill that would create a new board to oversee Utah’s allotment of the Colorado River has cleared a committee just days after it was unveiled. House Bill 297 aims to create a new, $9 million dollar state agency and a six-member board to control decision-making and negotiations over the state’s share of […]

More than 7,000 people sign a petition seeking to remove a Utah school board member over her comments about LGBTQ students and Black Lives Matter. A new bill seeks to prevent transgender girls from participating in female sports in Utah schools. The state says it will begin vaccinating those 65 and older in March. And a comment during a legislative committee meeting […]

UPDATE: The Utah House of Representatives agreed with the Senate’s amendments and HB60 is now headed to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox. He is expected to sign it. A House bill that would remove the requirement to own a concealed carry permit in order to carry a concealed or open firearm passed its initial […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the relevance of Utah’s senators in Washington D.C., Sen. Mitt Romney meeting President Biden over COVID-19 relief bill, the controversy surrounding Rep. Marjorie […]

Today on “In the Hive,” a primer on coronavirus variants. Three variants of SARS-Cov-2 have drawn the attention of health officials because they may spread more easily or in some cases may be more deadly than the original. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the so-called UK Variant has now been detected […]

Correction: In the audio version of this story, the producer says the committee hearing took place on Tuesday. The hearing was on Wednesday, February 4th.  The Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee voted unanimously to pass a bill that would create a process for the state Division of Indian Affairs to change the names […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — It has been two weeks since the historic inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris as the 49th vice president of the United States.  Harris is the first woman, first African American, first Asian American and first Indian American to hold the office. While the choice of vice president is […]