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The Utah Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would prioritize in-person learning in classrooms. Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Salt Lake City, sponsored Senate Bill 107, which would allow a portion of state funding to move with students who leave a school district that does not allow in-person learning options to attend a district that does. […]

On this episode of “In the Hive,” local voices reflect on the inauguration of a new president. Plus a look at a bill seeking to ban so-called “at home” sexual assault evidence kits in Utah. Guests, part 1: Erin Mendenhall, Mayor of Salt Lake City Mayra Cedano, Executive Director of Comunidades Unidas Lex Scott, founder […]

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 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the new administration’s promise of unity, Donald Trump’s refusal to attend the […]

On Wednesday, the Business, Economic Development and Labor Appropriations committee heard testimony to further expand a statewide student apprenticeship program that seeks to give high school students credit for workforce experience. House Bill 68 passed during the 2020 session, but had its funding pulled back during a special session last year. Ben Hart, Executive Director […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: December 2, 2020) — This week on the program, we air a panel on the push to remove monuments and statues linked to the history of racism and colonialism in the United States. While the issue has deep roots in American discourse, this year’s countrywide demonstrations over racial and […]

(KCPW News) The bells of the Utah State Capitol rang out on Tuesday afternoon to honor victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox ordered the bells in the Capitol cupola to ring 15 times to honor the more than 1,500 Utahns who have died of COVID-19 since March 2020. “We will never forget […]

The Utah Legislature kicked off its 45-day session on Tuesday. While members of the public are currently not permitted inside the state capitol due to pandemic restrictions and fears of civil unrest, lawmakers in attendance donned face masks and members of the House of Representatives were divided by plexiglass.  Opening ceremonies heralded the beginning of […]

Utah’s all-GOP House delegation calls President Donald Trump’s second impeachment a mistake that will divide the nation. Huge demand for vaccines causes the Salt Lake County Health Department’s scheduling website to crash. And the CEO of a Utah pharmacy is charged with importing a controversial COVID-19 medication in falsely labeled shipments from an unapproved drug provider in China. At 9 […]

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 President Trump’s second impeachment by the House, potential ways that the process will play out, the political fallout after the events of January […]

This week on “In the Hive,” the first in a series of conversations we’ll be having about police reforms under consideration at the 2021 Utah legislative session. At the peak of this past year’s summer of protests, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill unveiled a number of policy reform ideas relating to law enforcement’s […]