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Today on In the Hive: last ballot initiative standing. In 2018, three ballot measures were voted into law by Utah residents. Two of them have already been substantially modified and now it would seem Proposition 4’s time has come. That initiative created an advisory independent redistricting commission to recommend maps for new congressional and state […]

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the policies and programs that could potentially halt the housing crisis in Salt Lake City. Of particular concern are how to address homelessness, promote affordable rental options, provide rental assistance and support first-time homebuyers. On the state level, the legislature is […]

(KCPW News) A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution opposing the introduction of wolves in Utah. On Monday, Morgan Republican Rep. Logan Wilde presented House Concurrent Resolution 19 before the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee. Wilde said that his measure was in response to a proposal in neighboring Colorado to introduce wolves near […]

BYU removes a section banning ‘homosexual behavior’ from its Honor Code online. Some arts supporters question the favoritism baked into ZAP tax funding. And planners seek solutions to traffic gridlock in the Cottonwood canyons. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune managing editor David Noyce, and reporters Brian Maffly and Taylor Stevens join KCPW’s […]

Three of Utah’s five refineries are now producing Tier 3 gasoline – gasoline that has a lower sulphur content than other fuels. Basically, that means that it burns cleaner, reducing the particulate pollution your car emits by up to 80%, depending on the year and model of your vehicle. A new website highlights the places […]

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, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss prediction for the Democratic debate, Rep. John Curtis voting to extend the Equal Rights Amendment deadline, Pete Buttigieg’s campaign rally in Salt Lake City, […]

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: November 6, 2019) — This week on the program, we air a forum on the historical and current state of voting rights in the United States. This history marks the expansion of the vote from the few to the many through political agitation and protest. However, this progression was neither […]

A bill that would continue to develop Utah’s medical marijuana program passed unanimously out of the Senate Health and Human Services committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 121 would offer changes to the program including increasing the doctor-patient quota, allowing card holders to buy medical cannabis out of state and allowing the Utah Department of Agriculture […]

The martini of our Slamdance and Sundance coverage starts with an ambush film! Award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner joins the Daily Buzz to talk about COMING CLEAN with her producers David Turner and Zach Bidner. The director of indie hits like DIG! and WE LIVE IN PUBLIC (which both won Grand Jury Prize Awards at Sundance in previous years), Timoner brought COMING CLEAN sans official festival […]

We’re almost at the end with our 2020 Slamdance and Sundance Film Festival coverage. First up on our fifth bonus episode is a conversation with filmmaker Patricia Vidal Delgado and lead actress, Monica Betancourt, about their film LA LAYENDA NEGRA. The film examines the life of an undocumented teenager and the battles she face while she tries to stay in America. […]