KZMU News

Invitations to respond to the 2020 Census are going out this week. Grand County residents – along with the rest of the nation – will be asked for a headcount of people living in their household, among other data-seeking questions. Census workers note the importance of this task, as surveys help determine funding allocations for critical public services for the next 10 years.

Show Notes:

Census 2020 Information –

https://2020census.gov/en.html

How to Respond –

https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html

Current Census Data –

https://www.census.gov

Invitations to respond to the 2020 Census are going out this week. Grand County residents – along with the rest of the nation – will be asked for a headcount of people living in their household, among other data-seeking questions. Census workers note the importance of this task, as surveys help determine funding allocations for critical public services for the next 10 years.

Show Notes:

Census 2020 Information –

https://2020census.gov/en.html

How to Respond –

https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html

Current Census Data –

https://www.census.gov

Utah will embark upon a new redistricting process after the 2020 Census, and the League of Women Voters is hoping citizens pay attention and get involved. League members held a meeting last night to update locals on the latest with redistricting, which has remained controversial after state lawmakers tweaked accountability provisions in a citizen-backed initiative. League members say they want to ensure Utah’s districts are drawn impartially so people choose their politicians, not the reverse.

Show Notes:

SB0200 –

https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/SB0200.html

Better Boundaries –

https://betterboundaries.org

League of Women Voters Utah Positions –

https://www.lwvutah.org/utah-positions

Utah will embark upon a new redistricting process after the 2020 Census, and the League of Women Voters is hoping citizens pay attention and get involved. League members held a meeting last night to update locals on the latest with redistricting, which has remained controversial after state lawmakers tweaked accountability provisions in a citizen-backed initiative. League members say they want to ensure Utah’s districts are drawn impartially so people choose their politicians, not the reverse.

Show Notes:

SB0200 –

https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/SB0200.html

Better Boundaries –

https://betterboundaries.org

League of Women Voters Utah Positions –

https://www.lwvutah.org/utah-positions

The public now has access to real-time tracking of wildlife migration across Utah via a new website. State biologists are monitoring many different animals, from elk and deer to birds, bats, and fish. They say pinpointing migration routes helps identify where habitat improvements are needed. And later in the news, an appeals court Judge says the US Forest Service should have considered alternative wildlife protections before it gave a permit to Colorado’s largest active coal mine.

Show Notes:

Wildlife Migration Initiative –

https://wildlifemigration.utah.gov

Razorback Sucker Migration Animation –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNfVxKACAfM&feature=emb_title

The public now has access to real-time tracking of wildlife migration across Utah via a new website. State biologists are monitoring many different animals, from elk and deer to birds, bats, and fish. They say pinpointing migration routes helps identify where habitat improvements are needed. And later in the news, an appeals court Judge says the US Forest Service should have considered alternative wildlife protections before it gave a permit to Colorado’s largest active coal mine.

Show Notes:

Wildlife Migration Initiative –

https://wildlifemigration.utah.gov

Razorback Sucker Migration Animation –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNfVxKACAfM&feature=emb_title

Wormhole! The Musical, KZMU’s original radio drama, debuts this weekend at Star Hall. The cast and crew have been busy for months preparing to take a live audience on a fantastical journey down a wormhole to save earth from a complete robot takeover. It’s a wild ride of creative thinking and original music, created by writer/director Jenna Whetzel and composer Jessica Retka. Get a behind the scenes look on the radio drama with the extended newscast.

Wormhole! The Musical, KZMU’s original radio drama, debuts this weekend at Star Hall. The cast and crew have been busy for months preparing to take a live audience on a fantastical journey down a wormhole to save earth from a complete robot takeover. It’s a wild ride of creative thinking and original music, created by writer/director Jenna Whetzel and composer Jessica Retka. Get a behind the scenes look on the radio drama with the extended newscast.

KZMU chats with Doug McMurdo, the editor of The Times-Independent, about the paper's latest coverage. This week - Grand County voters go with Bernie Sanders during Super Tuesday, HMK Principal Taryn Kay will become district superintendent, and a man pleads guilty to mail theft in Moab. Plus, local health and safety officials prepare for Coronavirus response, local National Parks welcome a new interim superintendent, and the change of government committee holds open houses. Tune in.

Show Notes:

'Trump, Sanders dominate Super Tuesday in Grand County'

https://moabtimes.com/2020/03/03/trump-sanders-dominate-super-tuesday-in-grand-county/

'Mail theft accused to change plea from 'not guilty''

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/28/mail-theft-accused-to-change-plea-from-not-guilty/

KZMU chats with Doug McMurdo, the editor of The Times-Independent, about the paper's latest coverage. This week - Grand County voters go with Bernie Sanders during Super Tuesday, HMK Principal Taryn Kay will become district superintendent, and a man pleads guilty to mail theft in Moab. Plus, local health and safety officials prepare for Coronavirus response, local National Parks welcome a new interim superintendent, and the change of government committee holds open houses. Tune in.

Show Notes:

'Trump, Sanders dominate Super Tuesday in Grand County'

https://moabtimes.com/2020/03/03/trump-sanders-dominate-super-tuesday-in-grand-county/

'Mail theft accused to change plea from 'not guilty''

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/28/mail-theft-accused-to-change-plea-from-not-guilty/