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(KCPW News) Republican Spencer Cox became the State of Utah’s 18th governor on Monday during a sweeping ceremony at the Tuacahn Center For the Arts in Ivins, Utah. During his inaugural address, Cox said that America “is facing a crisis of empathy; a scourge of contempt.” “Very little feels ‘United’ about the United States today,” Cox […]

Today on “In the Hive” we speak with Tom Hudachko, spokesman for the Utah Department of Health, about the state’s multi-phase plan for immunizing its residents against COVID-19. So far, Utah has given the first dose of the two-dose vaccine to a number of frontline healthcare workers and has begun the work of immunizing staff […]

Today on “In the Hive,” as part of an ongoing effort to save his independent store, bookseller Ken Sanders teamed up with Fisher Brewing to release some limited-edition, literary-inspired beers. And they’ve been a hit, with each of the commemorative cans selling out the day they were released. There’s an interesting backstory here as well, […]

Today on “In the Hive,” the mysterious mystery that keeps on mystifying. The obelisk. The stela. The monolith. The object. Just who put it there, and why? Utah artist Adam Bateman is coy about whether he had a role in planting a three-paneled, shiny metal thing into a remote desert location in San Juan County […]

Today on “In the Hive,” we hear about Utah’s plan to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to residents. Two drug-makers, Pfizer and Moderna, have announced promising vaccine trial results and state health officials say the first doses could be available to Utah hospital workers as early as mid-December. After that there would be a phased rollout to […]

Today on “In the Hive,” with the arrival of cold weather and snow, we look at the plan homeless services providers hope to have in place to ensure there is winter overflow shelter for people who don’t have a roof over their heads. There’s a need for additional shelter as the region’s three new homeless […]

“Stop the presses” is a phrase from the heyday of newspaper journalism that referred to a temporary pause on printing for a big, breaking story. The phrase is taking on a more permanent meaning this week after Utah’s two oldest and largest daily newspapers announced they’ll move to a weekly format in 2021. And the printing […]

Today on “In the Hive,” we’re joined by a longtime Republican strategist who early on in the last presidential election cycle decided that Donald Trump wasn’t the right candidate for his party, or the right president for his country.  Stuart Stevens is a political operative who worked on both of George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns and […]

On “In the Hive,” we’re continuing our conversations with candidates for statewide office. Today it’s incumbent Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. He responds to some questions raised last week by his Democratic opponent, attorney Greg Skordas, and makes his pitch for reelection. Later in the show, Utah Elections Director Justin Lee talks about the ins […]

This week, and next, on “In the Hive,” we feature conversations with candidates for statewide office. Today it’s the Democratic candidates for Governor and Attorney General of Utah. Attorney and law professor Chris Peterson finds fault in the pandemic response led by his opponent in the gubernatorial contest, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. Among other things, […]