Governor's Race http://kuer.org en KUER News Pod: Wednesday August 15, 2012 http://kuer.org/post/kuer-news-pod-wednesday-august-15-2012 <p>Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Peter Cooke criticizes Governor Herbert on Public Lands policy, Salt Lake County decides to help fund the new downtown theater, and KUER&rsquo;s Dan Bammes takes a tour of the new LDS temple in Brigham City.<br /><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F56423771&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;color=98091a"></iframe> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:56:26 +0000 16709 at http://kuer.org KUER News Pod: Wednesday August 15, 2012 Cooke Wants Ethics Reform http://kuer.org/post/cooke-wants-ethics-reform <p>Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Peter Cooke says he&rsquo;ll limit individual contributions to his campaign, if Governor Gary Herbert will join him. Cooke and his running mate Vince Ramptom stood with Utahn&rsquo;s for Ethical Government Tuesday at the State Capitol to propose a series of ethics reforms, including an overhaul of Utah&rsquo;s campaign finance laws.</p><p>Cooke says <a href="http://www.kuer.org/post/partisanship-barriers-lower-utah-voter-turnout">declining voter participation</a> in Utah is a testament to a lack of confidence in state government.</p> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:00:27 +0000 Whittney Evans 13707 at http://kuer.org Cooke Wants Ethics Reform