Business & Labor
5:20 pm
Wed June 5, 2013

Utah Mayors Call for Immigration Reform

A bipartisan group of Utah mayors have sent a letter to Republican Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, urging them to immediately pass immigration reform legislation. From Fruit Heights to Salt Lake City to St. George, 19 mayors signed the letter. It calls for comprehensive immigration reform, and warns that Utah communities will face significant challenges unless that reform is enacted. 

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Bill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at Dallas NPR station KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues. He’s won numerous awards over the years, with top honors from the Dallas Press Club, Texas Medical Association, the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations, the American Diabetes Association and a national health reporting grant from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Zeeble was born in Philadelphia, Pa. and grew up in the nearby suburb of Cherry Hill, NJ, where he became an accomplished timpanist and drummer. Heading to college near Chicago on a scholarship, he fell in love with public radio, working at the college classical/NPR station, and he has pursued public radio ever since. 


His first real radio gig was with a classical station in Corpus Christi, where the new Texan was dubbed “Billy Ted”; he was also a manager at WNO-FM in New Orleans. Several stories he covered on television for KERA 13 helped homeowners avoid losing their homes. Zeeble remains dedicated to radio, however, and spends time working with NPR to teach students how to do radio journalism. His radio pieces have aired on nearly every national news show carried on KERA, from NPR and American Public Media to the BBC. He and his wife have 2 dogs and 2 cats, adopted and rescued. His home desk is messy with vintage fountain pens and parts to aid his passion to make them work again.


An archive of RadioWest broadcasts before July 7, 2011

-KUER News Pod
12:02 pm
Wed June 5, 2013

KUER News Pod: Wednesday June 5, 2013

The Salt Lake City School Board approves a tax hike, Kennecott Utah Copper announces they are done with layoffs - for now, and the Salt Lake County Council Okays a proposal for a mutual commitment registry.

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Entertainment
10:54 am
Wed June 5, 2013

Vampire Weekend live

Missed Vampire Weekend's launch of Red Butte Garden's Outdoor Concert Series? Watch them bust out a 12-song set for KCRW and a small audience at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica. Vampire Weekend's new album is called Modern Vampires of the City.

All things music from your favorite public media sources. Interviews, reviews, live studio sessions and concert streams featuring artists and genres from around the globe.

Education
11:31 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Salt Lake City School Board Approves Tax Hike

Salt Lake City residents will see an increase in their property taxes next year to help pay for area public schools. The Salt Lake City School Board approved the hike on Tuesday, saying the additional revenues will fill a gap in the statewide education budget lawmakers passed this year. 

Despite a 2 percent increase in per pupil spending by the state for the 2013-2014 school year, members of the Salt Lake City School Board say it’s not enough to pay the bills.

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Business & Labor
4:52 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Kennecott Worker Buyout Helps Avoid Additional Layoffs

Credit Kennecott Utah Copper

Workers at Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Utah Copper are breathing a sigh of relief after mine officials announced today there would not be another big layoff. A recent landslide at the Bingham Canyon Mine has forced the company to drastically reduce production and layoff some administrative staff.

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Politics
4:05 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Murray City Councilman Jim Brass Announces Mayoral Bid

Murray City Councilman Jim Brass announced today that he’s running to replace Murray City Mayor Dan Snarr, who recently disclosed he will not be running for re-election. 

Jim Brass has been on the Murray City Council for ten years. Before that, he served on the planning and zoning commission. Democratic state Representative Carol Spackman-Moss was at Brass’ announcement. She says she’s giving her support to Brass because of his experience.

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Education
3:52 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

University of Utah Breaks Ground on the New S. J. Quinney College of Law Building

Credit File: S.J. Quinney College of Law
New S.J. Quinney College of Law scheduled for completion for 2015-16 school year. Design features include LEED Platinum Certification, biomimickry to prevent bird collisions, solar generation on and off-sire and low water use. The James E. Faust Law Library is central to the building's design.

Officials and alumni from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law celebrated the groundbreaking of the new building on the southwest corner of the campus Tuesday morning. Dignitaries who spoke on the occasion included University President David Pershing and Hiram Chodosh, the Dean of the Law College. Chodosh says when they started this centennial project 7 years ago many close friends questioned whether he was being realistic about its completion at such an economically challenging time. 

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