Julia Ritchey
Senior EditorJulia joined KUER in 2016 after a year reporting at the NPR member station in Reno, Nev. During her stint, she covered battleground politics, school overcrowding, and any story that would take her to the crystal blue shores of Lake Tahoe. Her work earned her two regional Edward R. Murrow awards. Originally from the mountains of Western North Carolina, Julia graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2008 with a degree in journalism. She’s worked as both a print and radio reporter in several states and several countries — from the 2008 Beijing Olympics to Dakar, Senegal. Her curiosity about the American West led her to take a spontaneous, one-way road trip to the Great Basin, where she intends to continue preaching the gospel of community journalism, public radio and podcasting. In her spare time, you’ll find her hanging with her beagle Bodhi, taking pictures of her food and watching Patrick Swayze movies.
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A parade of critics from a cross section of Utah industries swarmed a House committee hearing on Friday to object to a Republican plan that would add new…
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We know we’re nearing the end of the session when two major bills with big implications drop as the clock winds down. One is the widely anticipated tax…
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Gummy bear, cotton candy, bubblegum, butterscotch, funnel cake. The ever expanding menu of e-cigarette flavors are clearly targeted at children, says…
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After the success of three citizen-led ballot initiatives — legalizing medical marijuana, expanding Medicaid and creating a redistricting commission — and…
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With little more than two weeks left in the legislative session, Republican lawmakers released a massive sales tax reform package late Wednesday that…
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With the Utah Legislature now half over, bills are starting to pick up steam headed into the final stretch. Meanwhile, lawmakers are preparing to debut a…
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A bill to raise the legal age of marriage in Utah from 16 to 18 is making its way to the full House after a committee gave its initial support on Monday.…
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When Janice Perry Gully learned that her mentally ill stepson had killed his father during a hunting trip in 2004, she immediately forgave him.“Without…
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We’re more than halfway through the legislative session and bills are chuggin’ along. In this week’s episode, we update you on the status of various bills…
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Republican state lawmakers advanced a controversial bill on Wednesday to ban abortions after 18 weeks, despite concerns over potential — and costly —…
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The Utah House Judiciary Committee was already stretching into its third hour of a hearing on Friday evening when Andrea Hunziker came up to testify in…
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A year after a high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Utah lawmakers from both parties are pushing a slate of school safety and gun reform measures this…