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Politics Up Close: State Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland Utah Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland is running to keep his job as party chairman. We spoke with Holland's opponent Jeff Bell two weeks ago, who criticized his leadership. Holland responds and makes his case for a third term as chairman. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Salt Lake County Mayor Peter CorroonWith Governor Jon Huntsman set to depart for China within a few months, the governor's seat will be open for a special election in November of 2010. Does Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon have any interest in running? Is he disappointed to see a progressive Republican leader leaving the state? We talk with him. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: U of U Law Professor & Israel Expert Amos GuioraPresident Barack Obama is demanding a halt to Jewish Settlements in the West Bank, but Israeli politicians say, not so fast. What is the future of U.S. Israeli relations under President Obama, and is there room for peace in the next four years? We talk with University of Utah law professor Amos Guiora. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Mayor Ralph Becker on Public Safety Complex ProposalSalt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker makes his monthly visit to our studios. The chorus of voices who are criticizing his plan to build a new police headquarters near to the Main City Library is growing. Has this caused him to re-consider, or is it stay the course? We find out. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Mayor and Former Mayor on Library ProposalWe have a conversation with Mayor Ralph Becker about his proposal to put a new police headquarters right next to the downtown library, and then a conversation with former Mayor Rocky Anderson about why this idea is all wrong. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: SL County Council Chairman Joe HatchWe're joined by Salt Lake County Council Chairman Joe Hatch. He's pushing a proposal that would let the county's employees choose whether they want to be represented by a union, then require the county to negotiate with those unions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Democratic Party Chair Candidate Jeff BellJeff Bell is challenging incumbent Wayne Holland to be chairman of the Utah Democratic Party. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Economist and NPR Commentator Russell RobertsEconomist Russell Roberts tells us why global trade should be expanded during this economic downturn. He'll be in Salt Lake this week for a Zions Bank conference on international trade. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Police Headquarters on Library Square?Is a proposal to put the new police headquarters right next to the Salt Lake City Main Library a good idea or not? It's a hot topic that's got some people riled up. We talk with city councilmen J.T. Martin and Luke Garrott, who have opposing viewpoints. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Sen. Howard Stephenson on Employee Free Choice ActJoining Politics Up Close is Republican State Senator Howard Stephenson and attorney Mike Lee with SOS Secret Ballot. We heard last week from the AFL-CIO about why the Employee Free Choice Act is a good thing. Stephenson and Lee tell us why it's not when it comes to the secret ballot. Listen to a conversation with Utah AFL-CIO President Jim Judd in support of the legislation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: Utah AFL-CIO President Jim JuddIn this excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close, Jim Judd, President of the Utah AFL-CIO, discusses the controversial Employee Free Choice Act. It's opposed by most of Utah's congressional delegation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: SUWA Conservation Director Stephen BlochStephen Bloch is Conservation Director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. SUWA isn't happy with Senator Bob Bennett for holding up the confirmation process for two Interior Department Officials. But Senator Bennett says he's looking out for Utah's best interests after Secretary Ken Salazar put a hold on 77 controversial oil and gas lease parcels. We talk with Bloch about Bennett's actions, wilderness, and how he hopes the BLM handles a protest ATV ride this weekend. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Utah AFL-CIO President Jim JuddJim Judd is President of the Utah AFL-CIO. He and other labor leaders across the country are hoping Congress passes the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make it easier to unionize through a process called card check. But it has little or no support from Utah's own congressional delegation, which says it will eliminate the secret ballot. We'll sort out the facts of the legislation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: House Speaker Dave Clark Defends Ethics BillsIn this excerpt from KCPW's most recent episode of Politics Up Close, David Clark, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, defends a new law that has been criticized for failing to prevent former lawmakers from immediately becoming lobbyists. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Politifact.com Examines President's PromisesPolitifact.com researcher and reporter Angie Holan discusses which promises from the campaign trail President Barack Obama has kept, and which he's broken, now that we're past his first 100 days in office. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Senator Bob Bennett on Blocking Interior NomineeSenator Bob Bennett discusses why he's currently blocking the appointment of a nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Interior. He wants more answers out of Secretary Ken Salazar, who's here in Salt Lake City today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Utah House Speaker David ClarkThe state legislature recently asked Governor Huntsman to drop the issues of redistricting and legislative ethics from his new commission, which the governor agreed to do. We ask Clark why only the legislature should have the authority to deal with these issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: Academic Freedom vs. Student SafetyLucinda Roy was chair of the English Department at Virginia Tech when she met Seung-Hui Cho, who later went on to kill 32 people in April 2007 in the worst gun massacre in American history. In this excerpt, she discusses the balance between academic freedom and student safety in light of the tragedy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Dr. Bahman BaktiariIranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad gained no political allies in the West this week when he launched into a tirade against Israel, declaring it a cruel and repressive racist regime. President Barack Obama has been criticized by conservatives for declaring his willingness to sit down and talk with the Iranian leader, trying to calm tensions over uranium enrichment and the situation between Israel and Palestine. What is the U.S. doing wrong when it comes to Iran? Yesterday, KCPW's Jeff ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Virginia Tech Professor Lucinda RoyLucinda Roy is a distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, and author of a new book, "No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech." She was Chair of the English Department in the fall of 2005 when she first met Seung-Hui Cho, who two years ago went on to commit the worst gun massacre in American History. We talk with her about how Virginia Tech failed its students when she tried to warn administrators about Cho's behavior and get him help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: "Bootstrapping" A BusinessWe stray from politics for a bit this week as we talk with Rich Christiansen and Ron Porter about their new book, "Bootstrap Business: A Step-by-Step Business Survival Guide." In this excerpt, they discuss why you shouldn't necessarily go into business with your golfing buddies, how you know when to sell, and why seeking funding from venture capitalists often isn't the best way to go. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: City Council Chairman Carlton ChristensenCarlton Christensen is currently chairman of the Salt Lake City Council, and is seeking a fourth term this year after failing to win a seat in the Utah Senate. We'll ask him what brings him back to the job year after year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Utah Entrepreneurs Release New Book on "Bootstrapping" a BusinessSuccessful Utah entrepreneurs Rich Christiansen and Ron Porter have just released a new book on "bootstrapping" your own business venture. We get some straightforward advice from them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Steve Gunn with Gun Violence Prevention CenterPolitics Up Close is joined by Steve Gunn with the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, who shares his concerns about a new law that tells business owners they can't prevent their patrons from carrying a gun in their cars. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Excerpt: Clark Aposhian with the Utah Shooting Sports CouncilIn this excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close, Clark Aposhian, Chair of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, discusses a bill from this past legislative session that would have only allowed Utah residents to become Utah concealed weapons permit instructors. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Gun Ownership Advocate Clark AposhianGun advocates fear the Obama administration wants to chip away at the right to bear arms, but a number of bills passed in the legislature this session expand 2nd Amendment rights here in Utah. We talk with Clark Aposhian with the Utah Shooting Sports Council about the future of gun ownership in Utah. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Scott BeckSalt Lake County is studying whether to use your tax dollars to finance the construction of a hotel to go with the Salt Palace Convention Center. But in this down economy, is it a good idea to build a public venue that would compete with private interests? We talk with Scott Beck, President and CEO of the Salt Lake Convention and Visitors' Bureau. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Governor's Energy Adviser Dianne NielsonDianne Nielson is energy adviser to Governor Jon Huntsman. The Utah legislature passed a major renewable energy incentive this session, but many lawmakers remain skeptical of the Western Climate Initiative and want Utah to withdraw. We ask her how the executive branch plans to work with the legislature on this issue. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Environmental Activist Tim DeChristopherTim DeChristopher has gained national recognition for fraudulently bidding in a controversial lease auction late last year, and now, he's been charged with two felonies. What does the future hold for this young activist, and would he have done anything differently? DeChristopher joins the show.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: UTA Officials Discuss Paratransit, Land Swap(KCPW News) UTA has just proposed a very significant fare hike for disabled riders who rely on special buses to transport them, and that has disabled activists angry. And environmentalists are mad about the agency's proposed land swap down in Draper to build a TRAX station as well. Spokesman Justin Jones and General Counsel Bruce Jones join us in the studio.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Dave Hansen and Tim BridgewaterSo far, two men are hoping to lead the Utah Republican Party starting later this year. Dave Hansen and Tim Bridgewater are familiar faces to the GOP faithful in the state. We ask them what they'd bring to the job and how they plan on gaining more Republicans in an increasingly Democratic Salt Lake County.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Frank GrayFrank Gray is the Community and Economic Development Director for Salt Lake City. What is the outlook for building and development in the city, and what is he doing to get more people and business to move in downtown? We ask him on Politics Up Close.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: Law Professor Scott MathesonIn this excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close, University of Utah law professor Scott Matheson discusses how President Abraham Lincoln violated the constitution during the Civil War. Listen to full podcasts of the show on the Politics Up Close page. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Law Professor Scott MathesonPresident George W. Bush's time in office continues to be the subject of debate with regard to how well he treated the U.S. Constitution. But he's certainly not the only president who raised constitutional concerns. We're joined by former US Attorney and current University of Utah law professor Scott Matheson to talk about his new book, Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim WinderSalt Lake County continues to release record breaking numbers of inmates at the Adult Detention Center because they simply don't have the space to house them. How do we stop this problem? It's all about the money. We talk with Sheriff Jim Winder. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Rep. Brian King and Rep. Jay SeegmillerIt's been a week since the legislature ended its 2009 general session. There were many familiar faces returning to Capitol Hill, but a couple new ones as well. We talk with freshmen lawmakers Representatives Brian King and Jay Seegmiller to learn about the legislative process. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: Mayor Ralph Becker on North Temple "Grand Boulevard"In this excerpt from last Friday's Politics Up Close, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker discusses the city's plans to turn North Temple into a "Grand Boulevard," a booming business district revitalized by the TRAX line to the airport. The Utah legislature just awarded the city $20 million in state funds to re-build the North Temple viaduct. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Congressman Jason ChaffetzCongressman Jason Chaffetz is a bona fide media star who's made the rounds on national TV for his willingness to go on the Colbert Report and speak his mind at every turn. We'll talk with him about the federal budget and how he's sleeping on a cot in his office at night. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph BeckerThe legislature's general session just wrapped last night at midnight. Did Salt Lake City come away relatively unscathed compared to last year, when we lost six million dollars in property taxes thanks to a controversial school equalization bill? We ask the mayor about that and the proposed "Grand Boulevard" that will be made out of North Temple when the TRAX line to the airport is built. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Lawmaker Says Getting Rid of Private Clubs ImminentIn this excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close, we speak with State Representative Greg Hughes, who says a compromise bill that will eliminate the private club designation is going to happen. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: State Rep. Greg HughesLegislators are nearing a compromise on alcohol policy as the legislature draws to a close in just four days. As it stands now, one bill in the Senate would require restaurants to prepare drinks in a back room or build a ten foot wall around the bar, a different bill in the House would get rid of the private club designation and allow Utahns to simply go to a bar without paying to get in like they can in every other state. At issue is lawmakers' concern about drunken driving incidents inc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Lincoln Nehring with the Utah Health Policy ProjectLast year, the Utah Legislature created a Health System Reform Task Force to meet with stakeholders and come up with policy to fix the state's broken health care system, which currently leaves about 400,000 people uninsured. Many bills came out of the effort and are moving through the Legislature. But not all of them are likely to make it all the way through the legislative process, with the session wrapping up on midnight next Thursday. So which bills are most important to health care a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Missy Bird with the Planned Parenthood Action CouncilAbortion, as always, is a hot topic on Utah's Capitol Hill this legislative session, which wraps up next Thursday at midnight. Three Republican sponsored abortion related bills have already been approved by both the Senate and House of Representatives. Meanwhile, a Democratic sponsored bill that would allow for comprehensive sex education while continuing to emphasize abstinence, hasn't been voted on or heard in committee at all. How will all these bills affect Utah citizens? Joining K ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon"If people are doing things wrong, we're gonna discipline them, and if it's egregious enough, we're gonna fire them, to be honest with you." Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon discusses a review of the county's planning division in this excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Attorney Brian Barnard on Summum RulingSalt Lake City-based attorney Brian Barnard joins Politics Up Close to discuss the Supreme Court ruling against his client, the Summum religious group, and the future of the conflict between Summum and the city of Pleasant Grove.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Congressman Jim MathesonCongressman Jim Matheson joins Politics Up Close to talk about Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to scrap oil shale leasing in Utah, his vote against an omnibus appropriations bill, his opposition to reinstating the ban on assault weapons, and EnergySolutions' proposal to share revenue with the state if it allows the company to import Italian nuclear waste.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Salt Lake County Mayor Peter CorroonSalt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon has proven to be a popular politician, but he's got a few tough issues to deal with right now. The Salt Lake County Council has been looking at a troubling review of the county's planning division, which was conducted by the mayor's office. Democrats and Republicans have sparred on the issue, with some Republicans accusing the mayor's office of pushing an agenda. Meanwhile, a Salt Lake Tribune article this week revealed some tension between the county ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close Excerpt: Charles Kuck with AILAIn this excerpt from Friday's Politics Up Close, Charles Kuck, President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, discusses the problems of temporary guest worker visas.Download full episodes of Politics Up Close here.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Politics Up Close: Todd Weiler&James EvansThe GOP suffered losses in the 2008 elections, both nationally and here in Utah. The Salt Lake County Council is now controlled by Democrats with a narrow 5 to 4 margin, the Salt Lake County GOP lost a Senate seat in Cottonwood Heights with Karen Morgan's defeat of Carlene Walker, a House seat in Cottonwood Heights after Mark Walker's resignation, and Speaker of the House Greg Curtis was defeated by challenger Jay Seegmiller, who was running for the third time. And the GOP's reputation ha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |