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Governor's Monthly News Conference »

This week Governor Gary Herbert spoke in depth about the current legislative session, Medicaid, local and national healthcare reform, proposed cuts in education, balancing the budget, and the purpose of the rainy day fund. Governor Herbert also spoke on ethics reform in congress, so called “message bills”, including his upcoming decision on controversial legislation for Senate Bill 11, and his vision for the future of Utah.

Between daily TV news and in-depth public TV documentaries that take you deeply and richly into a subject, exists a void in public affairs programming.

The series, hosted by KUER’s Doug Fabrizio, is a combination of mini- documentaries examining local news stories and issues of the week; in-studio panel discussions and one-on-one interviews with high-profile newsmakers such as community activists, politicians, religious and business leaders, authors, artists, and educators; and citizens’ panels with a roundtable discussion with citizens who are affected by the issues. [more...]