This week on Utah NOW...

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This week on Utah NOW, Sen. Bob Bennett will be joining us. Bennett is one of the only Republicans who has actually produced a plan to reform the country's healthcare system. We'll talk about the particulars and the politics and explain why his plan didn't make the cut.

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...]