Monday, July 16, 2007
None by Lara Jones
Firefighters are slowly getting a handle on the wildfires burning in Utah. What about farmers and ranchers? Midday Metro gets an update from Leonard Blackham, Utah Commissioner of Agriculture, Brian Cottam, liaison to local governments and people impacted by wildfires this summer, and Tracey Dunford, state fire management coordinator.
(Blackham/Cottam/Dunford = 21:17)
At 10:30 on The Bottomline:
Utah is top of the class again in new rankings. Michael Sullivan of the Governor's Office of Economic Development has the details.
(Sullivan = 3:32)
Should government privatize all services that compete with private industry? Panelists tackling that issue include State Senator Howard Stephenson, who co-chairs the legislature's subcommittee on government competition and privatization; attorney Roger Tew, who represents the Utah League of Cities and Towns on privatization issues; Michele Nekota, Salt Lake County recreation manager, and Martin Jensen, who heads up marketing and public relations for the county's recreation centers.
(Stephenson/Tew/Nekota/Jensen = 23:04)
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1. David Larsen said:
The classic definition of providing government services is when private markets fail or the public good is at stake. Libraries are a good example of appropriate government involvement. Private markets controlled liquor in the 1860's in Utah. But they were making so much money that the State (Church) took them over. I think liquor sales should be turned over to the private market. Private liquor markets in other states thrive, the government still makes their money and (surprise) the public is not going to hell in a handbasket.
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