Monday, January 28, 2008

Jan 25, 2008 by Lara Jones

Midday Metro starts after the 10 a.m. news

We'll check in with Elizabeth Ziegler, one of KCPW's reporters on Capitol Hill during the legislative session.

 

A bill making the rounds on Capitol Hill would impose civil penalties if a minor is able to access porn over a public wireless network. Xmission owner Pete Ashdown says that if HB139 passes, he'll shutdown the free WiFi he's put in place -- at company expense -- from Salt Lake to Ogden. Midday Metro explores the issues with Ashdown and the bill's sponsor, Rep. Brad Daw (R-Orem).

 

As you do the paperwork for your 2007 taxes, there are any number of causes you may wish to support with a small donation. Pamela Atkinson will be here Monday to make a plea for the Homeless Trust Fund named after her. To date, taxpayers have invested more than $2 million in the trust since its inception in 1988. But more is needed to meet the goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2014.

 

Plus, what a slowdown in commercial construction means for the rest of Utah's economy and the unemployment rate. JohnTaylor, a real estate investment specialist with Commerce CRG, and Jim Wood of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah walk us through the data and talks about deal-making after the subprime meltdown.

 

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