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Expansion of Utah’s national monuments, water for Cedar City and debating cash bail on ‘Behind the Headlines’

Salt Lake Tribune journalists join KCPW’s weekly news roundup.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bears Ears buttes April 10, 2021.

President Joe Biden will take action in the near future to restore Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments. Iron County water managers seek to tap aquifers in Beaver County’s Pine Valley to fuel growth in Cedar City. And a lawsuit aims to topple Utah’s cash-based bail system.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Brian Maffly, Jessica Miller and Zak Podmore, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories.

Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling 801-355-TALK.