The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour

Immigration and the Economy

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, we bring you a forum that looks at immigration and the economy. This conversation was held in the wake of significant changes to immigration enforcement by the Trump Administration such as family separation, stepped-up deportation, and significantly reduced numbers of allowed asylum applicants. Since the original air-date,…

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In the Hive

The Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center and the ‘new model’ for tackling homelessness

Today we take a walking tour of the Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center. The center, which will be operational at the end of the month, is one of three, new homeless resource centers set to open soon in Salt Lake County. Beyond offering beds for 200 homeless women, it will also have a number…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Democratic presidential debate and the Inland Port

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, and on The Left by Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the two rounds of Democratic presidential debates, the Supreme Court decisions on gerrymandering and the citizenship census question, the Inland Port, the Salt Lake City…

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Utah’s changing demographics and the 2020 census

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, we air a forum on Utah’s changing demographics and the upcoming 2020 census with Mallory Bateman, State Data Center Coordinator at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. The 2020 census has taken on a new political aspect this year, with the potential inclusion of a citizenship…

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In the Hive

Clashing perspectives on the Utah Inland Port

Today on the program, two vastly different perspectives on the planned Utah Inland Port. The project is the subject of litigation, with Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski challenging the legislation that launched the port and shifted land use and taxing authority from the city to the state. This past week that lawsuit was amended…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

US-Iran tensions and student debt erasure legislation

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by George Pyle, Editorial Page Editor of the Salt Lake Tribune. They discuss President Trump’s decision to cancel an attack on Iran and his reaction to a new sexual assault allegation, Sen. Sanders’ legislation to…

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Future of nuclear power in Utah

Hinckley Institute Radio Hour – Today we air a forum on the future of nuclear power in Utah with Peter Bradford, Professor of Law and Energy Policy at Vermont Law School and a former US Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner. While Utah has been a source of uranium throughout the 20th century, it has never embraced nuclear energy production.…

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Behind the Headlines

Utah lawmaker wants to ban elective abortions, and the SLC mayor and City Council battle over the inland port

This week in Utah, a state senator says he’s preparing legislation to ban elective abortions; a feud between Salt Lake City’s mayor and the City Council over the Utah Inland Port spills into the public view; and Midvale says a Confederate group won’t be allowed in their annual parade. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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