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Curtis takes heat for ex-Provo top cop, Noel didn’t disclose pipeline interest and Utahns delete Facebook accounts

March 23, 2018 Emily Means

Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, is accused of ignoring sexual-misconduct allegations against then-Provo Police Chief John King during Curtis’ tenure as mayor. Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, gets flak for not disclosing how he could benefit from the Lake Powell pipeline project he promoted in the Legislature. And Utahns are deciding whether to break ties with Facebook…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Curtis casts his vote for tax reform and Orrin Hatch is Utahn of the Year

December 28, 2017 Emily Means

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, and on The Left by Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams. They discuss the passage of the GOP tax bill (and signing into law by Pres. Donald Trump); the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program; and The Salt Lake Tribune’s naming of…

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In the Hive

Opponents of the Bears Ears National Monument

December 14, 2017 Emily Means

Today on the show, we look at the arguments being made by proponents of Pres. Donald Trump’s decision to shrink the Bears Ears National Monument. Emily Means talks with Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and one of the most outspoken opponents of the monument designation by former Pres.…

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Behind the Headlines

Diehl walks, and John Curtis is set to be sworn in

November 10, 2017 Emily Means

After two years of uncertainty, former UTA board member Terry Diehl’s federal case is dismissed. And after Tuesday’s election, Rep.-elect John Curtis will be sworn in Monday. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Jennifer Dobner and Courtney Tanner, government and politics editor Dan Harrie and columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

GOP tax plan, election results and the Paradise Papers

November 9, 2017 Emily Means

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss who benefits from the House Republican tax plan; John Curtis easily winning the seat for Utah’s Third Congressional District; the state’s limited and specific Medicaid expansion; and the Utah names…

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Behind the Headlines

Conservative commentator blasts ‘ideological fascism’ at University of Utah, Curtis’ takes flak for immigration ads, Hatch’s citizenship plan

September 29, 2017 Emily Means

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s appearance at the University of Utah draws protests. Provo Mayor John Curtis, the Republican candidate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, receives criticism for Facebook ads demonstrating a far-right position on immigration. And Sen. Orrin Hatch offers a plan togive young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

The death of the GOP health care bill, Ben Shapiro on the University of Utah campus and the CD3 debate

September 28, 2017 Emily Means

Morgan Lyon Cotti fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Middle. She’s joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the ill-fated Graham-Cassidy health care bill; conservative pundit Ben Shapiro’s appearance at the University of Utah; Jon Huntsman Jr. sailing through…

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Behind the Headlines

Drug court opens for Operation Rio Grande arrestees, LDS Church supports baker who refused to serve same-sex couple and the gap widens between 3rd District candidates

September 15, 2017 Emily Means

The kickoff of a new drug court program adds to the treatment efforts of Operation Rio Grande. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throws its support behind a Colorado bakery shop owner who refused on religious grounds to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. And as the November general election nears, polling…

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Behind the Headlines

Operation Rio Grande arrests, no Herrod concession and heavy metals in schools’ drinking water

August 18, 2017 Emily Means

Operation Rio Grande’s arrest tally rises above 200 in less than a week of the downtown crackdown, and the ACLU of Utah calls the strategy “business as usual.” Provo Mayor John Curtis likely wins the Republican nomination in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, but Chris Herrod, the probable runner-up, refuses to concede until more votes are…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Responding to Charlottesville, Operation Rio Grande and the results of the CD3 primary election

August 17, 2017 Emily Means

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss Pres. Donald Trump’s response to the demonstration and attack in Charlottesville, Va.; the effect of Operation Rio Grande on the homeless community in downtown Salt Lake City; and what…

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