Morgan Lyon Cotti of The Hinckley Institute of Politics fills in for Natalie Gochnour in The Political Center. She’s joined on The Right by lobbyist Spencer Stokes and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis. They discuss the continuing conversation surrounding gun control, perpetuated by students from Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida; an impromptu…
As Mitt Romney begins his campaign for Senate, his relationship with President Donald Trump appears to warm. Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, leads the charge to do away with the death penalty, and he has some powerful players backing him. And state lawmakers seem to have an extra $209 million to work with this year. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt…
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 Dabakis stepping down from his Senate seat after six years in office; Mitt Romney’s gracious acceptance of Pres. Trump’s tweet, endorsing Romney for Senate; the possibility of abolishing the death…
Today on the show: A renewed attempt at abolishing the death penalty emerges at the Utah Legislature. Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, leads the charge with HB379, which would prohibit the state from seeking the death penalty for aggravated murder committed after May 7, 2018. Two years ago, Froerer supported the death penalty. House Speaker Greg…
A bill aimed at making sure lobbyists on Utah’s Capitol Hill are trained in avoiding workplace harassment passed the House Government Operations Committee Tuesday. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, and in light of harassment allegations on Utah’s Capitol Hill, lawmakers are considering implementing anti-harassment training for lobbyists, much like the one legislators are…
A measure asking Congress to exempt Utah from the 1906 Antiquities Act passed through the Utah House Friday. Lawmakers voted 59-13 to progress Rep. Carl Albrecht’s House Joint Resolution 1, which calls on Utah’s congressional delegation to draft legislation excluding Utah from future national monument designations by a president. Utah would join Wyoming and Alaska…
The latest attempt to increase penalties for hate crimes dies without getting a hearing in the Legislature. Although science points to the burning of fossil fuels as a driver of climate change, Utah lawmakers are wary to acknowledge human culpability. And a Montana conservation group says Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, who advocated for a reduction…
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 former St. George Rep. Jon Stanard’s abrupt departure from the Legislature; Mitt Romney’s anticipated announcement for Senate; House Speaker Greg Hughes’ visit to the White House; and the reflection of…
Today on the show, a Utah legislator proposes a bill to address what he views as an attempt to make money off the Americans with Disabilities Act. Provo Republican Rep. Norm Thurston explains the impetus for HB115; Leslie Francis, distinguished professor of philosophy and law at the University of Utah, talks about the basis for…
The Utah House of Representatives rejected a bill that would undermine a contentious compromise over elections on Thursday. House Bill 68 would have given political parties the power to decide whether candidates could take a “single path” or “dual path” to the ballot. Senate Bill 54, a law from 2014, allowed candidates to collect signatures…
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