Both Sides of the Aisle

2018 legislative preview

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 Rep. Mia Love’s response to Pres. Donald Trump’s remark about Haiti and African countries; Mitt Romney teasing his likely Senate campaign; and what to expect from this year’s state legislative…

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Young politicos on the 2018 Utah Legislative Session

Today on the show, we look at the lawmaking process through the eyes of a few politically engaged millennials. Natalie Callahan, Chair of the Utah Young Republicans, and Young Democrats of Utah Secretary Ryan LaRe debate bills planned for the 2018 Utah Legislative Session; and Aundrea Peterson of the Emerging Leaders Initiative discusses ways to…

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Love meets with Trump, Herbert aims at youth suicide, Mormon church gets new top leaders

Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, meets with President Donald Trump to discuss immigration policy — but not his “s—hole countries” remark. Gov. Gary Herbert creates a task force to address the rise in youth suicides. The LDS Church gets a new leader who changes the composition of its governing First Presidency. And, in a special pre-recorded…

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Hughes won’t seek re-election and Romney Senate-run rumors continue

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 Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes’ decision not to run for re-election, and what lies ahead in his political career; what the federal tax law means for Utahns; and a Romney…

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The 2018 Sundance Film Festival

Today on the show: we view the Sundance Film Festival through the eyes of a critic and a filmmaker. Salt Lake Tribune movie critic Sean P. Means talks about being starstruck while reporting on his first Festival, what it’s like to watch movies as a critic and his top three Sundance films of all time;…

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No re-election for Hughes, bad air may kill and Utah lawmaker wants to change water rules

Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes announces that he won’t seek re-election, stoking speculation that he will run for Utah governor in 2020. A new Harvard study adds to the growing body of evidence that air pollution, even in small amounts, can be deadly. And Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, proposes legislation to remove cities’ ability to regulate…

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Mormon church leader Monson dies, and will Mitt Romney replace Hatch?

After 41 years in office, Orrin Hatch says he will retire from the Senate early next year. The news has led to widespread speculation that Mitt Romney will run to replace Hatch. And The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mourns the death of President Thomas S. Monson, who led the church for a…

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Orrin Hatch announces his retirement and Trump’s nuclear button is bigger and better than Kim Jong Un’s

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Salt Lake County Council Member Jenny Wilson. They discuss Sen. Orrin Hatch’s decision to retire this year, after 41 years in the Senate; the passing of LDS Church Pres. Thomas S. Monson; and who has the bigger nuclear…

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Utah mothers experiencing homelessness

Today on the show: Keely, a mother who has experienced homelessness in Utah, talks about raising kids in an unstable living situation. Keely is part of a group called Powerful Moms Who Care, which is made up of formerly homeless moms advocating for the needs of other women in the same situation. Deeda Seed from…

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The Salt Lake Tribune columnists’ opinions on Operation Rio Grande, Bears Ears and that Orrin Hatch editorial

The Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial voices reflect and opine on the #MeToo movement, Operation Rio Grande, national monuments and the power wielded by Sen. Orrin Hatch in 2017. Plus, in a special pre-recorded interview, Pat Bagley explains the role of editorial cartooning in the Trump era. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune columnists Holly…

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