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Salt Lake City’s relationship with the state and medical marijuana drama

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 the back-and-forth between the state and Salt Lake City over the details of an inland port in the City’s Northwest Quadrant; Senate candidate Mike Kennedy apologizes to Pastor Robert Jeffress…

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Youth-led activism

(Original air date: March 29, 2018) Today on the show: a look at youth-led activism in Utah and throughout history. Ermiya Fanaeian and Abena Bakenra, two organizers of the March For Our Lives-SLC rally, talk about why they think it’s important for young people to be involved in their communities; University of Utah historian Elizabeth Clement compares youth activism…

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Ballot initiative drama and Tribune staff layoffs

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 the intrigue and drama surrounding the ballot initiative process; The Salt Lake Tribune layoffs and sustaining local journalism; Sen. Mike Lee’s appearance at the U.S. Embassy relocation ceremony in Jerusalem;…

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Integrating refugees into the community

Today on the show: Aden Batar, Catholic Community Services director of migration and refugee services, talks about how the diminished number of refugees has affected resettlement agencies locally; Caren Frost, director of the Center for Research on Migration & Refugee Integration at the University of Utah, explains the differences between assimilation and integration; and the Women…

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Behind the Headlines

Salt Lake Tribune lays off third of staff, Utah County Clerk’s office misses petition signatures and San Juan County Commission candidate booted from ballot

The Salt Lake Tribune lays off a third of its staff, after publisher Paul Huntsman announces a steep decline in revenue since purchasing the paper in 2016. The Utah County Clerk’s office fails to count more than 100 packets of petition signatures for the Count My Vote ballot initiative. And San Juan County Commission candidate Willie Grayeyes, a…

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The effects of light pollution in Utah

Today on the show: How is light pollution affecting the night sky? Bettymaya Foott from the Colorado Plateau Dark Sky Cooperative leads a walk around Salt Lake City to point out the light fixtures that contribute to light pollution; Stephen Goldsmith, associate professor at the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning and co-director…

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Mitt’s favorite meat and The LDS Church parts ways with the Boy Scouts of America

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 whether or not Mitt Romney’s favorite meat is actually hot dogs; the transition from Utah Transit Authority to Transit District Utah; Rep. Mia Love’s push for a DACA vote; and…

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Mormon church to split with Boy Scouts, lyme disease flares in Utah and invasive plants proliferate in SLC

An invasive plant jumps from Salt Lake City gardens to the surrounding foothills. Deer ticks carrying lyme disease are more prevalent in Utah due to climate change. And after more than a century, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America announce a future split. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters…

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Utah’s unaffordable housing and the Dems’ millennial problem

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 the results of the Utah Democratic Convention; a new poll that shows millennials losing interest in the Democratic party; the affordable housing crisis in Utah; and Utahns’ bad audience behavior.

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Automating the workforce

Today on the show: are robots taking over the workforce? Johnny Hanna, CEO of the Utah-based online real estate platform Homie, talks about the inevitability of automating the real estate industry; journalist Scott Santens discusses the costs and potential benefits of digitizing labor and questions whether or not we even need jobs; and Brandi Chase,…

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