Today on the show: What’s it like to deal with housing insecurity in Utah? Ian Decker from Wasatch Tenants United talks about the newly formed organization’s goals for supporting renters along the Wasatch Front; Martin Blaustein, Salt Lake managing attorney for Utah Legal Services, explains the landlord-tenant relationship within the legal system; and a listener…
The Inland Port Authority has its first real meeting, during which one board member asks for fewer comments about environmental concerns. Utah’s request for a Medicaid waiver likely won’t be addressed until after voters weigh in on adopting full Medicaid expansion. And Sen. Mike Lee says plans for 3D-printed guns shouldn’t be kept from the public. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Michelle Quist (filling in for Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton) and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss Mormon news from the week, including a former LDS bishop on a hunger strike to end one-on-one bishop interviews and a Mormon feminist campaign urging…
Today on the show: How do people with limited means navigate Utah’s health care system? Stacy Stanford, health policy analyst at Utah Health Policy Project, explains the status of Medicaid in Utah and what it would mean for voters to expand the program through a ballot initiative this year. Connect2Health is an organization that brings…
A loaded gun was left in a bathroom at the Living Planet Aquarium, where the property has a posted ban on weapons, but Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says no law was broken. At least 20 municipalities in Utah have signed on to buy power from a planned nuclear reactor, but environmental and economic costs are…
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 impact of tariffs and trade wars on Utahns; Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to Utah on Pioneer Day; and U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman’s response to Salt Lake…
(Original air date: May 10, 2018) 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…
The Utah Legislature changes the law that creates an inland port near the Great Salt Lake, but Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski criticizes its process for lacking public input. After President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, what happens next for U.S. Ambassador to Russia — and former Utah governor — Jon Huntsman? And…
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 tax law changes made during the special session of the Legislature; infighting in Salt Lake City between the City Council and the Mayor’s office over the inland port negotiations; and…
Today on the show: How are poor people faring in Utah? Rev. Monica Hall of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ogden talks about the Poor People’s Campaign, a national movement against poverty on moral grounds; Tracy Gruber, senior adviser for Utah’s Intergenerational Poverty Initiative, gives us the numbers on Utah’s families experiencing intergenerational poverty stuck in…
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