Both Sides of the Aisle

Mia Love is untethered and how tall IS Janet Yellen?

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Senator-elect Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the upcoming special session to vote on the medical cannabis bill sponsored by House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper; Rep. Mia Love’s post-concession press conference; and how former Fed Chair Janet…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Political turkeys and a change in the wind

Both Sides of the Aisle — Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Senator-elect Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the results of the Love/McAdams race in Utah’s fourth congressional district; their picks for political turkeys; and Natalie thinks that the results of the midterm elections hint at…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Mia Love’s mailers and the scooter takeover

Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Emily Hase, Salt Lake County Democratic Party 1st vice chair (filling in for Sen. Jim Dabakis). They discuss the scooter craze in downtown Salt Lake City; trash piling up after the implementation of Salt Lake City’s Call2Haul program;…

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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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Behind the Headlines

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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In the Hive

Utahns respond to Charlottesville

Emily Means talks with Edmund Fong, professor of ethnic studies and political science at the University of Utah, about the rise of nationalism and hate groups in America. Plus, Utahns organize two different rallies in response to the demonstration and attack in Charlottesville, VA.

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Local Stories

Political Cornflakes: Obama Cites Mormon Persecution in Call for Religious Tolerance

(KCPW News) President Barack Obama this week mentioned Mormons during his first U.S. visit to a mosque. What was the context of the Mormon reference? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that and other questions to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah…

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Political Cornflakes: Mia Love Gets a Mentor. Reaction to Immigration Plan

(KCPW News) Utah Congresswoman-elect Mia Love got a veteran Republican as her mentor, to help her learn the ropes in Washington. To find out more, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah politics.

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Utah’s Fourth District Race Takes a Softer Tone

(KCPW News) The quarterly campaign fundraising numbers are in from the Federal Election Commission, and there are few surprises. For example, Republican candidate for Congress Mia Love raised roughly four times as much money as her Democratic opponent, Doug Owens—with much of Love’s contributions coming from out-of-state. Still, the Fourth District promises to be a…

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Owens, Love Clash in Debate

(KCPW News) The Utah Debate Commission held its final debate of the election season on Tuesday night. The last of five debates featured the major candidates vying for Utah’s Fourth Congressional District: Democrat Doug Owens and Republican Mia Love. The two are hoping to fill the shoes of outgoing Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson, who announced…

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