Both Sides of the Aisle

Mitt’s announcement and Jon Stanard’s resignation

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…

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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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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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Behind the Headlines

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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Ballot initiatives, the 2026 Olympics and Mitt Romney in the Senate

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 Salt Lake City’s chance at hosting the 2026 Olympics; a growing list of ballot initiatives; Mitt Romney preparing to run for Sen. Orrin Hatch’s seat; and polling results for the…

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Local News

Political Cornflakes: You Wouldn’t Like Chaffetz When He’s Angry…

(KCPW News) A man with a knife sneaks into the White House, and no one is angrier than… Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz? What drove the intense ire of Chaffetz? KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham asked Salt Lake Tribune Washington correspondent Thomas Burr about that and more in this week’s edition of Political Cornflakes.

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Behind the Headlines

Behind the Headlines: Cop cleared in Dillon Taylor shooting, AG candidates wrangle over same-sex marriage case (10/3/14)

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says the officer-involved shooting of Dillon Taylor was justified. Incumbent Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Democrat Charles Stormont tussle over the state’s defense of Amendment 3. Dozens of witnesses could be called in the trials of former AG Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow. Critics decry the state’s…

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Political Cornflakes: Sen. Paul Joins Utahns in Guatemala, Romney Says Maybe to Run?

(KCPW News) Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul joined a group of Utahns on a trip to Guatemala recently. What’s the Rand Paul-Utah connection? I posed that question to 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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City Views

CityViews 3/26/12: Race & Mormonism/Poetry Slam Champ

Segment 1: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is becoming increasingly diverse, but many still see the church as racist, stemming from its refusal to ordain men of African descent to the priesthood prior to 1978. On Monday, we’ll talk about the legacy of the priesthood ban and how race could play into…

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