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Politics Up Close: Party Leaders, House Speaker on Redistricting

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Utah lawmakers haven’t been able to reach an agreement on how to re-draw the state’s congressional boundaries, as the redistricting process has created a firestorm of controversy, generated protests and led to the threat of a lawsuit. Utah Republican Party Chair Thomas Wright joined Democratic Party Chair Jim Dabakis in the studio for a discussion and debate about what’s happening with redistricting in Utah.

(KCPW News) Utah lawmakers haven’t been able to reach an agreement on how to re-draw the state’s congressional boundaries, as the redistricting process has created a firestorm of controversy, generated protests and led to the threat of a lawsuit. Utah Republican Party Chair Thomas Wright joined Democratic Party Chair Jim Dabakis in the studio for a discussion and debate about what’s happening with redistricting in Utah. And later in the program, we had House Speaker Becky Lockhart respond to the redistricting complaints she’s hearing.

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