Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by former Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the end of the federal government shutdown, the legislative replacement for Proposition 3, several education bills, a potential $200 million tax cut, and how to best avoid a strain…
(KCPW News) Utah lawmakers have advanced a proposal to replace the full Medicaid expansion approved by voters in November. Ogden Republican Sen. Allen Christensen’s SB96 received a favorable recommendation from the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday. Christensen’s bill would retain the 0.15 percent sales tax increase from the voter-approved Proposition 3. But his proposal…
(KCPW News) On the first day of the legislative session, an exchange between a state lawmaker and an advocate for Medicaid expansion underscores a difference of priorities. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports on the chance back-and-forth between between Ogden Republican Sen. Allen Christensen and the Utah Health Policy Project’s Courtney Bullard at the Utah State Capitol.…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by former Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss how to end the federal government shutdown, the health of Utah’s economy, the future of a rapidly growing Utah Valley, and a bill to potentially replace Proposition 3’s plan…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss the president’s speech on the border wall, the Democrats’ response, Mia Love joining CNN as a commentator, and what to do with Gov. Herbert’s proposed $100 million investment in cleaner air…
The dust is settling after the 2018 midterm elections. What does the future hold for the citizen ballot initiatives that passed? Plus, President Donald Trump lashes out at Rep. Mia Love. And Utah remembers North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor, who was killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune…
A dozen people rallied on the steps of the Utah Capitol Wednesday, in protest of United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions addressed a room full of law enforcement officers, as well as Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, about Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that was revitalized by the Trump Administration…
Two Utah lawmakers unveil their ideas for bridging a divide between Salt Lake City and the state over the planned Inland Port. A mob shouting homophobic slurs chases four men leaving the Utah Pride Festival, until a dessert shop employee intervenes. And ozone pollution season arrives earlier than usual in northern Utah. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters…
(KCPW News) [AUDIO AFTER BREAK] Two contractors working to gather signatures on statewide ballot initiatives have been charged with forgery. The Weber County District Attorney’s office filed charges of forgery and violations of petition procedures against two contractors for a company called Gather. Gather is working to collect signatures to get the Utah Medical Cannabis…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Rep. Brian King, D-Salt Lake City. They discuss gun control after the shooting at the Congressional Republicans’ baseball practice; what we learned from former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimonies; infighting within the Utah…
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