Both Sides of the Aisle

What to do about Gary Ott, Hourglass Appreciation Night and Our Schools Now

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 declining health of Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott; a promotional night gone wrong by the Ogden Raptors; changes to the educational funding initiative Our Schools Now; and Pres. Donald…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

United Utah Party, a New GOP Chairman and 3rd District Candidates

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 United Utah Party, formed for centrist Republicans and Democrats; the Utah GOP’s new chairman, Rob Anderson; all the candidates lining up for a chance at Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s soon-to-be-vacant…

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Behind the Headlines

Chaffetz and Comey, Chaffetz and Herbert, Huntsman and Russia

Rep. Jason Chaffetz invites former FBI Director James Comey to testify publicly over a memoregarding a special request from President Donald Trump. Former Gov. Jon Huntsman awaits nomination as ambassador to Russia more than two months after accepting the job. And withChaffetz’s plans to step down from Congress in June, Gov. Gary Herbert and the…

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Both Sides of the Aisle

Special Elections, Shauna Lake and Mormons Building Bridges

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 KUTV anchor Shauna Lake’s DUI charges; Jon Huntsman Jr.’s delayed confirmation as ambassador to Russia; Mormons Building Bridges denied a spot in the Days of ’47 Parade for the fourth time;…

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Behind the Headlines

Zinke’s monumental tour, Chaffetz wants Comey review, Hatch on health care

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke receives feedback from lawmakers, advocacy groups and American Indians on Bears Ears National Monument for his recommendation to Pres. Donald Trump. Congressman Jason Chaffetz requests a review by the Department of Justice of the firing of FBI Director James Comey. And Sen. Orrin Hatch comments on Americans receiving federal health care…

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FBI Director James Comey Fired, Sen. Orrin Hatch’s Comments of the Week and the Utah Jazz Fall to Golden State

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 Pres. Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey; Sen. Orrin Hatch’s comments on health care and Bears Ears; the results of the French election; and the Utah Jazz’s…

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Legislative Coverage

Utah Women Take Day Off to Meet With Lawmakers

-Audio below- (KCPW News) Utah lawmakers faced a sea of red at the Capitol on Wednesday for A Day Without a Woman, a direct-action event organized by Utah Women Unite, the group behind the women’s march at the beginning of the legislative session. Coinciding with International Women’s Day, hundreds of women from around the state…

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Legislative Coverage

ABU Legislative Update: Zion Moats? Behemoth Alcohol Bill Unveiled

This week in the legislature: a massive alcohol bill emerges, and Utahns may be swapping ‘Zion Curtains’ for ‘Zion Moats.’ Also, considering diversity will remain a part of the judicial nomination process. And a measure requiring doctors to inform patients of so-called ‘abortion reversal’ moves advances. Every Tuesday and Thursday Alliance for a Better Utah’s…

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Law Enforcement

ABU Legislative Update: Elections Changes, Rape Kit Testing and Cleaner School Busses

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning KCPW’s Roger McDonough speaks with Chase Thomas, Policy and Advocacy Counsel with Alliance for a Better Utah to check in on what’s happening at the 2017 Utah State Legislature. Today they discuss an initiative to mandate the testing of all rape kits collected by law enforcement, and about changes to…

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Legislative Coverage

Protestors and State Leaders Respond to Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees

(KCPW News) President Donald Trump’s executive order barring some immigrants and refugees from entering the United States moved Utahns to action over the weekend and has also drawn mixed responses from the state’s Republican leaders. KCPW’s Emily Means reports.

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