This week Greg, Jim, and Natalie chew over President Obama’s Utah visit. Also Sen. Harry Reid’s retirement, LDS Conference weekend, the Salt Lake City mayoral race and Jim’s pending decision to run, Gov. Herbert’s possible veto decisions, and Utah being a model to Indiana for tolerance.
This week Natalie Gochnour, Jim Dabakis, and Chris Bleak discuss whether Jim Dabakis will run for Salt Lake City mayor. Also, whether Gov. Herbert will veto anything, future Healthy Utah talks, USU’s athletic money, Ted Cruz, the prison relocation, tax increases, and the Utes in the Sweet 16.
With Natalie gone, Jim and Greg have no referee between them. They discuss the productivity of Utah’s Legislative session, the House’s maneuvering on Medicaid, and the contentious Firing Squad bill.
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 18, 2015) -Recently Dr. Leo Killsback, Associate Professor in American Indian Studies at Arizona State University, spoke at the Hinckley Institute. A member in the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Killsback reexamines the legacy of colonialism in the West from a social and legal framework. His work focuses on…
In the last week of the session, Jim, Natalie, and Chris Bleak (filling in for Greg) discuss Scott Anderson and Jon Huntsman Jr. backing Sen. Mike Lee, Utah’s GOP reps intervening in nuclear negotiations with Iranian officials, Hilary Clinton, rallying for LGBT rights, Tesla running out of gas, and give grades to the session.
From the Speakers office on Capitol Hill Natalie, Jim, and Chris Bleak (filling in for Greg Hughes), discuss the LGBT nondiscrimination agreement with LDS Church leaders, “Healthy Utah” (SB164) vs. “Utah Cares” (HB446), remembering Deedee Corradini, more ‘Count My Vote’ tinkering, and campaign contributions.
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 4, 2015) – Deedee Corradini, Salt Lake City’s first and only female mayor, died on Sunday at the age of 70. She had been battling lung cancer since last July. Last year at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, on February 18th, 2014, she spoke at length about…
The Bottom Line (Air Date: March 3, 2015) –Last November Utah Insurance Commissioner Todd Kiser warned Parker Conrad’s San Francisco-based company Zenefits that they would be fined and banned from operating in Utah. The problem? Zenefits offers small businesses their cloud-based software for free, hoping they’ll purchase health benefits for their employees using Zenefits. …
From the Speaker’s office, Greg, Jim, and Natalie chew over cutting back the education budget, the GOP’s closed caucus for Healthy Utah and their “circular firing squad” over Count My Vote, what to do about the state’s fair park, and an open carry compromise.
Into week 2 of the Legislative session Greg, Jim, and Natalie discuss the Utah House, Healthy Utah and the Department of Health and Human Services, a proposed Office of inspector General for Utah, and a legislator’s sexual consent gaffe.
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