The general session of this year’s Utah Legislature ended last night after more than 1,300 bills were filed, setting a record. Among the legislation was a compromise on education funding, a potential overhaul of the Utah Transit Authority and changes to state election laws. At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Lee Davidson and Benjamin…
After a review of national monument sizes around the country, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to President Donald Trump includes shrinking Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Utah lawmakers discuss eliminating sales tax on food during a special session of the Legislature. And the Utah Board of Education hears from critics and proponents of the decision…
This week Dan, Jim, and Natalie talk about Jim’s trip to Washington D.C. earlier this week to meet with the DOJ about the Salt Lake Tribune case and to lobby the Interior Department for a Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah. The gang also discuss the Wisconsin Primary results – a contested GOP nomination…
For the last week of the 2016 legislative session, Jim, Dan, and Natalie discuss the latest on the presidential race and the GOP’s efforts to take down Trump; Sen. Mike Lee as the hold-out senator for allocating $220 million to Flint, MI, to fix its poisoned water system; and Nancy Reagan’s passing. In the second…
Into the 5th week of the 2016 legislative session we are recording again at the Capitol. This week Natalie, Jim, and Dan talk about a legislative audit of the University of Utah’s athletic program following the U’s cancellation of a basketball game against longtime rival BYU; Also a bill to do away with the bi-partisan…
Recording again at the Capitol for the 4th week of the legislative session, Jim and Dan are joined by a new fill-in for Natalie — Matt Lusty, the Marketing and Communications manager for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. This week they discuss Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s death over the weekend; the presidential race; and…
This week Natalie, Dan, and Rep. Brian King discuss Jackie Biskupski taking the reins as Salt Lake City’s new mayor; Rep. Chaffetz hints he might run for Utah’s governor at some point; how the new Count My Vote signature gathering is playing out; Obama’s executive order on background checks for gun buyers – and what…
Natalie and producer Ross Chambless review some of the best gripes from the show in 2015. And just because Greg mentioned it, here’s that photo in the May 7th Standard Examiner he didn’t much care for.
Natalie, Jim, and Dan review the top news and political stories of 2015, including “winners” and “losers”, their hopes for 2016, and each voice a gripe of the year.
This week Jim, Natalie, and Dan talk about the Utes playing BYU on New Year’s Day; the state’s budget surplus; gamesmanship on capitol hill; Trump appealing to people’s fears; Plus the group plays a short game of rapid fire.
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