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Newest apostle, Sean Reyes, and air quality on Behind the Headlines

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, shown in 2017, is not seeking reelection.
Trent Nelson
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, shown in 2017, is not seeking reelection.

Patrick Kearon, known for his compassion, is the newest apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes won’t run for reelection after questionable spending and Ballard friendship. And the price Utahns pay for poor air quality; Air pollution problems on Salt Lake City’s west side affect people’s health and economic well-being.

Joining the program today is Salt Lake Tribune Religion reporter Tamarra Kemsley, Report for America corps member Alixel Cabrera, and news columnist Robert Gerhke

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.