Ballot initiatives, youth social media restrictions, and more on Behind the Headlines

By Tom Williams

Published September 16, 2024 at 8:06 AM MDT

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Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern and Leia Larsen, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the latest news, including a judge ruling that GOP lawmakers’ constitutional amendment won’t be counted in the 2024 election.

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LINKS:

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/09/12/amendment-d-utah-judge-strikes/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/09/11/utahs-youth-social-media/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/09/10/how-ranchers-tree-bulldozing/

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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.

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