Gerrymandering

Our hosts discuss the Republican Party's political strategy going into the midterm elections, the demise of Spirit Airlines, and the battle over a 63 square mile data center in Box Elder County.

Our hosts discuss the failed assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the Democratic gerrymander of Virginia, and the results from the political party conventions in Utah.

In other news, the family of Afa Ah Loo, the bystander killed at a No Kings rally in Salt Lake City last year, is suing protest organizers and the man who shot him.

In other news, construction on the controversial Northern Corridor highway has been temporarily halted as conservationist groups sue the federal government to stop it entirely.

Republican leaders filed both a state and a federal request aimed at preventing the newly-drawn map from being used for November's election. Both requests were rejected, leaving the map in place.

In other news, fees at 18 Utah state parks are going up this year. And, a Stephen King novel is the 23rd to be banned in public schools statewide.

A network of volunteers collected videos of public encounters with petition circulators seeking to repeal Proposition 4. They say the footage could be used to challenge some signatures.

Our hosts discuss the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the University of Utah’s new $4.5 million statue, data centers, and the expansion of the Utah Supreme Court.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including a Utah judge rejecting GOP lawmakers’ congressional map and picking a map with a district favoring Democrats.

Judge Dianna Gibson rejected the proposed map drawn by lawmakers for partisan favoritism, instead choosing one drawn by plaintiffs in a redistricting lawsuit.