Utah Politics

In other news, longtime Utah lawmaker Mike Dmitrich has died at age 87. And, thousands were without power in Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday morning.

A pair of briefs by the Utah Foundation found that politicians listening to their constituents is a top issue for Utahns, but many voters feel unheard.

In other news, Utah Republicans want to amend the state constitution to reverse a court ruling last month on ballot initiatives and alleged gerrymandering in the state.

In other news, funding issues have halted a bill meant to help Utah's childcare shortage. And, former state Sen. Karen Mayne, who served in the legislature for 15 years, died at age 78.

In the midst of a contentious presidential election year, many of us are feeling the need for increased peace in the world, the nation, our neighborhoods, families, and in our hearts.

Today we’ll talk with Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. In the first half today we’ll revisit our conversation from March with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin.

Almost everyone these days seems to agree that political discourse in this country has gotten too heated – a group based in Utah created a tool to try and change that.

We kick off the 2023 legislative session broadcasting live from the state capitol in Salt Lake City, and we’ll be talking about the issues likely to be addressed in the legislature this year. We interview Governor Spencer Cox, as well as senate and house majority and minority leaders.

Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost, D-Salt Lake City, plans to reintroduce a bill that will broaden the list of individuals a victim of rape or sexual abuse can legally report to other than law enforcement agencies.

Damon Cann joins to discuss how things stand in Utah and nationally, in this election year, as we head toward the primaries.