Hosts: Maura Carabello and Taylor Morgan

2023 Legislative Session Highs/Lows

We are 2 days away from the end of the 2023 Utah Legislative Session, many important bills have passed already, and many others are getting ready to pass before the end of the session. We speak with House Majority Leader, Representative Mike Schultz, and Representative Brian King, on their biggest takeaways from the session and the bills they are working hard to get passed by Friday.

Will Utah Get a New Flag?

Since the 2021 legislative session, there has been a lot of work on a new design for the Utah State Flag. Unexpectedly by many, the new flag design has run through a lot of hurdles and it might not pass before the session ends. We speak with the bill sponsor, Senator Dan McCay, to discuss why the flag is getting so much pushback, and whether he thinks it will be passed.

The Status of Women in Utah Politics

Today marks the first day of Women’s History Month, so we speak with Susan Madsen, Founder & Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project to discuss the latest research that looks at the status of women in Utah politics for 2023.

The Fentanyl Crisis Hitting Home On Capitol Hill

A big topic this year for both Republicans and Democrats is how fentanyl is consuming affecting many in the country and increasingly becoming one of the biggest threats in the nation. NewsNation Border Correspondent Ali Bradley joins the show to discuss how the drugs cross our southern border and the bipartisan efforts quickly deal with this issue.

Tiktok Imposes Default Time Limit For Young Users

Following the many criticisms of TikTok for the negative effects it has on the youth and the security risks the app has on government phones, the company has announced some major changes. ABC News Correspondent Jason Nathanson calls the show to give us the details on how TikTok is responding to the criticism.

Senator Lee Demands To Japan Unanswered

Utah Senator Mike Lee has been trying to negotiate with Japan via Twitter, prompting the social media company to accidentally shut down his private account. Dennis Romboy, with the Deseret News, joins us to talk about Japan’s response and why Twitter closed his account.

Empty Calories

Taylor and Maura discuss various topics they deemed not big enough to stand alone in a segment, from Donuts to signaling bills, they cover some of the not-so-big news of the day!

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