Take 2: Fight in the Oval office, Fast and Furious in the final days of Utah’s Legislative session
Take 2 PodcastFriday Feb 28, 2025 Heidi HatchMaura Carabello Exoro GroupJohn Dougall – AG Office Admin former State Auditor Fighting words in the oval office with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Utah Legislative session- 1 week to go State leaders announce $1,500 pay raise for teachersUtah student cellphone ban heads to the governor for approvalBill removing Fluoride From water heads to the Governor’s deskNew Bill: Speaker Schultz just dropped a bill which would change the responsibility for writing the ballot language BACK to legislative counsel. (17:00)Election law amendments pass the House after House and Senate negotiate a new version (21:00)Debate Commission overhaul BillJudicial retention recommendations on ballots (35:00)Gun Education in schools (41:00)HB100 School lunch bill passes HouseUtah bill would create tax zones to fund Olympic-related infrastructureBill dies trying to give force homeowners to sell to families before investors National News US House Passes a budget proposal – All four Utah Reps voted in favor (March deadline looming)Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawfulSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Take 2: New SLCPD Chief, Utah records laws, Ballot questions and DOGE
Take 2 PodcastFeb. 21, 2025Heidi HatchMaura Carabello Exoro GroupJohn Dougall AG Administrator SLC Mayor named her pick for Chief, 8 days after firing Chief Mike BrownNo national searchBrian Redd will go up for a vote March 4thWas appointed to DOC by Cox in May 2023https://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-city-mayor-to-announce-recommendation-for-new-chief-of-police# Concerns raised over decision to join SEC 504 lawsuit that could remove disability protectionsLast May, the Biden administration added "gender dysphoria" as a disability, and now the states are suing to find out if it was constitutional.Section 504 protects people with disabilities, including children who need accommodation in school. Children like Richardson’s son. Senate panel advances major change to Utah public records law - out of committee 6-2 vote SB277 proposed to disband a volunteer committee that decides disputes over access to government records.The revised bill would eliminate a key test for determining whether records are public or private.A Senate committee advanced the legislation despite strong opposition from Utahns.State and legislative audits found that few cases in the past few years were resolved within the 73 days the law requires and last year the average time was 156 days, he said.https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/02/18/utah-public-records-law-sunshine-act-grama-legislature/ Utah Legislature considers tougher rules for ballot initiativeA proposed Utah bill that would make it harder for Utahns to bring issues directly to the ballot is stirring up debate in the Legislature.Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, would require sponsors of initiative petitions to publish the full text of their proposed initiative in newspapers across the state for two months leading up to the election. If sponsors failed to do so, the initiative would become invalid — meaning that votes cast for or against the initiative would not be counted, and the proposed law would not be presented to voters.https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2025-02-20/utah-legislature-considers-tougher-rules-for-ballot-initiatives Clock runs out on bill that would eliminate Daylight Saving Time in Utah (we will Spring forward 3/9)A legislative panel on Wednesday voted to "table" HB 120, signaling state senators' lack of desire to spend more time talking about time--and effectively killing time for this session.DOGE cuts continueUtah cuts at Federal parksFederal employees cut at IRSCongressman Mike Kennedy suggests Utah fill positions if the cut is too deep at our National Parks DEA DHS ICE arrest 13 people for deportation, 4 are members of Tren De AraguaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Take 2: Congressman Dr. Mike Kennedy's first week in Washington
Utah’s newest Congressman, Dr. Mike Kennedy sat down with Heidi Hatch to discuss his first weeks in Washington, Trump’s fast-moving Executive orders and getting a budget before the next looming March deadline. -Adjusting to voting and acting in Congress-IRS and Federal layoffs including here in Utah-Congressional Budget-DOGE CUTS-Ukraine Negotiations-Border and immigration issues-Federal Lands-Senate Confirmations-UT may need to fill void in National Parks with cutsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Take 2: Utah Legislature this week; National headlines
Heidi HatchMaura Carabello Exoro GroupRob Axson Utah GOP chair Utah Legislature FUN FACT: Utah’s population reached 3,506,838 on July 1, 2024, where is the growth happeningSLCPD Chief will step down at the end of the month and retire, Mayor today saying she fired Chief Mike BrownRep. Casey Snider says HB465 Allows DPS to step in where there are safety concerns alluding to SLCSalt Lake County Council approves new sales tax to fund jail, transportation improvementsUtah House votes to streamline deportations of immigrants convicted of crimes HB 226Utah lawmakers halt 2 housing bills aimed at allowing smaller homesSchool cellphone, smartwatch ban clears Utah Senate SB 178 National headlines Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr sworn inTrump called Putin – Rubio on his way to negotiate with UkraineNearly a dozen lawsuits currently holding up Trump actionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Heidi HatchMaura Carabello: Exoro GroupDave Alvord: Former SoJo Mayor/SL County Council District 2 TRUMP WEEK 3USAID: Your taxpayer dollarsTrump Floats the US rebuilding GAZA strip – Impeachment articles file because of itTrump signs Executive Order banning trans athletes from Women’s and girls’ sports. NCAA agrees to comply.Federal judge puts hold on Federal employee buyouts, hearing on Monday – funding not in place UTAH LEGISLATVIE SESSION HB81: Fluoride In Utah’s water, keep it or kill itHB 288, Health Care Malpractice Amendments on statute of limitations in malpracticeHB 267: Utah bill to end collective bargaining for public workers passes heads to CoxHB267 prohibits collective bargaining across all government organizations, including public schools, law enforcement and fireHB 312: Lisonbee's "Jail must not release" bill. “Salt Lake County jail is releasing ~4000 inmates per year due to overcrowding??! That’s over 10 per day. We are the only county in Utah that overcrowd releases (OCR) from our jail. This is NOT okay.”HB300: Voter ID bill The Sutherland Institute’s poll after 2024 election: Released Jan 15, 2025 74% of Utah voters prefer to have the person overseeing elections be elected by voters, rather than appointed by elected officials.87% of Utah voters are confident that ballots in Utah are counted accurately, while 69% are confident that ballots in the United States as a whole are counted accurately.HB 120, Daylight Saving is back againSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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