Dave & Dujanovic

Russia's prison agency... releasing a statement saying imprisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny has died at the age of 47. Prison officials... claiming that Navalny felt unwell after a walk and suddenly lost consciousness. Hena Doba, Anchor for the weekend edition of Morning in American on Newsnation discusses the latest.

Former President Trump's attorney has managed to take the focus off the 2020 election interference case in Georgia - and place it on the person prosecuting. Trump's legal team alleges the prosecutor Nathan Wade had an "improper relationship" with Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis - meaning the Trump team sees a conflict of interest.  Dave and Maura speak with KSL legal Analyst, Greg Skordas about why this is happening and what is at stake.

We are blazing through the 2024 legislative session - and certain legislation on Capitol hill could play an impact on our cities. Utah League of Cities and Towns, President, Cameron Diehl with a check in on the top legislation they are excited about... but also what cities may be stressed about.

The Power District. A $3.5B investment by the Larry H. Miller Co.  They just released some renderings of the area and it is spectacular. At the center and the heart of the development is the MLB stadium. Dave and Maura discuss this investment with Derek Miller from the Salt Lake Chamber and Maura brings up certain concerns that people in the area may have about this development.

Dave spotted an article that shows pickleball injuries have been on the rise, as an avid pickleball player, he shares his own experience with injuries in pickleball but also the benefits it's brought. Dave and Debbie speak with Dave's pickleball buddy TJ Anderson about the major benefits pickleball has brought into his life.

Utah's 2024 Legislative session in moving forward in Utah. One item on the docket is an improved NIL (name, image and likeness) policy which is focused on college athletes disclosing how much they make in sponsorship opportunities.  Dave and Debbie speak with Host of Inside Sources, Boyd Matheson about what he knows about this proposal, Dave shares some examples of how much athletes currently could make.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recently urged school leaders to support policies halting cellphone use during class time. A new poll in the Deseret News shows most Utahns agree as 69%. Dave and Debbie speak with Ben Horsley, Chief of Staff at the Granite School District about this issue in their schools and what they've done about phones in the classroom. Dave and Debbie take listener calls.

Lawmakers back to the drawing board with their regulations over social media . They've already pushed back the start date six months for when social media companies had to start age verifying and getting parents' consent for minors to have social media accounts.  The state is winding up in legal fights with social media giants over this - Meta, Tik Tok -- and across the country judges are putting age verification laws on pause -- so lawmakers went back to the drawing board here. Dave and Debbie discuss changes being made with this legislation, including removing the age verification requirement and creating a specific account for minors instead. Senator Mike Mckell joins the show to discuss what those accounts will look like.

Dave and Debbie speak with Holly Richardson with Utah Policy to discuss the hot topics of the week, where we are at with major issues in the session, and specifically one proposal that would add a new day for legal fireworks in Utah on constitution day which takes place on September 17th.