D2 takes live: Mayor Mendenhall and city leaders discuss the 2023 spring runoff and flood prevention efforts.

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The Congressional Budget Office is estimating that the fund will become unable to make all of its payments starting in 2033. To fix it, some Republicans are suggesting increasing the eligibility age for 20-somethings, but there's a disconnect… Republican voters don't like it. Certified Financial Planner Shane Stewart joins the show to discuss the impact of raising the retirement age for younger adults, followed by listener calls. 

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For Mother Nature it's a Trifecta. For us – we're in the Bermuda Triangle of weather-related watches this week as the weather warms. Little Cottonwood Canyon and Big Cottonwood Canyon roads closed because of the threat of avalanches – and a warning if you live in the foothills too. Flood potential and mudslides…. like what happened in Fruit Heights on Saturday. KSL Meteorologist Kevin Eubank joins the show to explain how to know if you’re at risk for mudslides and what he’s looking out for in terms of potential flooding.

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The opening arguments for the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell began today. D2 brings the latest information on what Lori Vallow Daybell faces. 

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Continuing our discussion on renting vs buying a home… Dave and Debbie did the math to compare what makes more financial steps, and they walk listeners through what they found.

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We're about a month removed from the Utah Legislative Session… During those 45 days, lawmakers passed a record number of bills – 575 – from a record number of bills introduced – 929. That’s 62% of all bills introduced that passed. And the Governor didn't veto a single one. Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson breaks down his scorecard on what he hoped would be a historic session of tax cuts. 

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As of today, we're at 29.8 inches of water in the snow as the Utah average. Specifically compared to spring of 1983, this gives us context about how much water will come down from the mountains. Scott Paxman, General Manager of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, joins the show to discuss how they are preparing to shepherd the spring runoff. 

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen had their bipartisan meeting yesterday, which Representative John Curtis attended, and now that it's done... Dave and Debbie have a follow-up discussion with Boyd Matheson, Host of Inside Sources, on what they said during their press briefing and what it all means. 

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Utah's fertility rate is dropping... Women are waiting longer and are having less babies. According to a report from the Utah Women & Leadership Project, since 1970, women have gone from giving birth at the average age of 22.9... to 28.8 years old. Kaitlyn Pieper is a Research Associate with the Utah Women's & Leadership Project, Co-author of this report, and Executive Director of the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion. She joins the show to discuss what is behind the rate drop. Dave and Debbie take listener calls. 

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