It's new news that feels like old news: The Fed looks ready to raise interest rates… again. This marks the eighth time in a little over a year that interest rates have gone up. And this time it might happen in the wake of a small banking crisis. The question is: How are consumers affected by interest rates going up and never down? Dave and Debbie discuss.

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Utah has two of the most effective lawmakers in Congress… and it’s not who you might think. Senator Mike Lee and Congressman John Curtis are eighth and ninth in the Senate and the House. They scored high in a study that measured the number of bills they sponsored, how far those bills get in Congress, and how substantial the policy proposals are. What do these scores mean? Boyd Matheson, Host of Inside Sources, joins the discussion.

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Former President Donald Trump said he expected to be arrested by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Originally he predicted Tuesday - which came and went. When will we see an arrest if at all? Robert Sherman, National Correspondent with Newsnation joins the show to bring the latest details. 

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It's the second day of striking for school employees at the Los Angeles Unified School District - the second-largest in the US which was prompted by low wages of just $25,000 per year. Dave and Debbie take a serious look into what it is like to live on only $25,000 per year.

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The maximum number of hours employees can work per week in the US is 40 hours. In Korea? It's 52 hours. And in case that wasn't enough, the South Korean government is proposing to raise that number... to 69 hours. Dave and Debbie discuss what this means for employee mental health and take listener calls.

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There's a feeling that nothing gets done in Congress. A recent poll from Pew Research says that 2/3 of Americans don't think much is going to get done in the next two years... but did you know that Utah has two members of Congress that rank in the Top 10 as being the most effective lawmakers? James Curry, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah, joins the show to discuss the ratings.

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The book banning bandwagon is overwhelmed with calls to ban hundreds of books from school libraries across the nation -- in Utah lawmakers jumped on board -- legislating offensive materials out of Utah school libraries -- but wait -- do we need laws and committees because we learned during our coverage yesterday parents have rights to ban their child from reading a book. Senator Todd Weiler joins the show after the Davis District told us that of the 70, 000 plus thousand kids in the district -- how few parents?  

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GSL risen 2 feet with rain/snow we've had -- in January, It was one foot up, now two feet, but rewind to this past December and we were 17 feet below what we need.  Ben Abbott, BYU Professor of Aquatic Ecology joins the discuss to discuss the impact.

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Are joint bank accounts good for your marriage? According to new research, it is. Researchers have found that couples who combine their financial resources are happier than those that don't. Dave and Debbie discuss. 

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