The federal reserve is expected to start raising interest rates this week to help combat inflation. Dave and Debbie go over what to expect. Bankrate’s chief financial analyst, Greg McBride, calls in to explain how this could impact consumers.

When costs rise, manufacturers of consumer goods look for ways to offset the increases they are paying for commodities, transportation, labor and other expenses. They either raise prices on existing products or whittle down the sizes of existing goods, thereby increasing the price per unit of what you're getting.

What are the dangers of Russia controlling 3 nuclear plants in Ukraine. How would a nuclear catastrophe affect the world overall? Henry Solkoski, Executive Director, Senior Fellow for Nuclear Security Studies at the University of California calls in to discuss.

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What are the dangers of Russia controlling 3 nuclear plants in Ukraine. How would a nuclear catastrophe affect the world overall? Henry Solkoski, Executive Director, Senior Fellow for Nuclear Security Studies at the University of California calls in to discuss.

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Taylor's topic of the day is Republican Caucus night! Debbie is intrigued with some political drama that may be happening behind the scenes of these events. 

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It has been reported that Salt Lake County has added 46K rental units since 2000, but it is still not meeting demand. Paul Smith with the Utah Apartment Association calls in to explain what needs to be done to meet the demand and how this could effect rental prices. 

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Russia has been slapped with sanctions after sanctions, big companies are closing their stores in that country but it doesn't seem to stop Putin from attacking Ukraine.  What would it take to stop Putin?  Fredrick H. White, Professor of Russian and Integrated Studies joins the show to discuss.

In an unexpected turn of events on the last day of the session, Senator Dan McCay introduced a substitute to the bill would ban all transgender athletes from playing sports at all, while the original bill was looking for compromise. Representative Kera Birkeland, sponsor of the bill, calls in to explain the sudden substitute and where things go from here. Sue Robbins with Equality Utah calls in to give reaction to the substitute that bans transgender athletes from playing sports. What plans do they have in place for when this bill returns?

Although we have had recent storms in Utah, one of the state's largest water providers, Weber Water Basin is considering possibilities to enact sever restrictions to users this summer. General Manager/CEO of Weber Water Basin, Scott Paxman calls in to explain the restrictions and what residents can expect.

Kathleen Sgamma with Western Energy Alliance calls in to explain more context to the 9,000 oil and gas leases that president Biden has explained are being unused. We also ask her what realistically needs to happen to expand oil and gas production in the US?