Stuart Adams confusion -- Yesterday on the show he told Dave & Debbie he had tested negative twice after isolating for 5 days. And he did go to work. He gave a speech without a mask. But then we got some other reports saying he actually had tested positive twice yesterday morning!

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The headline in the Deseret News Opinion article: Lawmakers are wrong to remove local authority over mask mandates. But Utah lawmakers spent day 1 of the new session disregarding health officials and usurping local control from Salt Lake County and Summit County. KSL NewsRadio Lindsey Aerts Here's where Capitol Hill is the loser on this -- or the confused -- they gave local control -- now they're scrambling to take it back because they are playing to their base instead of listening to medical professionals. Katie Matheson/Deputy Director, alliance for a better Utah calls in with their dissatisfaction of lawmakers D2 asks listeners: Should Utah lawmakers leave local control to local governments

Littered boxes and packaged goods were left behind as thieves have been raiding cargo containers. The derailment caused 17 train cars to go off the tracks, Union Pacific said in a statement. No injuries were reported. Is this what has your amazon package on hold?  Dave and Debbie discuss. 

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New pitch to make feminine hygiene products available and free in Utah schools... I'll call it stop the Walk of Shame'' for young women.

Emily Bell McCormick with Utah's Period Project joins the show 

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On Saturday an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga… followed up by a Tsunami that has left 3 people dead and hundreds of homes destroyed… The threat still continues as ashes on the islands can cause health problems for the residents, and there is a lack of access to clean water.

Verna Tukuafu has been stuck in Utah for 2 years when Tonga closed it's borders on 2020 and has yet to reopen them for travelers. She brings an update on what she knows about her home in Tonga.

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Dave and Debbie break down key moments from the speeches of House Speaker Wilson and Senate President Stuart Adams 

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Here are the 3 bills that caught Dave and Debbie's eye…Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, filed House Bill 164, which would block public transit districts in the state from charging a fare to passengers. Sen. Wayne Harper's bill would expand the state's three days of bereavement definition to add mothers and their partners who are grieving after a miscarriage or stillbirth. Rep. Rosemary Lesser: Ditch the grocery tax

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Pitch on the Hill to muzzle Utah mayors from making decisions to protect public health in a pandemic, epidemic -- or any public health emergency. Here's what HB 182: "prohibits a chief executive officer of a city from exercising powers in response to a pandemic, an epidemic, or a public health emergency. Name it the Muzzle Mayor Mendenhall Act of 2022.

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Another year and another move by Utah Legislators to get rid of the Death Penalty. It’s House Bill 0147. It sounds like just another number. One of thousands of bills out there but what this means to Dave, is another legislator ripping open a wound that his family has been trying to heal for 30 years.

Representative Lowry Snow joins the conversation.

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Late last week lawmakers allowed school boards to decide if they need to flip to online learning for a chunk of days -- immediately Granite and SLCSD voted to go online until next Monday. Will lawmakers continue to give school districts flexibility to decide? 

Senate President Stuart Adams calls in to join he conversation.

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