A Bill proposed by representative Mike Winder wants to switch Utah’s voting system to ranked voting. The vast majority of county clerks in Utah are against this idea. We begin this hour-long look at ranked voting with KSL Newsradio political reporter Lindsay Aerts. 

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Mayor Jenny Wilson joins Dave and Dujanovic to clarify some confusion surrounding how to make a vaccine appointment and where the county now sits with vaccine distribution. 

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The “Test to Stay” program gives students a chance to keep attending school in-person.  Davis County launched the program in December and since then… it’s been adopted by other school districts around the state. Dave and Debbie talk to Chris Williams with Davis School district for an update. 

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If you picket in front of a home, next to a home, or in the street by the home, one Utah lawmaker wants to hit you with a criminal charge. This proposal has us asking what’s the proper place to protest and is a home off-limits? 

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In this segment, Dave and Debbie discuss the high price of having a checking account, and they bring in KSL TV consumer reporter Matt Gephardt for the scoop.

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A House bill passed out of commitee last week up on Capitol Hill that would require that a biological father pay half of the costs incurred during pregnancy and childbirth. We'll speak with attorney Greg Skordas for background and analysis

 

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says that Utah can soon expect to triple the number of vaccine doses the state receives. We'll air audio from the Live Mic with Lee Lonsberry interview with Gov. Cox. 

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In this combined segment, we discuss the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically the symptoms associated with the second shot.  Are they worse than symptoms experienced with the first shot?  Then, we'll check in with a Utah nurse, Angela Keddington, who is enrolled in the Johnson and Johnson vaccine trial.

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Part of President Biden's proposed stimulus package includes more funding for child care.  In this combined segment, we'll air portions of an interview with Utah state senator Todd Weiler who represents District 23. Next, we take calls from our listeners who'll answer the question, is the cost of child care creating more stay-at-home parents?

 

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