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In a 6-3 party-line vote, the Salt Lake County Council votes to overturn the public health school mask order issued by county health director Dr. Angela Dunn. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues a new call to its members to wear masks and get vaccinated. And the latest census figures cement Utah’s […]

Both Sides of the Aisle (Original Air Date: December 31, 2020) – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Council member. For the last three weeks of 2020, we will be getting to know our hosts better. This week, Dan […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: April 28, 2021) — This week on the program, a panel of experts addresses the housing crisis in Utah and what can be done to improve affordability, access and equity for Utah’s growing population. Information from the 2020 census shows Utah was the fastest-growing state over the […]

Devastating rainstorms don’t spell an end to Utah’s extreme drought. A Utah County official turns to a Facebook group to drum up anti-mask public comments. And some Utah payday lenders benefited from COVID-19 bailout funds — then turned around and sued people who couldn’t afford to make payments. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Council member. For the last three weeks of 2020, we will be getting to know our hosts better. This week, Shireen and Natalie ask Dan about his upbringing, […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: March 18, 2020) — This week on the program, local emergency experts discuss natural disaster threats facing Utah and how we can best prepare for them. From wildfires to floods to earthquakes the experts emphasize why preparedness is key to public safety. They also lay out the local, state and federal […]

A new proposal seeks to provide a conservation-minded alternative to the controversial $1.8 billion Lake Powell pipeline. Members of the Indigenous-led organization Utah Diné Bikéyah ask to assist in a federal review of Native American boarding schools. And how Utah athletes are faring at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt […]

Today on “In the Hive,” we feature a conversation with Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. Last week, Gill announced that he would not be filing criminal charges against West Valley City Police Sgt. Tyler Longman in the shooting death of Michael Chad Breinholt. On August 23, 2019, Sgt. Longman shot and killed 31-year-old […]

Both Sides of the Aisle (Original Air Date: December 17, 2020) – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Council member. For the last three weeks of the year, we will be getting to know our hosts better. This week, […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: January 1, 2021) — Today, a panel discussion on the foreign policy of the Biden administration during unprecedented times. Even as the U.S. approaches a fully vaccinated population, India, Brazil and many African countries are experiencing the worst COVID-19 caseloads of the pandemic. Vaccine patent waivers have become a […]