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The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: February 2, 2021) — Across the U.S., extreme winter weather has shutdown traffic, energy grids and entire states. While seemingly counterintuitive, meteorologists tie these intense winter storms to the warming of the planet, as higher temperatures lead to greater evaporation and ever-larger storms. In 2020, the U.S. also […]

The Utah Supreme Court rules that transgender Utahns can change official state documents to reflect their gender identity. First Lady Jill Biden makes a (very) quick visit to Utah. Senator Mitt Romney gets booed by delegates at the state GOP convention. And the LDS Church asks a court to toss out James Huntsman’s lawsuit seeking […]

Today on “In the Hive,” we speak with two researchers from the Utah Women and Leadership Project (UWLP) at Utah State University about the distinct impacts the pandemic has had on career advancement opportunities for Utah women. Of course, COVID-19 has significantly impacted everyone, financially and otherwise, but in Utah jobs held by women declined […]

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, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the Biden administration’s support for waiving COVID-19 patent rights, the “return of big government” and the government’s proper role in the U.S. They […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, a panel of experts discusses the U.S. census and its effects on Utah’s economy, politics and communities. The 2020 census faced unprecedented obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Trump administration’s failed attempt to add a question on immigration status to the standard […]

On this episode of “In the Hive,” we take a look at the use of pesticides to kill mosquitoes in and around Salt Lake City. This past week, the group Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment called for a two-year pause on pesticide-spraying to treat for the pesky pests – saying that the practice represents a […]

The Bureau of Land Management offers a $10,000 reward after a prehistoric petroglyph panel was defaced with the words “white power.” Utah’s new homeless services coordinator says that rather than building a new shelter, existing facilities need to transition people out of homelessness more quickly. And the challenge to protecting threatened cultural relics inside Bears Ears National Monument grows in […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, former Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the release of the 2020 census data, the redrawing of political boundaries, Utah’s first-in-the-nation growth, President Joe Biden’s plan to ship […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — 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 last decade with a population increase […]

State epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn announces she is leaving the Utah Department of Health. A draft audit recommends changes to some practices of Salt Lake City police. And the Utah Supreme Court considers a question central to the future of the Utah Inland Port: Who controls the land — and the tax revenue it generates? At 9 a.m. on Friday, […]