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Today on “In the Hive,” as part of an ongoing effort to save his independent store, bookseller Ken Sanders teamed up with Fisher Brewing to release some limited-edition, literary-inspired beers. And they’ve been a hit, with each of the commemorative cans selling out the day they were released. There’s an interesting backstory here as well, […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, we air an Informed Decisions 2020 panel on how Utah funds public education and constitutional Amendment G that went before Utah voters in November and passed with 54 percent voting in favor. Earlier this year, Utah legislators passed H.B. 357, which promised education funding […]

A second wave of COVID-19 vaccine shipments have arrived in Utah, with more hospitals across the state beginning to give shots to their front-line workers. Another 30 deaths reported, putting Utah’s death toll from COVID-19 at 1,126 Thursday, which marked the end of the virus’s deadliest two weeks since the pandemic began. Utah lawmakers are adding $400 million […]

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 the year, we will be getting to know our hosts better. This week, Dan and Shireen ask Natalie about her […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Original Air Date: November 4, 2020) —This week on the program, we air an Informed Decisions 2020 panel on housing in Utah—the shortage of available units, the rising prices and how COVID-19 has affected the state’s market. Prior to this year, Utah had an estimated 50,000 unit deficit in available housing. During […]

This week in Utah news: Utah’s Governor and Governor-elect condemn a decision by Attorney General Sean Reyes to join a lawsuit aiming to overturn the presidential election. Reyes joined 16 other attorneys general Wednesday in endorsing the Texas petition that seeks to invalidate the election results in four battleground states captured by President-elect Joe Biden. In the […]

Both Sides of the Aisle – Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, and on The Left by Shireen Ghorbani, Salt Lake County Council member. They discuss the deadliest days in American history, Attorney General Sean Reyes backing the Texas lawsuit to overturn the presidential election, the COVID-19 vaccine plan, the […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, we air a panel on the future of renewable energy and the need to change our energy system to combat pollution and prevent the worst effects of climate change. Despite the many economic and social setbacks this year, renewable energy has made major gains in […]

A group of government economic development leaders and rural business interests took the chance to extol the many benefits a satellite port would bring to their ailing economies during the Utah Inland Port Authority Board’s quarterly meeting on Wednesday. Proponents of the satellite port model say it would address some of the concerns environmental advocates have raised […]

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. They discuss the current state of political parties in the U.S., the length of President Trump’s shadow, the future of the Republican Party, the future of […]