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Data on jaywalking citations in Salt Lake City shows an apparent targeting of the city’s homeless population. The historic Utah Theater is ‘sold’ and slated for demolition. And the University of Utah football team heads to the PAC-12 championship and beyond. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, and […]

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 Kamala Harris dropping out of the presidential race, billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer joining the presidential field, the next phase of impeachment […]

Today, the push underway to overhaul Utah’s Tax system. We’ll get a brief overview of why tax reform is happening (lawmakers are trying to address a perceived structural imbalance in how taxes come in and are allocated). And, then, we’ll turn to a specific aspect of the proposal currently under consideration by Utah lawmakers: an increase […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — This week on the program, a panel of local experts discussing how China’s National Sword policy has changed the recycling business model, what the future of recycling looks like and how we can all recycle better. Adopted in 2017, National Sword was China’s response to what they saw as unacceptable quality […]

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 House Judiciary Committee passing a bill to legalize cannabis, Sen. Mitt Romney’s work on cutting down on youth vaping, lawmakers calling for […]

A recent report from the ACLU of Utah offers a critical appraisal of Operation Rio Grande, the multi-agency effort to address public safety and homelessness in the Pioneer Park neighborhood that began in 2017. In particular, the report criticizes the number of arrests for low-level offenses that came out of that effort, saying that “repeated interactions […]

The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour — (Originally air date: September 4, 2019)  Today we feature a panel discussion on the gender wage gap in Utah—the causes that drive it, its consequences for women and the economy and what policies are effective in addressing the discrepancy. The gender wage or pay gap refers to the difference in income […]

Utah Rep. Chris Stewart defends President Donald Trump amid ongoing impeachment hearings. A new poll shows that more than half of Utah women believe that they have a lower status than men. And a legislative audit finds Utah oil and gas regulators aren’t regulating all that much. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune […]

Today on In the Hive we get a variety of perspectives on transit, transportation and alternative forms of commuting in our region. We hear how communities in the western U.S. came of age with the car, and the lasting impact of designing cities with the automobile in mind. We also take a tour of Salt […]

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 impeachment proceedings, President Trump’s reaction to the testimonies, Mayor Pete Buttigieg pulling ahead in Iowa polls, Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick joining […]