Hosts: Adam Gardiner & Greg Skordas

Road rage incidents and laws in Utah
Several recent road rage incidents have turned deadly here in the Beehive State, prompting a conversation about road rage laws. It’s also brought up questions about why road rage is so bad right now. KSL at Night discusses some of the recent incidents and walk listeners through the current laws regarding road rage.

DCFS testifies on child homicide case; what are the child welfare laws in Utah?
The Division of Child and Family Services has come under fire over the past few months following the death of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson. Yesterday, a panel of lawmakers heard testimony from DCFS leaders who walked legislators through the timeline before Peterson’s death. At the same time, Kevin Franke, the father of children previously abused by their mother, called for additional changes to the laws and processes around child welfare. KSL NewsRadio reporter Hugo Rikard-Bell has been following this story, and joins KSL at Night to share updates.

Calls for societal changes for survivors of domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time set aside to highlight the programs created to decrease the prevalence of intimate partner violence. This year, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office has announced a new partnership with West Valley City police and the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault to provide more support for survivors of domestic violence. We break down this partnership and its overall goal.

Meet the candidate: Erin Rider for Salt Lake County Mayor
This election cycle, Salt Lake County residents have the opportunity to pick their next mayor. On KSL at Night, we’re interviewing the candidates to get their takes on topics like housing, homelessness, budgets, and more. Erin Rider, Republican candidate for Salt Lake County Mayor joins the show to walk listeners through her campaign and where she stands on the important issues.

New group aims to support rising conservative political candidates
A new group is launching in Utah with the goal of helping identify, develop, support, and train rising conservatives. Utah is a deeply red state with a majority of its residents being more conservative. In that kind of an environment, what does supporting conservatives look like? Jason Sanders, CEO of Utah Governing Conservatives joins the program to talk about the mission of this group.

Discussing franked mail for federal vs. state and local politicians
Franked Mail, or Congressional Mail, is official mail that’s sent without postage prepayment and is funded through taxpayer dollars. This kind of mail comes with quite a few stipulations, including that it cannot be sent out 60 days before a general election. This federal law, however, doesn’t apply to local and state government officials. With that in mind, we discuss a recent situation in Salt Lake County that caught our attention.

Congressional peacemakers and dividers ranked in new list
Peacemaking and unifying or attacking and dividing – the United States Congress is full of people on both sides. This week, a new list launched called “Builders Power Ranking.” It ranks congressmen and women as builders or dividers based on their actions over the past week. KSL at Night hosts Greg Skordas and Adam Gardiner finish the week going through some of the folks on the list.