Host: Taylor Morgan

Salt Lake County’s $507 million public safety bond proposal heads to ballot
This afternoon, the Salt Lake County Council voted 8-1 to send a bond proposal to the November ballot. County Mayor Jenny Wilson’s bond proposal would result in several changes to public safety practices and facilities in the county. The asking price? $507 million. Salt Lake County Council Chair Laurie Stringham explains where the money would go. She also talks a bit about why the council decided to support the proposal.

Lyman explains his possible run as a write-in candidate for governor
While the legal battle continues over who will be the GOP gubernatorial nominee in the upcoming general election, Republican candidate for governor, Phil Lyman now says he intends to run as a write-in candidate. But he’s waiting to file until his petitions to the Utah Supreme Court are heard. Lyman joins the program to explain his reasoning for pursuing this alternative path and discusses the kind of support he would have.

Former Utah GOP candidate sues LGBTQ+ organization for defamation
A former Republican candidate for the Utah legislature and for Salt Lake County Clerk is suing Equality Utah, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group in the state. Goud Maragani claims the organization’s complaints to his employer led to his dismissal. KSL.com reporter Bridger Beal-Cvetko has been tracking this story and joins KSL at Night to walk us through this latest suit.

Candidates focusing on policy or personal attacks – which is better?
Some contention has arisen over pictures of crowds at presidential rallies. Most recently, Donald Trump has launched attacks at Kamala Harris claiming photos of her rallies have been edited to look larger than they actually are. Leah Murray, KSL at Night host and Director of the Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service at Weber State University joins host Taylor Morgan to discuss why we allow candidates to focus on personal attacks rather than on policy differences.