Hosts: Greg Skordas and Taylor Morgan

Utah Supreme Court rejects Colby Jenkins’ petition in CD-2
The Utah Supreme Court has rejected former GOP candidate Colby Jenkins’ petition in the primary race for the 2nd Congressional District. Jenkins had asked the Court to force the state to count late postmarked ballots; the Court said no. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas breaks the case and ruling down for our listeners, while KSL at Night host Taylor Morgan talks about the future legislative action that could come as a result of this lawsuit.

Utah Supreme Court rejects Phil Lyman’s petition in gubernatorial primary race
Shortly after rejecting Jenkins’ petition, the State Supreme Court also rejected GOP candidate Phil Lyman’s request regarding the gubernatorial primary race. Lyman had asked for a few things, including the removal of Governor Spencer Cox and Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson from office. Once again, the Court dismissed Lyman’s request. We talk about the meaning of the ruling and its future implications.

Democrats surprised at Harris’ pledge to eliminate taxes on tips
Democratic presidential-hopeful Kamala Harris’s recent pledge to eliminate taxes on tips has taken many Democrat insiders by surprise. Many who said it was a silly idea when Donald Trump proposed it were taken aback by a similar proposal from the other side. We talk about this development and offer some other polling updates in the presidential race.

How a new bond could improve mental health services in jail
A $507 million bond proposal for public safety is heading to the ballot in Salt Lake County in November. One of the motivations for this bond is to improve and expand mental health resources for those dealing with homelessness and criminal activity. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says that the county jails are the largest mental health providers in the state. She joins KSL at Night to talk more about the things she sees in her department.

Inflation cools in July; what does that mean for consumers?
New numbers released this morning show that inflation cooled off in July, with consumer prices rising only 2.9% last month. It’s the lowest inflation reading since March 2021. What does that actually mean for consumers, however? We hear from a senior economist who explains the numbers for our listeners.

Utah’s changing population and its effects on the political landscape
Recent analysis of Utah’s demographics examines several changes: the amount of Californians moving into the state as well as the growing ethnic and racial minority communities. Mallory Bateman, Director of Demographic Research at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute breaks the reports down for the KSL at Night hosts. Then we discuss what those trends could mean for the political landscape in the Beehive State.

Odd lawsuit involving allergies and Disney+
Following the death of his wife due to an allergic reaction at Disney World, a man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Disney. However, the entertainment company says the man can’t sue them, due to terms of use he agreed to when he signed up for a free trial of the Disney+ streaming service in 2019. We finish the show taking a look at this rather outlandish situation involving allergies and a streaming service.