Hosts: Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan

State Legislature calls themselves into a special session on initiatives
The Utah State Legislature will hold a special session tomorrow to discuss the future of citizen ballot initiatives. It comes on the heels of a State Supreme Court decision regarding the redistricting lawsuit. The Legislature will discuss and vote on a possible constitutional amendment that would clarify the initiative process and who holds power to edit or repeal those initiatives. KSL at Night hosts Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan discuss the upcoming session, including the reasoning the Legislature gives for holding the special session. 

Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago
Thousands of Democrats have descended on Chicago for the DNC. The event kicked off yesterday with speeches from people like President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Utah has a delegation there to take part in the whole event. Democratic candidate for Utah Governor Brian King shares his thoughts on the convention so far. We also discuss the protests occurring outside of the convention, and how President Biden’s stepping aside is affecting the overall mood and discussion at the convention.

Discussing voter confidence in ballot audits
Several GOP nominees who won their primary races in June have asked the Legislature to conduct an audit of the signatures they gathered in order to get on the ballot. State Auditor John Dougall says he’ll conduct a similar audit himself. Dr. Quin Monson, Professor of Political Science at BYU, joins the show to explain what the data says about voter confidence regarding ballot audits here in Utah.

Another fight for public lands in Utah
The State of Utah has announced a new lawsuit against the federal government over the management of unappropriated lands in the state. Roughly 18.5 million acres in Utah fall under the category of “unappropriated” lands, and the state wants to be able to manage those lands as it sees fit. The KSL at Night hosts break down this new development in the fight over public lands.

Artificial intelligence making its way into presidential campaigns
Did Taylor Swift endorse Donald Trump? Did Kamala Harris really speak to a group of communists? Pictures and videos of each have been circulating around the internet, but they’re all fake – they were created using artificial intelligence. As we move closer to the general election, we take a deeper look into the use of AI in political campaigns.

Expanding access to youth sports leagues
Sports leagues for kids can be incredibly expensive, creating a cost barrier for people who cannot afford to spend thousands of dollars to play sports. The City of Ogden is trying to remove those barriers in order to give kids more equal access to recreational sports. Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski joins the program to explain what the city’s doing to help create equality in sports.