Hosts: Rusty Cannon & Greg Skordas 

Roughly 1 in 5 American homes get their power from nuclear power plants. In a rare bi-partisan move, Congress has passed and President Biden has signed a bill banning imports of uranium from Russia. Curtis Moore, SVP of Marketing & Corporate Development at Energy Fuels, joins Greg and Rusty to discuss this decision about what it means for Utah’s mining operations.

Hosts: Rusty Cannon & Greg Skordas

While Utah isn’t a border state, we still deal with the issues that come with the illicit drug trade, mostly over our southern border. According to preliminary data collected by the Department of Public Safety, there is a new king of narcotics: fentanyl. How did we get here and what are our institutions doing to protect the public from this addictive and destructive chemical? Listen to learn more about this issue.

Hosts: Rusty Cannon & Greg Skordas

Next, we take a look at the opposition to this funding plan. Former educator and current Democratic Member of the Utah State House, Carol Spackman Moss, is opposed to the proposed amendment. She helps Rusty and Greg understand a teacher’s perspective on this proposed legislation and what she’s hoping to see instead for the future of Utah education. 

Hosts: Rusty Cannon & Greg Skordas

This November, Utahns will vote on an amendment that could change how public and higher education is funded through taxes. Supporters say changing this funding structure will help move our state’s education funding policies closer to the rest of the nation’s, while still ensuring education is sufficiently funded. Republican Member of the Utah State House, Karen Peterson, is one of the sponsors of the bill and joins Greg and Rusty to discuss this legislation.

Hosts: Rusty Cannon and Greg Skordas

Following up on legislation that was passed during this year’s legislative session, Governor Spencer Cox addressed the closing of a large coal-fueled power plant near Delta. The state of Utah wants to take over the plant and keep things running as usual. But is it inevitable that we’ll phase out coal-fueled power plants? The KSL at Night hosts discuss.

Hosts: Rusty Cannon and Greg Skordas

Following up on legislation that was passed during this year’s legislative session, Governor Spencer Cox addressed the closing of a large coal-fueled power plant near Delta. The state of Utah wants to take over the plant and keep things running as usual. But is it inevitable that we’ll phase out coal-fueled power plants? The KSL at Night hosts discuss.

Hosts: Rusty Cannon & Greg Skordas

KSL at Night hosts Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon start the show discussing a rare ideological rupture between right-leaning members of the Supreme Court. In a decision to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Justices Alito and Gorsuch dissented from the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision, upholding the agency’s funding mechanism as constitutional. The hosts dig into what that means for you.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner

Part 1: Traditional presidential debates are out this season

KSL at Night hosts Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner start off talking about President Biden’s announcement that he will not participate in traditional presidential debates. However, the dates and times for a debate between Biden and Trump were agreed to just hours after the announcement. How will this affect both campaigns, as well as the fledgling campaign of independent candidate RFK Jr.?

Part 2: Are presidential debates still productive?

How has the debate landscape changed since the Commission on Presidential Debates took it over in 1988? Politicians have participated, boycotted, and everything in between when it comes to debates. Sit down and take a deep breath while our hosts break down historical sound bites from recent political debates gone awry. 

Utah GOP primary debates still moving ahead as planned

Here in Utah, we’re still moving forward with previous debate plans ahead of the Primary Election. All 14 GOP hopefuls confirmed that they will participate in the hour-long debates hosted by the Utah Debate Commission. Becky Edwards, Co-Chair of the Utah Debate Commission, joins the show to talk about the importance of debates in today’s political climate.

Bipartisan rankings of elected officials in Congress

Do we put too much stock in bipartisanship in policies as opposed to the actual content of the policies? Taylor and Adam discuss a recently released report disclosing the frequency that members of congress vote across the aisle, or not. The KSL at Night hosts take a look at how Utah’s congressional representation ranks. 

Mitt Romney thinks Biden missed an opportunity to pardon Trump

Today, Utah Senator Mitt Romney went on MSNBC and said that President Biden missed an opportunity to pardon former President Trump… right from the beginning. The hosts discuss Romney’s statements, including his comparison of the upcoming debates to the Muppets. What took Romney so long to say something like this? The hosts try to figure it out.

Protests across college campuses around Israel and social media

If you look solely at the headlines, you may be led to believe that the majority of college students in the country are opposed to Israel’s response to the October 7th massacre. But the data tells a different story… one that shows college students are much more fractured than they seem when assigning blame for the conflict in Israel.

Current status of the Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake is improving bit by bit. How can we make sure that trend continues? What are the options for our institutions that want to make sure it stays there? The KSL at Night hosts are joined by Tim Davis, Great Salt Lake Deputy Commissioner, to talk about the strategic plan for the lake and the focus areas they’ve identified.

What can you do to help save the Great Salt Lake?

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner

Utah Democrats have created a special design that, while costing a little extra, will support the movement that supports the ongoing conservation efforts for this natural gem that is our capital’s namesake. KSL Newsradio Producer Mitchell von Puttkammer joins Taylor and Adam to talk about the license plate game and their favorite—and least favorite—plates from around the country.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner

The Great Salt Lake is improving bit by bit. How can we make sure that trend continues? What are the options for our institutions that want to make sure it stays there? The KSL at Night hosts are joined by Tim Davis, Great Salt Lake Deputy Commissioner, to talk about the strategic plan for the lake and the focus areas they’ve identified.