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Greg and Guest Host Jim Bennett talk to KSL TV's Brian Carlson about a project at Utah State University that will allow electric cars to be charged using the roads on which they are driven. 

 

A massive funding bill, expanded spying capabilities, and a king. These are all the things the US Congress had this week. Greg and Guest Host Jim Bennett were joined by US Rep. Celeste Maloy, who is in DC to tell us about the happenings of the week.

 

Today is Law Day, which means lawyers across the day are celebrating the rule of law in the United States. Greg and Guest Host Jim Bennett talk about what Law Day means to them and how we can celebrate it this year.  

 

A local farmer had his entire stock of pears wiped out by a recent cold snap that hit the state. Greg and guest host Jim Bennett spoke to KSL NewsRadio's Cameron Elliott about how the community helped him get back on track. 

 

72 motorcyclists died on Utah roads last year, making it the deadliest year in history. We have Lt. Cameron Roden from the Utah Highway Patrol on the show to tell us what these figures mean and how we can change them.  

 

The Supreme Court yesterday issued a ruling that would limit the power of the Voting Rights Act of 1964, the latest blow in a battle over redistricting state voter maps. This has already spurred major changes in primary races, as Louisiana is delaying its primaries to reevaluate after this decision. We speak with Kelsey Dallas, Managing Editor of SCOTUSblog, to detail what the justices said during the debates and how this will affect districts going forward. 

 

A new study from the Hinckley Institute and Deseret News has found that Americans feel unrepresented by the current party labels. We bring on Brigham Tomco from the Deseret News to give us more insight into the results and how we got to this point in Utah politics. 

 

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again, this time for alleged threats to the President. This comes as an Instagram post he shared of a photo of seashells in the shape of "86 47", which the DOJ says could be misinterpreted as a credible threat against the president. We go into the details of the case and what has changed in the DOJ's second attempt. 

 

The U.S House voted to pass a key government surveillance tool today. FISA allows federal intelligence agencies to monitor what targets outside the U.S. say without a warrant. But this vote didn’t pass unanimously among Utah representatives. We go in-depth on the vote and the issues this new surveillance law could cause.