Today on the show, Brandt and Jenny take care of a few items of business, have some follow ups on major stories such as the BYU-Idaho Medicaid debacle, the McKenna Denson / Joseph Bishop case, and conversion therapy now back on the docket in Utah. But the big story this week is a history lesson - the Equal Rights Amendment is on the minds of many in Utah. Where did it come from? What does it mean? And why is there tension between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the ERA? All that plus more on the Report!

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Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights by Martha S. Bradley

HEADLINES

* Big dig for Salt Lake Temple renovations, but what will be uncovered? (KUTV)

* Layton Deseret Industries building evacuated after report of accidental dynamite donation

* Saints by Sea: BYU database collects stories of Latter-day Saint maritime immigration (Daily Herald)

* Lawsuit alleging rape at the LDS Church’s Missionary Training Center could end in settlement (Fox 13)

* LDS Church releases statement on refugees after media inquiries (Daily Herald)

* Utah banning ‘conversion therapy’ with Mormon church backing (ABC News via AP)

* In our opinion: Why Utah should not pass the current version of the Equal Rights Amendment (Deseret News)

* LDS Church announces it still opposes Equal Rights Amendment as supporters rally at Capitol

* Michelle Quist: LDS Church and its newspaper dredge up tired old arguments against the ERA

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