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State Representative Melissa Ballard discusses her first legislative session, teen suicide and Telehealth with State Senator Todd Weiler.

Weiler and Ballard then talk with Jonathan Hardy on DWS' Navajo weatherization project and Operation Rio Grande.

Howard Stephenson and Stan Lockhart talk with Michael Melendez. Melendez explains the Libertas Institute's lawsuit with Pleasant Grove over the city's new transportation ‘fee’.

Stephenson and Lockhart then talk with Democrat State Senator Karen Mayne, member of the Legislature’s Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force. Mayne reports on the town meetings that are held around the state to get public input on tax reform proposals.

Howard Stephenson and Stan Lockhart talk with Derek Miller, Chair of the Utah Inland Port Authority and President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. Miller reacts to the violent protests and explains how an inland port could benefit the State of Utah and its citizens.

Jeff Burningham formed an exploratory committee for the 2020 Utah Governor’s race. Howard Stephenson and Stan Lockhart talk with Burningham about his vision.

Howard Stephenson and Stan Lockhart talk with Rob Richie Director of FairVote. Richie advocates for Ranked Choice Voting and explains how elections can assure winners get a majority of the votes every time.

Howard Stephenson and Stan Lockhart talk with Pat Rosensteil. Rosensteil reports on progress of National Popular Vote Compact of the States and how it will end Utah's current flyover status in Presidential races.

State Auditor John Dougall and Libertas Institute President Connor Boyack talk with State Representative Marc Roberts about Utah’s new FinTech regulatory sandbox. Roberts talks about innovations in the financial technologies industry and the importance of a lighter regulatory touch when fostering new businesses and new innovation.

Dougall and Boyack then talk about the challenge of pursuing greater liberty and the dream of Independence Day versus the too often failings to celebrate and defend freedom.

State Auditor John Dougall and Libertas Institute President Connor Boyack talk with Cato Institute Constitutional Law Scholar Ilya Shapiro. Shapiro recaps the recent session, particularly the rulings released during its final week of the term. Shapiro then highlights key issue facing the court next term.

Dougall and Boyack then talk with Drew Rigby, “Cannabis Czar” for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Foods. Rigby updates listeners on the status of deploying medical cannabis in Utah.

State Auditor John Dougall and Libertas Institute President Connor Boyack talk with Molly Davis, Policy Analyst at the Libertas Institute. Davis discusses the first-in-the-nation statute to limit excessive fees and fines which cripple the poor.

Dougall and Boyack then talk with Utah County Attorney David Leavitt. Leavitt shares his effort to reprioritize the work in his office to focus on prosecuting those crimes that actually harm other people.

State Auditor John Dougall and Libertas Institute President Connor Boyack talk with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of both the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Lambert shares the importance of studying the Founders and our Revolutionary War history. He advises against judging them against our standards today.

Dougall and Boyack then talk with Michael Farren, Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Farren discusses the recent kerfuffle between Nike and AZ Governor Duvey. Farren points out the concern with discretionary corporate incentives. Dougall points out it’s the class Golden Rule: He who holds the gold makes the rules.

Why economic development subsidies don't actually "work": https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/farren_and_philpot_-_policy_brief_-_amazon_hq2_the_story_so_far_-_v1.pdf#page=5

Incentives to Pander: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/incentives-to-pander/E0003C20215EDA5047EA0831FEEB6D92

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/05/why-do-politicians-waste-so-much-money-on-corporate-incentives/561149/

Regarding Ferguson, MO unrest motivated in part by economic development subsidies: https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2019/02/24/op-ed-indys-proposed-soccer-stadium-deal-unfriendly-taxpayers/2952163002/

Multilateral disarmament in the subsidy war: https://twitter.com/MichaelDFarren/status/1147507476214013952

https://t.co/Eh0v9jZQBm

https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/farren_and_philpot_-_policy_brief_-_amazon_hq2_the_story_so_far_-_v1.pdf#page=19