Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Greg Hughes & Maura Carabello

Utah’s snow gauge at 200%

Governor’s State of the State focus on children

First week of the Utah Legislature and they are moving fast

Next week – week 2 of the Utah Legislative session, proposed social media ban for kids under the age of 16 and a look at the debt ceiling.

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guest: Maura Carabello

State Snowpack at 191 % - flooding in Draper after valley rains

Salt Lake County creating emergency bus service for Cottonwood Canyons – emergency band aid permanent fix still needed

US House has a new speaker: Blake Moore elected to serve on House Ways and Means but he’s also no longer on the armed services committee.

Biden offices have now reportedly found 3 batches of Classified documents- Garland opened and investigation

Gov. Spencer Cox said he wants to see Utah’s sales tax on food eliminated

Domestic violence Friday funerals for family of 8 killed in Murder suicide, Cox wants the legislature to put 50 million aside for domestic violence resources

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Maura Carabello & Greg Hughes

NEW YEAR NEW PROBLEMS TO SOLVE

• Delta commits long term to SLCI Airport
• 13 votes and no US House Speaker
• Utah Legislative Business: 3 elections just days before the session begins
• Legislative priorities

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guest: Maura Carabello 

• School Vouchers tied to teacher pay increase in upcoming Legislative Session
• Tech Layoffs Continue weeks out from the holidays: Governor’s office of Economic Opportunity says they will step in and help.
• Park City Utah company offering the stocking stuffers that are also NFT and give you a chance to meet the former President.
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• Government shutdown in DC? An annual holiday tradition

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Greg Hughes & Maura Carabello

• Gov. Cox releases proposed Budget
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• Rocky Anderson is running for Mayor again
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• Congress votes to codify same sex and interracial marriage- where did Utah’s delegation fall?
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• Senator Mitt Romney 2024: The latest poll and is he running?
• Democrats win in Georgia: Historically, bad year for Republicans, great year for Dems.
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• Utah Legislative session shaping up behind the scenes.
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• Elon Musk: Is he killing twitter or creating a fair and balanced platform?

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Greg Hughes & Maura Carabello

$3.3 billion in Utah state surplus: Should taxpayers get a break or should we use the money in underfunded areas?

Former President Donald Trump is officially in the race for the White House

Democratic Party retains power in the Senate, Republicans cross 218 for control of the House.

Nancy Pelosi calls it a career, steps away from House Leadership

What will change in Congress with newly divided power?

Republicans already saying they will investigate the origins of COVID, Fauci and Biden’s son Hunter and his business dealings with China.

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Maura Carabello & Greg Hughes

Utah Midterm Results Deep Dive

Evan McMullin finishes 14% behind Lee while votes are still being tabulated- his backers still call it a win- but is it?

What does McMullin's loss mean for future independent runs and how does it compare to Democrats in Utah Senate races?

Constitutional Amendment A dies with 64% against.

In Salt Lake County the big winners were democrats.

The red wave that never happened- Who or what is to blame?

The balance of power yet to be decided.

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Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Maura Carabello & Greg Hughes

Ballot problems

Latest Senate Polls favor Sen. Mike Lee

Voter turnout

Constitutional Amendment an issue where Maura and Greg Agree:

Do voters know enough to vote? Does the Legislature need more spending capability?

Races to Watch

Balance of Power

Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter

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January Walker is running for Congress in Utah’s 4th Congressional District with the United Utah Party.

Walker is running for Congress as a third-party candidate with an eye to problem solving through tech. She is working on an app that would allow constituents the ability to give direct feedback to their congressional candidate.

She sat down with Heidi Hatch on October 31st to discuss Immigration issues she believes can be solved in large part through technology, Inflation and what sets her apart from Congress Burgess Owens.

The midterm election is November 8th.

For voting and registration information: https://vote.utah.gov/

Learn more about Darlene McDonald running on the Democratic ticket and where she stands on issues important to Utahns.

You can learn more about Congressman Burgess Owens time in Congress: https://owens.house.gov/

For more on Owen’s reelection campaign.

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Sen. Mike Lee is looking to keep his seat serving Utah in the US Senate in the upcoming midterm election.

The Senator sat down with Heidi Hatch on Oct. 18 following the televised Senate debate to discuss endorsements, gas prices, inflation, President Joe Biden’s student debt cancelation, attack ads that accuse him of taking money from special interests, immigration, solving the energy crisis and what it will take for Congress to tackle some of these issues in a meaningful way.

The midterm election is November 8.

For voting and registration information: https://vote.utah.gov/

To learn more about Sen. Mike Lee and where he stands on issues important to Utahns.

All candidates are offered the same opportunity for an interview, they will be posted as they are recorded here on KUTV.com and on the Take 2 Podcast.

You can learn more about independent candidate for US Senate, Evan McMullin.

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