Utah’s Democratic party appears to be competing with Utah’s Republicans for the party of dysfunction. Elizabeth Warren is running for President and is making a stop in Utah. Is it just an ATM drive by or does Utah finally matter? Has the #MeToo movement gone too far? Dabakis pushes for Utah teachers to strike for … Continue reading Take 2: With Sen. Todd Weiler and former Sen. Jim Dabakis →

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Episode 10 of Take 2 tackles Utah’s biggest political and social issues of the week.  3 months in: The surprising grades for Sen. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ben McAdams.  A big week for LGBTQ issues in Utah: Hate crimes bill Possible revival of a ban on conversion therapy Policy change from The Church of Jesus … Continue reading Take 2: Hate crimes, conversion therapy and nuclear waste →

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Take 2 tackles the week’s biggest political issues: Utah sinning legalized: Fornication, sodomy and adultery are now legal. Why does it matter? Greg Hughes says Utah County kept prosecutions in the category alive and well. 3.3 beer now 4.0 in grocery stores. Jim Dabakis is willing to let Utah cities decide their own alcohol content … Continue reading Take 2: Legalized fornication, 4.0 beer, medical marijuana & more →

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Episode 8 of the Take 2 podcast proved to be lively with a debate between former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis. 2News Heidi Hatch posed the following questions and moderated the responses that were worlds apart: The Mueller Report is at long last complete: Should it be released and was the process fair? … Continue reading Take 2: Mueller report, hosting the 2020 Presidential debate and more →

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Episode 7 of the Take 2 podcast was hosted by 2News Anchor/Reporter Brian Mullahy with former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis. The panel discussed the best and the worst of the 2019 legislative session with lively debate about a tax overhaul in an upcoming special session. Additional discussion addressed: – Funding education – … Continue reading Take 2: Best & Worst of the 2019 Legislative Session →

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Back by popular demand, the Take 2 podcast moderated by 2News Anchor Heidi Hatch gets an exclusive update from former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis on the Utah legislature killing the massive tax overhaul. The duo answers the big question about why tax policy is being addressed as a “problem” in the Beehive … Continue reading PODCAST SPECIAL – Take 2 on legislature killing massive tax overhaul bill →

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Episode  6 of the Take 2 podcast was an emotion one with Heidi Hatch facilitating discussion about the Utah legislature with former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis. When the topic of a bill that died in the legislature that would’ve banned conversion therapy for gay teens in Utah was posed, Dabakis – who … Continue reading Take 2: Death of conversion therapy, 4.8% beer and tax reform bills →

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Episode 5 of the popular Take 2 podcast included a special guest in addition to Heidi Hatch moderating a lively debate between former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis. The hot topics they discussed included Hughes expressing his concerns about a Beyond the Books investigation into the connection between charter schools and lawmakers. Other … Continue reading Take 2: 4.8% beer, tax reform bill, charter school-lawmaker link →

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In this week’s Take 2 podcast, Heidi Hatch facilitates discussion with former state lawmakers Greg Hughes and Jim Dabakis on hot topics in this legislative session:  A hate crimes bill collides with national headlines. Will it hurt Utah’s bill? Sandy City has a crisis on its hands. Who is ultimately responsible for the contaminated water … Continue reading Take 2: Sandy City water, tax cuts, drugs and BYU’s police force →

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