Women hold a lot of top jobs in Moab, from leading local business to nonprofits and even public office. Running and serving in the political sphere as a woman comes with its own set of challenges. Today on the news, we have an audio essay about women in Utah politics. Plus, lawmakers in Colorado have signed a petition to support overturning a decision authorizing the construction of the Uinta Basin Railway. And, the Interior Department is looking to cut back the amount of water released from the nation’s largest reservoirs starting next year.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: Audio essayist Holly Lammert (left) with Carey Dabney of the Southeast Utah League of Women Voters. When it comes to politics, Dabney advises, ‘just keep showing up.’

// (2022) Utah Women & Leadership: The Status of Women in Utah Politics

https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/files/briefs/41-status-of-women-in-utah-politics-2022.pdf

// KZMU News: Women in Leadership Audio Essay, Story 1

https://www.kzmu.org/monday-may-16-2022/