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Utah's most senior member in the House is heading into a serious primary challenge. Outgoing state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee is fresh off a commanding victory at the Utah GOP State Convention over incumbent Rep. Blake Moore. She joins Lindsay today to discuss the perspective she hopes to bring to Washington and why she think it's time for voters to move on from Rep. Moore. Plus, some leaders in the state GOP are calling on voters to not retain two justices on the state supreme court. We talk to leadership at the Utah State Bar to hear their concerns about the party becoming so directly involved in a judicial retention election.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox fielded questions on a slate of hot button issues in his monthly press conference to wrap up April. Reporters, including our own Lindsay Aerts got his take on the controversy over plans for a massive data center in Box Elder County, and the latest flare in tensions between the state leaders and the judiciary. Panelists Adam Gardiner and Erin Rider join the show to react to the governor's positions on the issues and explore the sticky topics that are top of mind for the state's political press corps.
We're coming off the heels of a big weekend in state politics, where both the Utah GOP and Utah Democrats narrowed down their primary fields for this year's midterm elections. Panelists Taylor Morgan and Leah Murray weigh in on what we learned about our new congressional districts and what we can expect come election day this June. Plus, gunfire at the White House Correspondent's Dinner sparks renewed fears about how America protects its leaders, as President Trump says it's another reason to finish the White House Ballroom.
A newly released report on allegations against Supreme Court Justice Dianna Hagen is making a big stir. State leaders are calling for an entirely new investigation, saying the Judicial Conduct Commission did not go far enough when it looked into claims she had an extramarital affair with the lead plaintiff's attorney on the state redistricting case. JCC found those allegations to be speculative, Panelists Taylor Morgan and Leah Murray join Lindsay to unpack the political reaction, and analyze the ethical issues at play.
We are just days away from state party nominating conventions. Utah GOP Chair Rob Axson joins Lindsay to look ahead to what we can expect when hundreds of delegates from across the state gather to influence the direction of the party heading into the critical 2026 midterm elections. Plus, Josh Romney joins the program to discuss Great Salt Lake Rising, a new effort from a group of prominent families to get more water to the lake as it heads into the summer.
Newly resurfaced posts from social media accounts linked to Sen. Nate Blouin rock the all-important democratic primary in Utah's first congressional district. The posts contain slurs, jokes about sexual assault and derogatory comments about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Panelists Taylor Morgan and Erin Rider join Lindsay to break down the impact the posts could have on both Blouin's career and his chances at the state convention in just over a week. Plus, Utah Valley University drops commencement speaker Sharon McMahon after days of pressure from conservative groups and officeholders.
It was a busy weekend for Salt Lake County Democrats, long-time DA Sim Gill scraping by to stay on the ballot and Sen. Kathleen Riebe dropping out of the hotly contested CD1 primary race. Panelists Taylor Morgan and Leah Murray join Lindsay to explain what this tells us about the state of the party heading into their state convention. Plus, President Trump posts and deletes an AI generated image that seems to depict him as a religious figure. We dig into what the post says about the president's approach to religious tension amid an increasingly more public feud with Pope Leo.
The US Supreme Court rules against a Colorado state law banning conversion therapy on First Amendment grounds, sparking questions over Utah's own ban. Panelists Taylor Morgan and Leah Murray join Lindsay to unpack what the ruling, and whether the highest court in the land got it right. Plus, the fight in Utah's CD-2 is heating up after a series of high profile endorsements for both Rep. Blake Moore and state rep. Karianne Lisonbee. We dig into how impactful endorsements can actually be as convention and primary season gets going.
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