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2News Anchor Heidi Hatch reunites with former Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D)and former Republican Speaker of the House, Greg Hughes.
The trio discusses topics that include what the former lawmakers have been up to since March and the current state of affairs amid a worldwide pandemic from the novel coronavirus. The conversation was lively and touched on the following:
Pandemic catch up:
What have you been doing since March?
How is the state doing with unemployment (New #’s out Friday)?
Back-to-school – was too soon?
Mask mandates
GOP primary is over or is it?
Will Huntsman run as a write-in?
Should he?
75 days until the election
Mail-In
Congressional races
Special Session
Legislators did not want to renew the state of emergency but the governor did.
Legislators called themselves into session: Does it matter?
Why was a $123 million funding bill submitted an hour or two before a vote?
DNC
All virtual – awesome or boring?
Who had the best speech?
Obama raking Trump over the coals. Was this a good look? 1st for a former President.
Protests
Defund Police?