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Host Heidi Hatch welcomes former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes and from the other side of the aisle, Maura Carabello.
Utah’s newly elected Gov. Spencer Cox signed 464 bills but vetoed one titled “Electronics Free Speech Amendments.”
Final Bills
Gov. Cox signed these four bills:
● HB 220 Pretrial Detention Amendments. Schultz, M. (A win for Greg Hughes)
● HB 294 Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments. Ray, P
● SB 107 In-person Instruction Prioritization. Weller, T.
● SB 195 Emergency Response Amendments. Vickers, E.
Gov. Cox vetoed these three bills:
● HB 98 Local Government Building Regulation Amendments. Ray, P.
● SB 39 Hemp Regulation Amendments. Hinkins, D.
● SB 187 Local Education Agency Policies Amendments. Winterton, R.
Gov. Cox allowed these three bills to become law without his signature:
● HB 197 Voter Affiliation Amendments. Teuscher, J.
● SB 104 Tax Levy for Animal Control. Weller, T
● SB 167 Utah Film Economic Incentives. Winterton, R
Our trio also discusses gun controls after a supermarket shooting in Colorado. President Joe Biden called for a ban on assault weapons and background check legislation.
The crisis on the border: Who is at fault anyway? There could be selective outrage depending on who is president.
According to statistics published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, authorities encountered 9,457 children without a parent in February, a 61% increase from January, not 28%. The numbers of unaccompanied children did rise 31% between January 2019 and February 2019.