Take 2 Podcast: Utah gas prices, GOP caucus, Ukraine



Host: Heidi Hatch
Guests: Maura Carabello & State Senator Kirk Cullimore

Utah Gas prices hit record high:
The cost of a gallon of gas in Utah broke the state’s record Thursday. According to AAA, the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $4.30, jumping approximately 10 cents from Wednesday.

White House calls it “Putin’s Price Hike” is it? Or is this good think tank branding of a much bigger problem?

Can Utah politicians do anything to help?

Utah GOP Caucus night: Turnout after four-year break
Will Democrats follow the lead of Jenny Wilson and refuse vote for a Democrat for US Senate?

SIGNATURE GATHERING EFFORTS:
Becky Edwards turns in 28,000 signatures. 351 counted.
Blake Moore has 6,242 of the 7k he needs.

 

NATIONAL NEWS:

Ukraine Aid bill passes House and Senate: Romney and Lee vote against
Romney: While I strongly support providing Ukrainians desperately needed aid, I ultimately could not support the rest of this bloated spending bill.

Mitt Romney tells Biden to send fighter jets to Ukraine ASAP.
More than 40 Republican U.S. senators called for President Biden to aid “the transfer of aircraft and air defense systems” to Ukraine a day after officials quashed Poland’s offer to send fighter jets with American help. Will the President have to go along? 

Listen Ambassador Huntsman on China and Russia

Utah Legislature passes Transgender athlete bill at the 11th hour:
Governor says he will veto.

Digital Currency Bill

Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime