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Trust the science...unless it conflicts with your politics
How do Utah Republicans decide whether a study is credible? If it aligns with their politics, they embrace it - even if it relies on fabricated research. If it contrad...
Has the Utah GOP figured out how to finally kill SB54?
Is the Utah Republican Party scheming to overturn SB54 and ditch signature gathering, restoring convention delegates as party gatekeepers? Utah's members of Congress ...
GOP Convention Wrap-up
This week, we're wrapping up the 2025 Utah Republican Party Convention: Rob Axson wins another term as party chair.Where does Phil Lyman go from here?It sure sounds li...
Could 74 Republicans beat one Salt Lake City Mayor in a fight over Pride flags?
Utah lawmakers face off against Salt Lake City in a battle over Pride flags.The state’s most successful signature gathering effort in history puts a union-busting bill...
More L's than the Planet Krypton
The Utah Legislature faces a tough reality as the referendum to overturn the anti-union bill surpasses its signature goal, signaling a significant pushback against Rep...
320,000 is a LOT of signatures
In this week's episode:Unions collect 320,000 signatures for the referendum to overturn the union busting bill.Utah's economy earns praise from a conservative group, b...
Sen. Mike Lee - the Jar Jar Binks of Congress
In this week's episode:The Utah Legislature is poised to override a veto of a bill pushed by conspiracy theorists.What did the Utah Board of Education waste time on th...
So long Sundance, hello Pride flag ban.
In this week's episode: 👋 Sundance says farewell 🚫🏳️🌈 Utah is the first state to ban Pride flags and fluoride in drinking water 🗳️Gov. Spencer Cox nixes vote-by-mail ...
Utah vs. the Cavity Creeps
In this week's episode: Could the Pride flag ban prompt the Sundance Film Festival to flee the state? Lawmakers quietly gut Utah's open records law. Freebies for lawm...
George Orwell warned us
In this week's episode of Special Session: The 2025 Utah Legislature is over. Legislative leaders aren't going to let a minor thing like a bill dying in committee sto...
The reality doesn't match the rhetoric
In this week's episode of Special Session: Governor Cox and legislative leaders are throwing a party over education funding that might not be all it's cracked up to...
Budgets and public records and punishing judges! Oh my!
In this week's episode of Special Session: Budget blues hit as lawmakers grapple with disappointing revenue news. Utah AFL/CIO president Jeff Worthington joins the sh...
Pride flags? No. Nazi flags? You betcha!
In this week's episode of Special Session: Unions busted More money and more limits for Utah's school voucher program Pride flags? No way. Nazi flags? A-okay! Burgess...
Union showdown and more vouchers
In this episode of Special Session: Senate Republicans reverse course on the controversial union busting bill. Legislature pushes to double funding for Utah's privat...
Where in the world is Sean Reyes?
In this episode of Special Session: The fallout from the audit of former Attorney General Sean Reyes. Lawmakers back down in their battle with public sector labor un...
Week one comin' in hot!
In this episode of Special Session: The 2025 Utah Legislature gets underway. Spencer Cox needs to pay attention to the lyrics. It's union bustin' time! Who really has...
Conspiracy Theory Bingo
In this episode of Special Session: SCOTUS says no to Utah's land grab lawsuit. What's behind a proposal to break up Salt Lake County? Rep. Burgess Owens wants to let...
Tensions working overtime
In this episode of Special Session: Tensions between legislative Republicans and the Utah Education Association start to boil over. How lawmakers plan to make it hard...
The most feared journalist in Utah!
This week in Utah Politics: Senator Mike Lee throws out some wild suggestions for Speaker of the House: Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy. Seriously. Senator Mike Lee thro...
Voters from beyond the grave!
In this week's Utah political news: Voters from beyond the grave threaten Utah's universal vote by mail. Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is big mad because of a st...
So long, and thanks for all the pancakes!
In this week's Utah political news: Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz makes a big donation to an anti-transgender political action committee that attacked Democrats wit...
Gaetz is gone leaving Lee to linger
On this week's show, we discuss the week's top Utah political news stories. Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration from Attorney General, but Sen. Mike Lee doesn't g...
Behind closed doors
On this week's episode: 🚪 Republicans on the Utah State School Board go behind closed doors. 👎 Sen. Mike Lee and former Rep. Chris Stewart get passed over for jobs in ...
2024 Election postmortem
The 2024 election is over. Donald Trump is headed back to the White House for a second term and Republicans will control both houses of Congress.In Utah, Spencer Cox g...
Trailer: Special Session with Bryan Schott
Ever wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes in Utah politics? From the Capitol to your headphones, Special Session with Bryan Schott breaks down the most impo...