Leavitt Stays Busy Behind Scenes of Romney Campaign
While presidential candidate Mitt Romney enjoyed what most pundits consider to be a superior debate performance this week, former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt is coordinating the complicated effort to...
View ArticlePolitics Up Close: SLC Mayor Ralph Becker, U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Barron
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker is concerned about the "fiscal cliff" the nation could face after the election. And independent U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Barron tells us about his 1,200-mile tour of...
View ArticleWith Hearing Planned Wednesday, Chaffetz Discusses Trip to Libya
Following the deadly September 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya last month, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz is among those in the House who believe the Obama Administration failed...
View ArticleShumway Concerned about Funding, Education Governance in Final State of...
“We cannot have the best school system in the country and be the lowest in the country in funding.” State Superintendent Larry Shumway had that blunt message for the Utah Legislature as he delivered...
View ArticleChaffetz Takes on Administration Over Libya
Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz became the face of the Republican Party on national security issues this week as he sparred with the State Department while conducting a hearing into last month’s deadly...
View ArticlePolitics Up Close: Gubernatorial Candidate Peter Cooke, Rep. Derek Brown
We talk with Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Peter Cooke, who just wrapped up his final debate with Republican Governor Gary Herbert. Then we talk with State Representative Derek Brown, who's been an...
View ArticleIndependent/Third-Party Congressional Candidates Debate Political System at...
Five independent and third-party candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate offered their thoughts about the U.S. political system and how to change it Monday night at the Salt...
View ArticleAd War Continues Between Matheson and Love
With the election just two-and-a-half weeks away, having money to spend is going to be important for Utah’s Congressional candidates, especially in one key area: advertising. And while Democratic...
View ArticlePolitics Up Close: Soren Simonsen Runs for Congress, Rep. Janice Fisher
Today on the show, Salt Lake City Council Chair Soren Simonsen talked about his bid for Congress, running against incumbent Jason Chaffetz, while Democratic Representative Janice Fisher of West Valley...
View ArticleAcclaimed Historian to Speak on Politics & the Media in Salt Lake City
President Theodore Roosevelt's "bully pulpit" doesn't exist in the same way for modern presidents. That's part of the message Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will...
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