January 23, 202601:01:25

Take 2 Podcast: Governor Spencer Cox delivers State of the State address

Host: Heidi Hatch

Guests: Maura Carabello, Exoro Group; Nic Dunn, Sutherland Institute

 

Governor Spencer Cox — State of the State

 

Polling: Deseret News / Hinckley Institute

  • One-third of Utah voters say affordable housing should be the Legislature’s top priority.
  • Housing ranked twice as high as any other issue across all partisan and age groups.
  • Utah Legislature's approval rating sits at 47% overall

 

Possible ICE Detention Center in Salt Lake County

  • West-side Salt Lake City warehouse rumored as potential site
  • Local city and county leaders appeared caught off guard, despite ICE’s two-year search for detention space statewide

 

Legislative Session Updates

  • Utah Senate votes to expand the Utah Supreme Court from five to seven justices
  • Sen. Nate Blouin’s ICE opt-out bill declared dead on arrival, killed in committee
  • Bills to watch heading into Friday’s legislative deadline

 

BLM Approves Updated Northern Corridor Highway Plan

  • Federal approval clears the way after years of debate and environmental review

 

Senator Mike Lee's Social Media Post Makes Headlines

  • Reaction and political fallout discussed

 

Prop. 4 Repeal Effort

  • Scott Presler returns to Utah for a second weekend of signature gathering to repeal Proposition 4

 

Coming Up Next Week

  • Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz joins Take 2 Podcast


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