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Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes, Maura Carabello Energy drink of choice to get through life or the Utah Legislative session Inspired by Rep. Angela Romero. Rep. @cory_maloy you are the best! #zipfizz pic.twitter.com/m6xrfZ4FEc — Angela Romero (@RepAngelaRomero) January 28, 2022 Utah Senate passes income tax cut; House plans to add to it NOW: @BradWilsonGOP … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: State income tax cut, school transparency, period products in schools → See Privacy Policy at https...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes, Maura Carabello 2022 State of the State Address In his second State of the State address, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox denounces election lies and urges unity. In his annual state of the state address, Gov. Cox touched on the predictable themes of COVID-19, education, and affordability, but he also … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: 2022 State of the State address, mask mandate → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes, Maura Carabello MLK DAY Students statewide out of school today, many will be for the entire week. Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.#MLKDay pic.twitter.com/KkmqfE0jqi — Utah State Athletics (@USUAthletics) January 17, 2022 Utah Legislature allows school districts to move to online learning as … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: MLK day, Tribune Editorial Board criticized, mask mandates → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes, Maura Carabello Omicron cases soar post holidays record case counts this week. Rudy Gobert tests positive again- It’s like 2020 all over again Sundance Film Festival Canceled Warnings from health departments to mask up Salt Lake and Summit County Issue mask mandates Breakthrough cases now close to 50/50 US … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Omicron surge, Jan. 6 attack, anti-Semitic email, Utah women → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes, Maura Carabello School Threats in Utah A Long week of threats ends with student arrested after bringing gun to school at East High. Why is this happening and how do we fix it? Is this a side effect of the pandemic? Biden Build Back Better Plan: Where are we? … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: School threats, failing municipal equality ratings → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes, former Speaker of the House, and current Minority Leader Rep. Brian King UT HD 28 Utah Legislative Audits Lt. Gov. Henderson defends election system as Utah lawmakers move ahead with audit Legislative audit of Utah prison system healthcare called ‘troubling’ Inadequate medical care in the Utah State prison system … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: 2022 Budget proposal, Utah election audit → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Special Wednesday Podcast Episode Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Maura Carabello, Greg Hughes US blocks travel from Africa- tightens restrictions on people entering the US. Do travel bans like this work? Tuesday the Netherlands reported finding Omicron in samples dating back at least 11 days. Is the newest cat out of the bag? Courts block two … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Omicron variant, new travel restrictions → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ...

Host Heidi Hatch, 2News Anchor Guests: Maura Carabello, Exoro Group Greg Hughes former, Utah Speaker of the House Rittenhouse Verdict: Was Justice Served? Federal Human Infrastructure “Build Back Better” vote Thursday night. CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse ‘not guilty’ verdict → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes Maura Carabello Special Session Bail Reform: Bi-partisan roundtable deal Greg Hughes worked as a lobbyist on the issue Utah Redistricting Legislators pass new maps with veto proof majority. Cogressiona map splits Salt Lake County into 4 districts. Utah’s 4th Congressional District R +31 Governor said he will not VETO, admitted … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Redistricting, Dixie State name change, Huntsman podcast → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Senator Kirk Cullimore Maura Carabello- Exoro Group Take 2 October 29th 2024 SLC National Convention Bid: 2012 and 2016 were lost, do we have a chance this time around? Did the 2020 VP Debate win us any political brownie points? Representative Christiansen steps down from the Legislature and his day job … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: 2024 National Convention; Mitt Romney as Ted Lasso → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Greg Hughes – Former Utah House Speaker now registered lobbyist Maura Carabello – Exoro Group Salt Lake police response times: Chief Mike Brown hiring civilians to respond to low priority calls. Many are retired officers. He sites parking, noise complaints. Are these calls really low risk? Aaron Lowe’s shooting and death … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Police response times in Salt Lake City → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

Guests: Maura Carabello – President and Owner of The Exoro Group Greg Hughes – Former Utah Speaker of the House- businessman and lobbyist Biden brings Bears Ears and Grand Stair Case Escalante back to full size Congressional Delegation Reaction: “President Biden is delivering a devastating blow to the ongoing efforts by our delegation, along with … Continue reading Take 2: Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Guests: Maura Carabello – President and Owner of The Exoro Group Greg Hughes – Former Utah Speaker of the House- businessman and lobbyist Government Shutdown averted, but not for long: Congress needs to fund the government, deal with the debt ceiling and decide if it will push through POTUS $3.4 trillion-dollar human infrastructure package or … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Government shutdown averted, but not for long → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ...

Guests: Maura Carabello – President and Owner of The Exoro Group Greg Hughes – Former Utah Speaker of the House- businessman and lobbyist Gabby Petito Case brings up other missing person cases: Is there really a “missing white woman syndrome?” High profile and diverse cases in Utah: Elizabeth Salgado case in 2015: 26-year old’s body found … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Is there really a ‘missing white woman syndrome?’ → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) – In this week’s Take 2 Podcast, host Heidi Hatch speaks to founder and resident of The Exoro Group, Maura Carabello, and former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes. They’ll talk about the initial rejection of the COVID-19 booster shot for all, and approval for older Americans and those at … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: COVID-19 booster, federal vaccine requirement, fertilizing the dead → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

In this week’s Take 2 Podcast, host Heidi Hatch speaks to former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes, and former Salt Lake mayoral candidate David Ibarra about the vaccine order President Joe Biden spoke about earlier in the week. They’ll also talk about Utah County Attorney David Leavitt’s decision to no longer seek the … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Pres. Biden’s vaccine mandate, Utah County death penalty → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Host brings in viewpoints from Maura Carabello from the Exoro Group and Sen. Kirk Cullimore, the Utah Senate Majority Assistant Whip Topics were timely and quick but Cullimore is working on a new bill “COVID-19 Liability Amendments” so we asked what is it and who will it affect? In the speed round of topics we … Continue reading Take 2 podcast: COVID liability, the Texas abortion ban and canyon congestion → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

Heidi Hatch hosts guests Maura Carabello from the Exoro Group and Former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes. Topics include the major news story on the same day of the podcast: Afghanistan Suicide Bombers Kill dozens including 13 US Service members President Biden addressed the nation. We ask our guests: How did he do? Aug 31 … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Afghanistan suicide bombers kill dozens, 13 US service members and the week of political news in Utah → See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Host Heidi Hatch welcomes Maura Carabello and Greg Hughes to talk politics in Utah and beyond. School is in session, some kids are wearing masks, though most are not and President Joe Biden isn’t happy. Afghanistan is a mess but who’s mess is it anyway and gas prices aren’t fun. Biden Admin threatens Pandemic funding … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Biden threatens pandemic funding in Utah, mask mandates in Utah schools, COVID booster shots, Afghanistan → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Heidi Hatch hosts Maura Carabello and Greg Hughes to talk about the week of politics in Utah. FIREWORKS Gov. Spencer Cox said he doesn’t have the authority to ban the, the Republican lawmakers will not call a session to tackle the problem, Salt Lake County can’t ban them but Salt Lake City did ban them. … Continue reading Take 2: Firework restrictions, federal unemployment and infrastructure → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Host Heidi Hatch is joined by Rep. Chris Stewart, a Republican representing Utah’s Second Congressional District. Stewart talks about Utah’s drought and wildlands fires, the the newly formed Juneteenth federal holiday. Stewart also discusses the Utah delegation that he was part of meeting with President Joe Biden over the designation of national monuments on Utah … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: A conversation with Rep. Chris Stewart → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Heidi Hatch hosts Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello to talk politics and the state of Utah. Topics include former Gov. Gary Herbert. He is joining Teton Sports, his official painting is unveiled and could he be planning a run against Sen. Mike Lee? It’s fire season in Utah and combined with a drought could make … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Fire season, fireworks, drought and where former Gov. Herbert might run → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

Heidi Hatch, Greg Hughes, and Maura Carabello are back this week to review the political news you might’ve missed — and they’ve got a few things on their minds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Utah’s two senators cast opposing votes on Friday regarding a proposed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The first Republican challenger, Becky Edwards, has announced a run to unseat Sen. Mike Lee. And President Joe Biden wants to know whether COVID-19 could have started in a lab in Wuhan. Heidi … Continue reading TAKE 2: Utah senators split on riot commission, Wuhan lab buzz, Mike Lee’s challenger → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...