Take 2 Podcast: Primary upsets, wildfire crisis, Washington politics

Hosts:

• Heidi Hatch
• Maura Carabello, Exoro Group
• Rob Axson, Utah GOP Chair (joining from Washington, D.C.)

Fire danger across Utah

• Statewide fireworks restrictions and the new law allowing cities to designate safe discharge zones.
• The Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County, now expected to become the costliest wildfire in Utah history.
• Gov. Spencer Cox's comments on the destruction.
• Looking ahead to the dangerous fire weather forecast.

Primary election shakeup

Several high-profile incumbents lost Tuesday's primary:

• Senate President Stuart Adams
• Sen. Dan McCay
• Rep. Trevor Lee
• Two Box Elder County commissioners

What do these results say about the direction of Utah Republican politics?

Congressional races

Democrats

• Ben McAdams wins the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 1.

What does his victory say about the party moving away from convention-selected candidates?

Republicans

• Rep. Blake Moore wins his primary over Karianne Lisonbee.
• Does Lisonbee have a political future after this race?
• Rep. Celeste Maloy defeats Phil Lyman.
• Is this the end of Lyman's statewide political influence?

Voting issues

• Some Democratic voters reported not receiving ballots.
• Was this simply a learning curve with the first Democratic congressional primary conducted this way, or is there more to examine?

Supreme Court rulings

• Major decisions released this week.
• Which rulings have the biggest impact on Utah and national politics?

SAVE Act

• President Trump's push for the SAVE Act.
• Why is the administration making a full-court press now?
• What are the political and legal implications?

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