Color Country Politics

Yet another election season is upon us! Keeping up with our tradition of interviewing candidates, we're continuing with Garth Green for Cedar City Mayor. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Yet another election season is upon us! Keeping up with our tradition of interviewing candidates, we're continuing with Maile Wilson-Edwards for Cedar City Mayor. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Yet another election season is upon us! Keeping up with our tradition of interviewing candidates, we're continuing with Mark Mumford for Cedar City Council. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Feeling down about your job prospects in rural Utah? Good news, there’s somebody on it! Host Jennie Hendricks has Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs Stephen Lisonbee give us the scoop on how the new governor is making sure our economic boom extends beyond the Wasatch Front. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

The legislature is coming! The legislature is coming! With the 2021 session right around the corner, it’s time to get up to speed on what they’ll be working on. Sen. Evan Vickers gives co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris an overview of what’s on tap this year. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

If you get really sick, you can go to the hospital, right? Maybe. Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris speak with Dr. Jarid Gray about his lessons learned helping New York City with COVID-19 and Communications Director Becki Bronson about how ICU hospital capacity works in Utah. Remember: beds without doctors and nurses don’t do you much good. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

When it comes to COVID-19 information, getting it right can sometimes be tough. Why not hear it right from the mouth of an expert? Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Southwest Utah Public Health Department Health Officer Dr. David Blodgett on to give us the real scoop on how the coronavirus outbreak is going and how to stay safe. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Child victims of crime have special needs in the justice system. The Children’s Justice Center is the one stop shop for all needs through initial intake through the final stages of recovery. Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Director Stephanie Ward, who oversees multiple counties, explain what the CJC does to be an advocate for children. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

COVID has hit businesses hard, but there’s still time to get help. Iron County Auditor Dan Jessen tells co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris how impacted businesses can still apply to Cedar City and Iron County for CARES Act funding to help keep you afloat. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Water, water everywhere… and someone has to make sure you have more than a drop to drink! Central Iron County Water Conservancy District General Manager Paul Monroe joins co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris to clue us in on how the taps keep on flowing through a combination of conservation, recharge projects, and an expensive but arguably necessary pipeline from a couple valleys over. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Not one, not two, but THREE choices in House District 72? You’d better believe it. Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris sit down with United Utah Party candidate Piper Manesse to hear why she’s running for the legislature. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

School board elections are often overlooked, yet this elected body manages a substantial portion of your tax dollars. As part of our candidate interview series, we’re kicking off with Tessa Douglas for School Board 1. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

School board elections are often overlooked, yet this elected body manages a substantial portion of your tax dollars. As part of our candidate interview series, we’re kicking off with Tiffiney Christiansen for School Board 3. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

With a higher demand from COVID-19 and a reckoning in the wake of George Floyd, it’s a rough time to be in law enforcement. Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Cedar City Chief of Police Darin Adams and Iron County Sheriff Ken Carpenter on to talk about how quarantine is affecting public safety and how their departments work hard to maintain accountability to the public they serve. Activists go through use of force training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfi3Ndh3n-g Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

It’s never too early to research candidates, right? Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Democratic nominee Kael Weston on to talk about why he thinks he’s the right choice for Congressional District 2. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Our final pre-primary candidate interview, this time with Cindy Bulloch running for Iron County Commission. Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris find out why she’s running and what she wants to get done if elected. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

In economic slumps, it’s the Iron County Care and Share to the rescue! Co-host Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Executive Director Peggy Green walk us through how they help with food, housing, utilities, and more. The way we think about charity is dead wrong: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

As primary season continues to approach, we bring you a fresh episode with another candidate! Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have State School Board candidate Scott Smith on to tell us about why he’s running. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

You’ve heard from the challenger, now hear from the incumbent! Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Representative Brad Last on to tell us why he’s running for re-election. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

There’s a Republican primary for State House 71 and we’re on the job getting those sweet, sweet candidate interviews! We’re kicking it off with the challenger, Willie Billings, who tells us why he’s running for the seat and what he wants to get done at the capitol. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Last call! We’re wrapping up our pre-convention candidate series with Mary Burkett, candidate for Congressional District 2. She shares why she’s running and what she hopes to accomplish if elected to congress. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Our candidate episodes continue! Today we have Carson Jorgensen running for Congressional District 2. Learn about why he’s running and what he hopes to accomplish if elected. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

The state school board is having its first partisan elections this year. Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks and Jesse Harris have Kristan Norton, candidate for State School Board District 15 on to talk about her candidacy and vision for education. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

The candidate interviews continue! This time we have candidate for Congressional District 2, Ty Jensen, on to share his vision for Congress and what he plans to do if elected. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Did you think the COVID-19 era of social distancing would stop us? Think again! We’re kicking off our series of local candidate interviews with Rex Dungan, Republican candidate for county assessor. Stay safe, stay home, wash your hands, and stop touching your face. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

Time for an update from our county attorney! Chad Dotson and Chief Deputy Criminal Attorney Shane Klenk join us to talk about the Brian Head fire case, mental health courts, JRI, and so much more. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ

The census is upon us and you should get counted! Co-hosts Jennie Hendricks have Cedar City Councilman Scott Phillips and Iron County Commissioner Mike Bleak tell us why the census matters and how you can make sure you get counted. Music by Amoebacrew licensed under Creative Commons: https://soundcloud.com/free-cc-music/background-indie-rock Original image for the logo by The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company licensed under Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsec/40582095822/in/photostream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorCountryPol Facebook: https://fb.me/ColorCountryPolitics YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwFph4yuEORlHk5VCR-vEQ