Podcasts about salt lake city mayor jackie biskupski

This week on Inside Utah Politics, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski isn't seeking a second term and eight candidates are lining up to take over. We'll introduce all of them to you in the coming days. Glen Mills sits down with candidates Jim Dabakis, Erin Mendenhall, and Rainer Huck.

On this week's episode, we take a look back on Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski's surprise announcement that she is not seeking re-election. What does this mean for the race moving forward? Salt Lake Tribune's columnist Robert Gehrke helps us break it down. Plus, a look at this year's legislative session through the eyes of the next generation. We're checking in with millennial lawmakers to get their take on how it all went down.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, March 12, 20184:20 pm: Wendy Troxel, a Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist with the Rand Corporation, joins the show to discuss drowsy driving by teenagers and how later school start times have shown to reduce teen-involved car accidents4:35 pm: Granite School District Communications Director Ben Horsley joins the show to give us his thoughts on President Trump’s latest school safety plan5:05 pm: Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski joins Rod for a discussion on Salt Lake City’s opposition to a bill passed by the Utah Legislature that creates an Inland Port Authority to oversee a new international trade hub in northwest Salt Lake City, and if her conversations with Governor Herbert may help forge a different plan6:20 pm: Christine Stenquist of TRUCE (Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education) joins the show to give us her thoughts on the five cannabis related bills passed by the Utah Legislature this session6:35 pm: Erin Mendenhall of the Salt Lake City Council joins Rod to discuss the dust-up over the Inland Port Authority, as well as the future of the Road Home homeless shelter

Bryan Schott and Mike Winder make you the smartest person in the room when you discuss politics. We talk about the dumb reactions from the left and the right to the devastation happening in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. This is a perfect example of why we can't have a constructive conversation about politics in this country. Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has bungled the response to the homelessness crisis in downtown, prompting the state to step in and fix it for her. Will she pay a political price? We speak with Bob Marquardt of "Our Schools Now" about their effort to convince voters to raise their own taxes to better fund education in Utah. Plus, we play the simultaneous game.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, August 30, 20174:20 pm: Utah resident Pamela Portocarrero, an immigrant from Peru who could face deportation if the Dream Act is revoked, joins the show to discuss her life in America and why she supports DACA4:35 pm: Evelyn Everton, State Director of Americans for Prosperity, joins Rod to discuss her opposition to an extra $4.7 million in funding approved by the Salt Lake County Council to help finish construction of the new Hale Centre Theater in Sandy5:05 pm: Rod checks in again with Houston resident Ken Trzecki to get an update on what life is like today during the recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey6:05 pm: Boyd Matheson of the Sutherland Institute joins Rod for their weekly conversation about the week in politics6:20 pm: Salt Lake Tribune Columnist Robert Gehrke joins Rod to discuss the actions, or inaction, of Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski when it comes to closing part of Rio Grande Street in Salt Lake City to assist with Operation Rio Grande6:35 pm: Michael Grunwald of Politico Magazine joins the show to discuss how a federal insurance program made Hurricane Harvey more costly than it should have been and Congress should have seen it coming

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement was met with mixed reactions across the country and especially in Utah. While some climate scientists and government leaders including Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski called the decision a mistake, others argued the decision could have positive economic consequences for the United States.