Podcasts about utah county commission

Hosts: Maura Carabello & Adam Gardiner GOP candidate for Utah County Commissioner Skyler Beltran is hitting the ground a little early; he’s stepping in this week to serve the rest of the current term for a former commissioner. He’s still running in this election for the next term that begins in January, so we bring him onto KSL at Night to share a bit about himself. Curious about what he’d want to bring to the Utah County Commission? Listen in!

Hosts: Maura Carabello and Adam Gardiner The latest on the 2nd assassination attempt on former President Donald TrumpThis weekend, a 2nd attempt to assassinate former President Trump took place on a Florida golf course. We begin the show discussing the latest developments from the FBI and the Secret Service. Today we learned that the suspect stood in wait for 12 hours before being spotted by someone. Why did it take so long? We hear an explanation from an earlier press conference and discuss. Trump preaches unity, praises Utahns during short fundraising stopLess than 24 hours before his attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump visited Utah for a quick fundraising event. Supporters who attended the event say he spoke about unity and praised members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for their “shared values.” KSL at Night hosts Adam Gardiner and Maura Carabello break down the event for our listeners. Meet the candidate: Skyler Beltran running for Utah County CommissionerGOP candidate for Utah County Commissioner Skyler Beltran is hitting the ground a little early; he’s stepping in this week to serve the rest of the current term for a former commissioner. He’s still running in this election for the next term that begins in January, so we bring him onto KSL at Night to share a bit about himself. Curious about what he’d want to bring to the Utah County Commission? Listen in! Meet the candidate: Alan Wessman running for Utah County CommissionerAnother person running for Utah County Commissioner is Alan Wessman, candidate from the United Utah Party. He joins KSL at Night to share his thoughts and plans for the county commission. As Utah County continues to grow, Wessman says he thinks a change should come to the structure of the county government. Listen to learn more about the other issues he finds important. Discussing the effects of filming on Utah and its economyHundreds of millions of dollars have been spent in Utah from filming studios, production companies, and film festivals like Sundance Festival over the past several years. When the spending trickles down, what kind of effect does that have on Utah’s economy? We discuss this question with Utah Film Commission Director Virginia Pearce. We also take a look at the overall perception of Utah from an actor’s perspective; Utah-born actor Claybourne Elder gives us his take, as well as the take from his fellow actors. Together, this deep-dive into the film industry's effect on Utah will shed some light into the politics and economics of it all. China raises its retirement age; should the US do the same?China has announced that it will raise its retirement age over the next several years. Should the United States follow their example and also raise the age of retirement? We finish off the show discussing the economic and emotional effects that’d come from altering the retirement age here.

Join Garrett Clark and Clint Betts as they sit down with Alan Wessman, current candidate for Utah County's Commission. In this episode, they take a deep dive into Utah County: the exponential growth of Utah County, the challenges of building homes and expanding roads, and the strategies in place to ensure that every new homeowner in Utah Country can not only enjoy shopping, but also Utah's amazing scenery. Alan Wessman also shares his motivations for running for Utah County's Commission as well as running using a third party—United Utah Party. Tune in to listen to Alan's unique perspective on non-partisan politics and DEI in Utah.Alan Wessman is a longtime Utah County resident, a career software engineer, and a former and current candidate for public office with the United Utah Party. As a software engineer, he has worked on problems ranging from online learning, to cloud data sync, to election management software, to machine learning and cybersecurity. He has worked for large corporations and small startups, and has volunteered on some open-source side projects as well. In 2022, feeling the call of public service, he ran for his state House seat in Spanish Fork, getting 20 percent of the vote against the Republican incumbent. In 2024, he is running for an open seat on the Utah County Commission.Tune in to learn more!

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Protesters crashed a Utah County Commission meeting in a bid to prevent a state mask mandate in schools. The protest was one of two Wednesday as the state is still grappling with how to open schools in the midst of the pandemic. On Thursday’s weekly COVID news conference, Gov. Gary Herbert announced a change to […]

Hour 1 * Guest: Bryan Rust – Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals – RustCoinAndGift.com. * Honest Money Report: Gold: $1805.20 Silver: $19.35. * Kanye West is no longer running for president – West’s Election Strategist Says the Rapper’s Presidential Run is Over. * Walmart and Sam’s Club will start requiring all customers to wear masks. * Bitcoin scam on Twitter: Cryptocurrency scammers are hacking verified Twitter accounts and posting links seeking fraudulent Bitcoin payments. * Sam Bushman: “Don’t Dip Your Toe in the Crypto”! * NYT Sued by Liberty U for $10M for making up COVID-19 story – ‘Not right for mainstream media to lie about and target conservative Christians’ – WND.com. * ‘Messing with the truth’: Florida COVID test centers reporting 100% positivity. Department of health exposed for massively overreporting positive COVID-19 cases. * Not content to only ban church singing and chanting, CA Gov. Gavin Newsom banned all indoor church services AND in-home Bible studies and fellowship meetings! * The Federal Reserve to Be Shut Down by Trump? – WND.com. * Trump is a big proponent for gold. In May of 2019, the Washington Post quoted the President that: “Bringing back the gold standard would be very hard to do, but, boy, would it be wonderful. We’d have a standard on which to base our money.” Hour 2 * GA Gov. Brian Kemp bans cities, counties from mandating masks! * Anti-mask crowd fills Utah County Commission meeting on mask mandate, meeting abruptly called off. * COVID results in 10 minutes – Not! * Coin shortage now affecting Utah liquor stores. * Hallmark will include LGBTQ storylines in its Christmas movies in 2020 and 2021, according to NBC News. We have LGBTQ greeting cards and feature LGBTQ couples in commercials. We have been recognized as one of the Human Rights Campaigns Best Places to Work, and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity. The statement also announced Hallmark’s plans to work with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD, “to better represent the LGBTQ community” across its brands. * Google gives videos on its YouTube platform higher priority in search results than identical videos that appear on competing sites, even when the competitors’ videos are more popular – WSJ. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

After citizens crowded into the Utah County Administration Building to voice their opinions on a proposed request for flexibility in the state’s school facemask mandate, county commissioner Tanner Ainge ended the meeting under 2 minutes saying that the gathering violated local health recommendations and was organized by fellow commissioner Bill Lee for political theater.  KSL NewsRadio has spoken to each one of the three county commissioners, you can hear their full interviews here.   MORE: Anti-mask crowd fills Utah County Commission meeting on mask mandate, meeting abruptly called off See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

* GA Gov. Brian Kemp bans cities, counties from mandating masks! * Anti-mask crowd fills Utah County Commission meeting on mask mandate, meeting abruptly called off. * COVID results in 10 minutes - Not! * Coin shortage now affecting Utah liquor stores. * Hallmark will include LGBTQ storylines in its Christmas movies in 2020 and 2021, according to NBC News. We have LGBTQ greeting cards and feature LGBTQ couples in commercials. We have been recognized as one of the Human Rights Campaigns Best Places to Work, and as one of Forbes America's Best Employers for Diversity. The statement also announced Hallmark's plans to work with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD, "to better represent the LGBTQ community" across its brands. * Google gives videos on its YouTube platform higher priority in search results than identical videos that appear on competing sites, even when the competitors' videos are more popular - WSJ.

Last Tuesday, the Utah County Commission signed a refugee consent letter and voting unanimously to accept refugees into the county. Lee talks to Leonard Bagalwa, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo and founder of Utah Valley Refugees to discuss what his experience has been like and how he now helps other refugees become self reliant in a new country. Lee also talks to Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, August 7, 20184:20 pm: Dr. John Huber, Chairman of Mainstream Mental Health, joins the show to discuss recent comments by a British scientist saying social media and video games are negatively affecting the mental and emotional maturity of children4:35 pm: Representative Paul Ray joins Rod to discuss some changes being discussed by lawmakers that could end shame-based prosecutions for drug addicts whose addiction leads to arrest5:05 pm: Bob Casciola, former head of the National Football Foundation, as well as the College Football Hall of Fame, joins the show to discuss his recent piece on Fox News about whether parents should allow their kids to play football6:05 pm: Rich Logis, radio host and author of the upcoming book “10 Warning Signs Your Child Is Becoming a Democrat” joins the show to discuss his recent piece in The Federalist telling LeBron James that James should be angry at Democrats, and not Donald Trump, for the downfall of his hometown of Akron, Ohio6:20 pm: David Pyne, Director of the Utah Republican National Assembly, joins the show to discuss how he was recently a target of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his new Showtime program “Who Is America?”6:20 pm: Rep. Steve Eliason joins the show to discuss the decision of the Utah County Commission to reject a needle exchange program, as well as the results of a recent survey that says Utah residents don’t think enough is being done to prevent teen suicide

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, April 6, 20184:20 pm: Erika Munson of Mormons Building Bridges joins Rod to discuss the group’s approval of a move by the Utah County Commission and the Freedom Festival to include a non-discrimination clause in their new funding agreement4:35 pm: Jean Hill, Government Liaison for the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, joins Rod to discuss her op-ed in which she says immigration crackdowns don’t work and the U.S. should spend those resources on humanitarian efforts instead6:05 pm: Farmington City wants to use eminent domain laws to secure part of local farmer Alan Bangerter’s land to build soccer fields. Bangerter is fighting back and joins Rod to discuss his situation6:20 pm: Ginny Montalbano of the Daily Signal joins the show to discuss her recent piece condemning late night television host Jimmy Kimmel for his tasteless attack on Melania Trump6:35 pm - Listen Back Friday: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversation last week with Mark Ciardi, Executive Producer of the new film Chappaquiddick, and (at 6:50 pm) with Naomi Schaefer Riley of the American Enterprise Institute on Utah’s new “free-range parenting” law

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, March 16, 20184:20 pm: Representative Lee Perry joins the show to discuss a series of town hall meetings lawmakers are scheduling with Utah students across the state to listen to ideas about school safety4:35 pm: Steven Camarota, Director of Research for the Center for Immigration Studies, joins the show to discuss the results of several studies that show cutting welfare to illegal immigrants would allow for enough money to build a border wall6:05 pm: Political commentator Myra Adams joins the show to discuss to discuss her piece about the uncertain future of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan6:20 pm: Kristin Hobson, Founder and Executive Director of The Healing Group, joins the show to discuss her op-ed piece about why the “Just Say No” approach to sex education isn’t enough for parents when teaching teens about sex6:35 pm - Listen Back Friday: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversations this week with Sargent Corey Allinson of the Park City Police Department on the approach they are taking to school shootings, and (at 6:50 pm) with Nathan Ivie, Chair of the Utah County Commission, on the decision to delay funding the American Freedom Festival over the festival’s denial to allow a Teen LGBT group to march in the parade

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, March 14, 20184:20 pm: Nathan Ivie, Chair of the Utah County Commission, joins the show to discuss the commission’s move to hold funding from the America’s Freedom Festival after its decision to exclude an LGBT youth organization during last year’s parade4:35 pm: Randy Peterson, a Senior Analyst with Right on Crime and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins the show to discuss why he says police need better training when it comes to handling a school shooting situation6:05 pm: Boyd Matheson, Opinion Editor at the Deseret News, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about the world of politics6:20 pm: United States Attorney for Utah, John Huber, joins Rod to discuss the prosecution of drug dealers, many carrying guns, who were arrested in Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park6:35 pm: Senator Ann Millner joins Rod to discuss her bill, recently passed by the Utah Legislature that aims to improve reading proficiency in children by the end of the third grade

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, January 2, 20184:20 pm: Former Congressional candidate Tanner Ainge has announced he will run for a seat on the Utah County Commission and he joins Rod to discuss his reasoning4:35 pm: Representative Carol Spackman-Moss joins the show to discuss her proposed legislation to completely ban the use of holding and speaking on cell phones while driving5:05 pm: Boyd Matheson of the Sutherland Institute joins the show to give us his reaction to Senator Orrin Hatch’s announcement that he will not run for re-election this year6:05 pm: Mateo Rueda, a former art teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Hyrum, joins the show to discuss his dismissal after he showed classical paintings containing nudity to his fifth and sixth grade students6:20 pm: Paul Mero, President of the Next Generation Freedom Fund, joins Rod for a discussion about Orrin Hatch’s retirement, as well as what he calls President Trump’s gift to America6:35 pm: Carl Cannon of Real Clear Politics joins the show to discuss Senator Hatch’s retirement announcement, as well as why he says 2017 was the year Democrats were living angrily

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