KSL's Inside Sources

KSL's Inside Sources

The all-new Inside Sources. Hosted by Greg Skordas and Dr. Holly Richardson, two well-known voices in Utah’s legal and political circles.

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Inside Sources Full Show February 19th, 2026: Avalanche Safety Tips as Fresh Snow Lands in Utah
  • SLCO GOP Members Temporarily Removed
  • Effort to End Public Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Moves Forward
  • Eye on The Hill: Animal Fights, Utah's Death Penalty Process and More
  • Candidates Face Confusion Amid Congressional Map Uncertainty
  • Why Women's Representation Matters In Politics
  • The Global Family Reunion! Relatives at RootsTech
  • Does Utah's Strict DUI Law Make a Difference?
  • ...and more!
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Feb 19, 2026 1:40 PM
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Powder Returns! Snowbird Updates and Winter Games History
Many may be heading up to the slopes today! Utah's ski resorts are celebrating the return of their Powder after the deluge of snow hit the state. We head up to Snowbird to check on how things are with Kelsey James, Assistant Director of Marketing at Snowbird. Holly shares what happened on this day in history with the Winter Games.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:38 PM
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'Code Blue' Movie Nights Offered for Utahns Without Shelter
With our first major snowfall of the season yesterday, we were reminded how cold the valley can really get. In an effort to help, Utah's Unsheltered is offering "Code Blue" movie nights to bring refuge to those without shelter this season. Merinda Cutler, Executive Director at Unsheltered Utah, discusses what these movie nights are and efforts to improve Utah's 'Code Blue' law.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:37 PM
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Former Prince Andrew Arrested Amid Epstein Fallout
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, tied to his connections with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. We have NewNation's Joe Khalil, Senior Congressional Correspondent, on the show to discuss what we know about this arrest.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:35 PM
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Sky High Fares in SLC: How Utahns are Re-Routing to Save Costs 
SLC International Airport ranks among the most expensive airports to fly out of in the U.S., according to Savings.com. Greg and Holly discuss and hear from listeners about how far they have traveled to save costs on flying out of SLC.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:33 PM
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Does Utah's Strict DUI Law Make a Difference?
In 2018, Utah changed the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to the lowest in the country at 0.05. We are about 8 years from this change. Has it made a difference? KSL Investigative Reporter Daniella Rivera went through 12 years of DUI data across the state and shares what she found.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:32 PM
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The Global Family Reunion! Relatives at RootsTech
RootsTech 2026, one of the biggest family history conferences, is coming to Utah in just two weeks. We have Randy Hoffman, Experience Manager, on the show to discuss Relatives at RootsTech and stories from those making familial connections they didn't know they had.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:28 PM
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Why Women's Representation Matters In Politics
The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) at Utah State University has recently published a research brief, “The Status of Women in Utah Politics: A 2026 Update,” that explores national and state trends in women’s political representation. Susan Madsen, Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, joins to discuss what results they found from this project and what Utah can do better.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:24 PM
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Candidates Face Confusion Amid Congressional Map Uncertainty
The battle of the Utah district map is causing further complications…Politicians are approaching the deadline to file their candidacy for a district, but they don't necessarily know where they are running! We have Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Correspondent for the Deseret News, to discuss the complications candidates are facing as Utah's Congressional Map is in flux.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:23 PM
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Eye on The Hill: Animal Fights, Utah's Death Penalty Process and More
The Utah Legislative session is still going on at the Capitol, and we take some time to highlight some bills we have had our eye on, like HB341, which addresses animal fighting.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:20 PM
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Effort to End Public Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Moves Forward
A proposal meant to end access to taxpayer-funded benefits by immigrants in the country illegally is moving forward in Utah.  The measure sponsored by Rep. Trevor Lee goes to the Utah House for consideration. Tim Vandernack with KSL.com joins us to discuss this bill and what would change in Utah if it passes. Tim also walks through other immigration-related proposals in Utah.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:18 PM
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SLCO GOP Members Temporarily Removed
On Monday, the Salt Lake County Republican Party Executive Committee had a disciplinary hearing for members accused of leveling false allegations of criminal election interference. Greg and Holly break this development and share their thoughts. 
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Feb 19, 2026 1:14 PM
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Avalanche Safety Tips as Fresh Snow Lands in Utah
It's officially a powder day up at the ski resorts as Utah was hit with a deluge of snow yesterday. But this much snow after such a long dry season could mean trouble in the mountains, especially the backcountry. Greg and Holly speak to Nikki Champion from the Utah Avalanche Center about the conditions in the mountains and how the weak base could mean trouble for those looking to carve their name in the powder.
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Feb 19, 2026 1:11 PM
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Inside Sources Full Show February 18th, 2026: Finally a White February

Topics we will discuss on today's episode of KSL's Inside Sources include:

  • Taxes on Streaming among other things 
  • Ramadan Mubarak! & Lent begins! 
  • Avoiding the Pitfalls of first-time homebuying
  • Fighting America's Loneliness Epidemic 
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Feb 18, 2026 4:2 PM
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More on Prop 4

The eight-year-long battle over Utah's proposition four continues as the Republican National Committee urged voters en masse to keep their name on the petition despite efforts by other groups to have them removed. Holly and Greg spoke to KSL.com's Bridger Beal-Cvetko who gave them some background on this national effort to stimy prop four.  

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Feb 18, 2026 4:1 PM
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Bangladeshi Elections, why we may feel them here.

Greg and Holly are joined by Jay Evensen, Opinion Editor for the Deseret News, who gives us the latest inside perspective from the recent elections in Bangladesh and how those results may reach Utah. 

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Feb 18, 2026 4:1 PM
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Taxes on Streaming among other things

A set of new bills going through the Utah Legislature this season may see more taxes applied to the online activities of Utahns including streaming websites and websites featuring adult content. Holly and Greg discuss the ramifications of the bill and what kind of bills Utah may be seeing come 2027. 

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Feb 18, 2026 4:1 PM
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Finally a White February?

We are all on the edge of our seats waiting for this snow to hit the valleys, and who better to talk to than KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson about the upcoming snow and it's potential impacts.  

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Feb 18, 2026 4:1 PM
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History of the Winter Games

Holly shares fun facts about the history of the Winter Games! 

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Feb 18, 2026 4:0 PM
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of first-time homebuying

We all make mistakes... but when you are buying your first home there is a big learning curb and you want to avoid as many mistakes as you can. Holly and Greg spoke to Russel Faucette, Owner of The Stern Team of Omada Real Estate who told them exactly what to keep in mind.

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Feb 18, 2026 4:0 PM
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Ramadan Mubarak!

Today marks the beginning of the fasting holiday of Ramadan for the Muslim faith. Holly and Greg welcome Imam Shuaib from the Utah Islamic Center to discuss the origins of the holiday as well as how it is celebrated both locally and globally.  

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Feb 18, 2026 4:0 PM
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Focusing on Utah's Retirement

Hundreds of thousands of Utahns aren’t saving for retirement and one key reason is because many small business employees don’t have access to employer-provided retirement plans. One Utah lawmaker is trying to change that. Holly and Greg spoke to Rep. Joseph Elison who is sponsoring HB 250.  

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Feb 18, 2026 3:59 PM
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Celebrating Utah's Teachers

According to Wallethub, Utah is second in the nations rankings for best teachers, falling just short behind Virginia in number one. Greg and Holly talked to Travis Allred, the Education Program Manager for Envision Utah who told us what makes our state just so great.  

00:07:14
Feb 18, 2026 3:59 PM
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Fighting America's Loneliness Epidemic

America is facing an epidemic of loneliness and detachment from community, but people like Brandy Vega from Promise2Live and James Brown from Living With Pride are fighting hard to give people the resources they need to connect with the people around them. 

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Feb 18, 2026 3:59 PM
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Congress, Where Politicians go to Retire

Greg and Holly are joined by Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Correspondent for Deseret News, who discussed the historic number of retirements coming out of the US congress this year.  

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Feb 18, 2026 3:58 PM
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