KSL at Night: 11-16-2023

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Abby Osborne

Introducing New KSLAN Host Abby Osborne

Tonight, we have a new host joining our KSL at Night family, Abby Osborne. She is the Chief of Staff at the Utah House of Representatives. We discussed her work experience and what we are looking forward to in the show.

Utah’s New Speaker of the House

Utah legislators elected a new Speaker of the House on Wednesday. We are joined by newly elected Speaker Mike Schultz to discuss what his plans are as the speaker for the future.

The Audit Process on Utah’s Attorney General

More trouble surrounds Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. This week, over two dozen members of the Utah legislature formally requested a legislative audit of his office. We spoke to Kade Minchey, General Auditor of the Utah Legislation to discuss the audit process.

New Proposed Sensitive Materials Rules

Utah lawmakers advance a proposal looking at sensitive materials in schools, and the process to ban them. Utah Representative Candice Pierucci joined the show to discuss the proposal.

New Candidate Announces Exploratory Committee for AG Run

We have the first person announcing their intentions to challenge Attorney General Sean Reyes's seat in 2024. Derek Brown, former part-time talk host for KSL at Night and former Chair of the Utah Republican party announced today an exploratory committee chaired by former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert.

Government Shutdown Averted

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap bill 336 to 95 to avert the shutdown. Is the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson doing what the previous Speaker couldn’t? Hosts Abby and Taylor discuss.

President Biden Calls China’s President Xi a Dictator

President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week at the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco. After their meeting in a press conference, President Biden called Xi a “dictator.” NewsNation Washington Correspondent Kellie Meyer joined the show to discuss how this could affect relations with China.

Rep. George Santos Won’t Seek Reelection

New York Representative George Santos announced he won’t seek reelection in 2024 after the House Ethics Committee released a report Thursday saying there is clear evidence he committed serious crimes.

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