KSL at Night: 11-17-2023

Hosts: Leah Murray and Greg Skordas

Utah State Legislature passes resolution to support Israel

House Speaker Mike Schultz’s first day on the job is over. How did it go? After a long and emotional discussion that led to tears from both Democrats and Republicans, the Utah State Legislature passed a resolution to support Israel.

Utah’s October 1st headcount of public school enrollment

This year, on October 1st, the Utah public school system counts all of its children. This year’s data may surprise you. Enrollment figures reflect the most significant declines in enrollment among elementary school-aged students. Aaron Brough, Director of Data and Statistics with the Utah State Board of Education, joins the show to discuss this new data report.

Election Day reminders and deadlines

The rest of the country has moved on from Election Day, which was a couple of Tuesdays ago, but not Utah. Our Election Day is Tuesday, November 21st. Salt Lake County Clerk Lannie Chapman joins the show to remind us of our voting deadlines and share her expectations for voter turnout.

New proposed sensitive materials rules (part 2)

Utah lawmakers voted this week to advance a proposal that looks into sensitive materials in schools. Yesterday we heard from Republican Representative Candice Pierucci of Utah’s 48th District, who is a supporter of this proposal. Today we speak to someone from the other side of the table, Democratic Representative Carol Moss from Utah’s 34th District.

George Santos: Exposed and on the verge of getting expelled from Congress

After being exposed by the House Ethics Committee in their latest report listing all of his crimes, GOP Representative George Santos is facing another resolution to expel him from Congress. Liz Landers, ABC News Correspondent from Washington, joins the show to discuss this new resolution and the effect it’s having on him.

AI helps tackle thousands of police body cam videos

These days it’s hard to find any aspect of our modern lives that isn’t touched by Artificial Intelligence. Now we’re seeing AI playing a role in helping defense attorneys review thousands of police body cam videos. Leah and Greg discuss how it works and whether it’s effective.

Re-election of Pedro Sánchez leads to mass protests in Spain

Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez has won re-election, and thousands of people are protesting. Janicke Stramer-Smith, assistant professor at Weber State University, joins the show to explain why they’re protesting and where the conflict began.

What should you bring to Thanksgiving dinner?

We are just a couple of days away from Thanksgiving, just in time to think about what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner. Leah and Greg share their Thanksgiving plans and discuss what’s okay and what’s not okay for guests to bring to the “big dinner.”

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