KSL at Night: 8-29-2024

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Leah Murray

Gov. Cox apologizes for campaign role in Arlington National Cemetery controversy
The United States Army is defending a staffer at Arlington National Cemetery, following controversy involving the staffer and former President Trump’s campaign team earlier this week. Utah Governor Spencer Cox was with the former president during that situation, and later sent out a type of campaign email using pictures taken at the cemetery; he has since apologized for that. Deseret News reporter Brigham Tomco has been following the story and joins us to share some updates.

Discussing religious freedom following Utah politician’s social media post
Utah Representative Trevor Lee sparked controversy this week with a social media post highlighting a group of Muslims in Taylorsville. The post generated a lot of buzz from both sides of the aisle for different reasons. We take this incident to have a larger discussion about the freedom to exercise religion, and KSL at Night host Leah Murray shares some personal examples.

SLCo Mayor Jenny Wilson shares motivation, thoughts on Public Safety Bond
Salt Lake County voters will see a new Public Safety Bond proposal on the November ballot. We’ve discussed the nuts and bolts of the bond, but wanted to learn more about the motivation for the bond. SLCo Mayor Jenny Wilson proposed the bond to the County Council — who approved it 8-1 — and joins KSL at Night to share her thoughts on the bond and what she hopes it will accomplish. 

Yelp sues competitor Google following monopolistic practices
A new lawsuit has been filed against Google; this time it’s coming from competitor review site Yelp. This new suit follows a federal ruling last month which said Google had engaged in illegal, monopolistic conduct. KSL Legal Analyst and KSL at Night host Greg Skordas breaks down this newest case for our listeners.

Revised indictment filed against former President Donald Trump
The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity threw a bit of a wrench into special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment against former President Donald Trump for his alleged involvement in the January 6th insurrection. Now, Smith has revised his indictment to be more narrow in its scope. We dig into the changes between the old and new filings.

SCOTUS rebuffs Biden Administration’s student debt relief plans… again
President Joe Biden’s SAVE Act hits another snag as the administration pushes for student loan relief. The Supreme Court says the plan must stay on hold as it faces additional court challenges, meaning millions of applicants have to wait longer to learn if they’ll receive student loan forgiveness or not. We take a look at the most recent updates in the process.

Generation Z changing how the workforce uses sick days
Workplace culture is constantly changing; even more so in the days following the COVID pandemic. As younger folks join the workforce, they’ve brought with them a greater sense of self-care, which has included using sick days. Anna Recksiek, HR Business Partner at Bonneville International calls into KSL at Night to discuss the shifting trends she’s seen around sick days and time-off. Make sure you tune in to hear this final segment from our talented hosts, Leah Murray and Greg Skordas!

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