KSL at Night: 9-19-2024

Hosts: Rusty Cannon and Marty Carpenter

UEA files lawsuit against state of Utah over Amendment A
A lawsuit has been filed by the Utah Education Association (UEA) over Amendment A, a ballot question that asks voters for permission to remove the income tax earmark for education. The question also proposes removing the state sales tax on food. UEA makes very similar claims as the lawsuit filed over Amendment D, which is now working its way through the courts. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas breaks down this new filing for our listeners.

State lawmakers want to crack down on illegally-registered vehicles
We’ve probably noticed it before driving around Utah – a vehicle with an out-of-state license plate that seems to be in Utah… all the time. Sometimes, those vehicles may have been bought and licensed in a state without sales tax, but are used primarily in Utah. When that happens, the state of Utah misses out on thousands of dollars in taxes and fees – things meant to pay for roads. State lawmakers are now proposing a major crack-down on this kind of tax evasion; listen to hear more about it.

Latest funding bills fails in the US House; government one day closer to shutdown
It might sound like a broken record – once again, Congress is struggling to pass a bill that would fund the government beginning in October. The continuing resolution failed in the House 202 to 220, with 14 Republicans going against the party by voting against and 3 Democrats breaking ranks by voting for the bill. We break down the rationale some of the representatives give and discuss the politics behind the votes.

Polls: Harris, Trump are neck-in-neck in 7 battleground states
New polling finds Trump leading Harris in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; Harris is leading in Michigan and North Carolina. In Nevada, both candidates are tied at 48%. As the candidates get closer to each other in the polls, will it actually matter? The Teamsters union has also announced that they wouldn’t endorse either candidate; will that play a major role? The KSL at Night hosts share their thoughts.

Utah cities using ADUs to help with housing shortages, high costs
Like many cities around the state – and the country – Farmington is facing a housing crunch. High costs and low availability is making it difficult for people to stay in their hometowns. It’s an especially troublesome barrier for new couples and elderly folks. Officials from Farmington testified before a legislative committee about their efforts to help with the issue: ADUs. Listen in for more explanation.

Study: Latter-day Saints more resilient to political division, polarization
A national study finds that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are among the most resilient to political division and polarization. Why is this? With Latter-day Saints making up a majority of Utah’s population, could this kind of resilience contribute to the “Utah way?” KSL at Night hosts Rusty Cannon and Marty Carpenter discuss the reasons given in the study.

Dept. of Corrections partnering with Utah State University for leadership classes
A new partnership between the Utah Department of Corrections and Utah State University will provide employees with an opportunity to learn leadership skills. Glen Haas, DPA is the Correctional Leadership Development Program Director at Utah State University joins the program to explain how this program came about and how it’ll help inspire correctional officers to learn and grow professionally.

Do celebrity endorsements of candidates actually help?
Years and years of data show that celebrity endorsements of candidates don’t actually make a difference in terms of how people vote. So then why do celebrities still do it? And why do people – especially on social media – get so fired up when a famous person says they’re voting for a certain candidate? We finish the show discussing the role these kinds of endorsements have… or don’t have.

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