KSL at Night: 9-5-2024

Host: Adam Gardiner

Examining the issues Utah liberals and conservatives agree with
In politics, we often love to focus on the topics on which we disagree. But what about the issues we – people on all parts of the political spectrum – agree? Turns out in Utah, there are several big issues Democrats and Republicans tend to agree on. Shawn Teigen, president of The Utah Foundation calls into KSL at Night to explain a new report his organization has come out with. What do we agree on here? Listen to find out!

Campaigning and fundraising: more important on the local or national level?
We are now two months from Election Day in November. Now’s the time candidates really start ramping up their campaigning, spending millions and millions of the donated money they have received. KSL at Night host Adam Gardiner talks about campaign fundraising and the role it’s playing in not only the presidential race, but also the down-ballot races across the country.

Why attacks from an Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group matter to Utah
Recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea have prompted concerns – both politically and ecologically – from Western nations, including the United States. Most of America is probably unfamiliar with the group behind the attacks, the Houthis. Cooper Wimmer, Executive Vice President at Strider Technologies joins the program in the studio to explain to our listeners how these attacks in the Middle East affect those of us here in Utah.

Former New York top aide accused of being a Chinese spy; could it happen in Utah?
A former top aide to the New York Governor was just arrested and charged for being a spy for the Chinese government. How did this kind of thing happen? We discuss the specifics of the case and then shift the focus back to Utah – could a similar thing happen here? We continue our conversation with Cooper Wimmer, Executive Vice President at Strider Technologies; he describes a kind of “playbook” that would allow similar situations with foreign agents here in the Beehive State.

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