Hosts: Rusty Cannon and Greg Skordas
American citizens getting caught up in calls to self-deport; Trump pushes for SCOTUS to allow deportation of Venezuelan migrants
Emails from the Department of Homeland Security have been going out to immigrants and visa holders around the country, telling them their parole is ending and to self-deport. But U.S. citizens are being caught up in those emails as well, causing concern about the processes and safeguards in place to ensure the correct people are deported. It comes while the Trump administration pushes for SCOTUS to remove the bar on deportations of Venezuelan migrants. The Inside Sources hosts dig into the latest on the deportation situation.
Harvard University suing Trump administration over cut grant funding
Harvard University is suing the Trump Administration, saying the White House cannot dictate who the private university hires and what they teach. It comes after the White House announced the cutting of more than $2 billion in grants, with the administration saying that Harvard is not doing enough to combat antisemitism.
Jury deliberations underway in conspiracy to commit murder case for Lori Vallow Daybell
Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial in Arizona has wrapped up and now the jury is deliberating whether or not she is guilty. This trial was separate from last year’s Idaho trial; this one looked at whether Daybell conspired to kill her husband. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas has been following the case closely. He explains the differences between this case and the last case, and what he thought of the whole thing.
The state of the economy – globally, nationally, and locally
As the stock market swings up and down, threats of tariffs abound, and overall consumer sentiment wanes, it’s called into question the health and stability of the economy. Uncertainty about federal policymaking has contributed to a flight out of the U.S. dollar in recent weeks as well. With all of this in mind, what is the state of the economy – globally, nationally, and here in Utah? Mary C. Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco joins to share some perspective.
Confusion abounds following ruling of Utah voucher program as ‘unconstitutional’
The Utah Fits All Scholarship is currently on pause following a ruling from a Utah judge that the program is unconstitutional. The fight isn't over yet though; state lawmakers say they are planning their appeal and will look at other avenues to keep the program running. Tomorrow, the parties will be back in court. In the meantime, there's confusion about teacher salaries and how this pause affects beneficiaries of the program. Inside Sources host Rusty Cannon tries to get some clarification.
Senator John Curtis has been in office for 100 days – how are things going?
Senator John Curtis just passed the 100-day mark of his first term representing Utah in the U.S. Senate. In that time, what's he done and what's up next? We wanted to get a kind of pulse check on how things are going with Senator Curtis' agenda, so Senator Curtis’ Chief of Staff, Corey Norman joins Inside Sources to share some insights. He also discusses ways the Senator hopes to reimagine town hall meetings.
