2021 Legislative Session Final Week

Episode 26 March 05, 2021 00:26:22
2021 Legislative Session Final Week
The Hinckley Report
2021 Legislative Session Final Week

Mar 05 2021 | 00:26:22

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Show Notes

As the legislature counts down the final hours of the session, lawmakers race against the clock to pass priority bills. Elected officials wrestle with how much power the governor should wield during an emergency. Details emerge on how the legislature plans to spend a historic budget surplus. Max Roth, anchor with Fox 13 News, Sonja Hutson, political reporter with KUER, and Robert Gerhke, news columnist with the Salt Lake Tribune join host Jason Perry on this week’s Hinckley Report.

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