From the rise of two new troubling COVID-19 variants, to an attack on our nation’s Capitol, 2021 has proven to be a tumultuous year in politics. Our panel reviews the year’s most notable events and discusses the impacts heading into the new year. Kate Bradshaw, member of the Bountiful City Council; Lindsay Whitehurst, reporter with the Associated Press; and Matt Canham, senior reporter with The Salt Lake Tribune join host Jason Perry on this episode of The Hinckley Report.
Panelists look back on some of the major stories of the 2020 election to unpack the impact of disinformation on voters. Many polls miss the mark during election season but their role during election night remains influential. Social media informs many voters, but seems to cause further polarization. Is there any room for civility in American politics? RonNell Anderson Jones,Affiliated Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project and the Lee E. Teitelbaum Endowed Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Boyd Matheson, opinion editor for the Deseret News, and Max Roth, anchor with Fox13 News join host Jason Perry on this week’s Hinckley Report. ...
As the official Census data is finally released, Utah leaders take on the difficult task of drawing new political boundaries. The Legislative Redistricting Committee holds public hearings on how to divide Utah’s growing population, while the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission makes plans to advise the legislature. State Senator Scott Sandall, Commissioner Karen Hale of the UIRC, and Natalie Gochnour, Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, join host Jason Perry on this edition of The Hinckley Report. ...
The redistricting process kicks off as state leaders appoint representatives to draw new political boundaries. With unexpected budget surpluses, the legislature considers numerous funding requests. In Washington, Utah’s leaders propose a scaled-down Covid relief package while they prepare for Trump’s second impeachment trial. Kate Bradshaw, Director of Government Affairs at Holland and Hart and Bountiful City Councilwoman, Katie McKellar, political reporter for Deseret News, and Spencer Stokes, president of Stokes Strategies join host Jason Perry on this week’s Hinckley Report. ...
