Top 10 Stories for 2010
January 1, 2011
2010 has been an amazing year full of events and stories from all over the political spectrum. and with that year transitioning to our new year of 2011 we decided to take the opportunity to review and revisit Ten of the Top Stories for the Year from a Pyrolitical perspective. So listen in and enjoy the Top 10 Stories of 2010!
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State Budget, Education, and Earmarks
December 14, 2010
The Governor of Utah announced his proposed $11.9B yesterday and hailed it as a solution to our economic woes, as it did not contain any “Tax Increases.”
Soon after the budget was announced, State house members began shooting holes in the governors proposal.
Listen in as we discuss this topic and more…
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The Nutrification of Our Children
December 2, 2010
Our Commander-in-Chief and Congress are working hard to make his Commander-in-Chief (The First Lady, our new 4th branch of government) a little happier today by passing “a groundbreaking piece of bipartisan legislation that will significantly improve the quality of meals that children receive at school.”
That’s right, the Federal Government decided to “help” take a little more of your parental responsibilities away by feeding your children more often.
It doesn’t sound so sinister until you start to peel away the layers of this little legislative Onion. So listen in as we take the First Lady’s ambitions to task.
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Education and Lobbyists
November 30, 2010
In this episode of the Pyrolitical Radio Show we discuss education in Utah and how Lobbyists fit into the legislative process. Listen in for an hour of fun analysis of the world around us.
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$101 Million For Education Gets the Nod by State Legislators
November 17, 2010
$101 Million For Education Gets the Nod by State Legislators [ 53:07 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Today Thomas spent the day at the Utah State Capitol so we bring you some special coverage of the House and Senate’s debate over the mandated $101 million in “Rescue” funds for Education in Utah. This is the first of our series that brings you into the House and Senate committee meetings and sessions. Listen in as we discuss this hot topic and what is actually at stake with the acceptance of these funds.
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Special Sessions and Funding
November 11, 2010
Governor Herbert calls for a Special Session of the Utah State Legislature to discuss the allocation of the $101 million in federal funds that have come in to “Rescue” our educational system. Jim Matheson is calling for an independent board to oversee redistricting rather than the utah state legislature. FBI nabs the Multi-Tool terrorist before he gets on a plane in SLC and more. Listen in to get all the principled goodness you can stand.
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Podcast – Education and Funding
October 11, 2010
There has been a tremendous amount of interest and speculation surrounding the recent federal government allocating of $101 million in education funding for the state of Utah. Most of the debate has centered around wether to take the federal money or not. Proponents have indicated that if we don’t take the money then this money that “originated” in our state will go to another federal program. Opponents of the funding plan indicate that the with the large amount of Federal funds that the state currently relies upon (up to 60% of its budget) that we can use this as a stepping stone to work on removing “all” federal funding. What is the principled stance??? Listen in and find out how we weigh in on the topic.
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Podcast – Of Early Education and Bank Bailouts
October 5, 2010
Listen in to our Episode from October 5th 2010 as we discuss utah’s proposed plans to take kindergarten to a full day and or create a publicly funded Pre-School program. then after that discussion we take on the bank bailout situation discussing some of the principles surrounding the bailouts and why there are so many congressmen that are suffering in their individual races and will have a tough battle to retain their seats come November 2nd.
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Podcast | Interview With Oak Norton on the Call For Freedom
July 10, 2010
Listen in as we talk to Oak Norton and discuss with him how When he discovered that his children were not being taught simple mulitiplication in the Alpine school district, he wondered what was going on. What he discovered startled him and lead him on a quest which has placed him in the national spotlight. Join us as this Father reveals what has gone wrong in our public education system and his mission to change it (http://www.UtahsRepublic.org/).
Presented by: Randall Hinton and Thomas Dyches
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Economic Concepts: Education Inflation – 11-17-2009
November 30, 2009
Education Inflation: The Devaluation of Higher Learning in America [ 33:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Listen to our Call for Freedom from November 17th 2009, where we discuss that many people praise the Federal Government for its role in granting millions of Americans the opportunity to seek learning at institutions of higher education. Join us as we pull back the curtain and show how these seemingly gallant practices are undermining the viability of our bastions of learning, both economically and socially. And how government interaction in education is actually hurting the students its supposed to be helping.
Join us for a lively discussion and prepare to re-examine potentially some of your own deeply held beliefs about education and how it relates to the proper role of government.
Presented by: Randall Hinton and Thomas Dyches
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