Continued Fiscal Irresponsibility!!
January 20, 2011
Thank goodness that someone in Washington DC is finally proposing some spending cuts…..But the big question is wether they will get passed, and if they do get passed will they be enough. This is a big concern not only for Every American Citizen, American Business and Illegal Aliens alike. Listen in to get our take on the extent of the proposed cuts, as well as some Utah land issues, and GOP Hypocrisy (Not that there isn’t any Democrat Hypocrisy, we just aren’t highlighting them in this episode).
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Rep. Craig Frank Recommends His Own Removal From Office
January 12, 2011
Rep. Craig Frank Recommends His Own Removal From Office [ 54:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
In a recent upset for Utah Representative Craig Frank of Legislative District 57, He found that he was not longer elegible to serve as a state rep for his district. This was not because of some nefarious activity, but simply because of a clerical error that occurred a decade ago. This error wouldn’t have impacted his continued service had a recently proposed Constitutional Amendment not been passed in the recent election. But to aid pain to injury, guess who was the head of the Committee that reviewed the legislation and recommended it be reviewed by the house of representatives? Listen in to Find out…
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Mike Lee, The Debt Ceiling, and DC Scare Tactics
January 4, 2011
With Mike Lee, Utah’s Freshman Senator and many other Freshman Congressmen declaring their intent to vote against raising the Federal Debt Ceiling at all hazard, many in DC are declaring how taking that approach could spell doom and destruction for our nation and it’s triple A Credit Rating.
What does that really mean for Washington and for US Citizens? Listen in as we talk about the reality of where we are, how we got her, and what we should do to prevent it from happening again.
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Renewable Energy
December 30, 2010
Many organizations clamor for more and more government support and incentivization of so called “Renewable” energy. It is well known that the Federal Government doles out billions of tax payer dollars to “Green” energy companies, but what may be less known is that our Governors Economic Development office is doing the same thing. Listen in as we discuss the proper role of the Government in the “Green” economy.
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Salazar VS. Bishop
December 24, 2010
Ken Salazar, the US Secretary of the Interior has overturned an agreement between the state of Utah (under Gov. Leavitt) and the Department of the Interior that “supposedly” allows Ken to dictate what is and isn’t “Wildland” within the federally controlled lands. This decision has definitely gotten the attention of a few of Utah’s legislators, but some key elements are missing from the dialogue. Listen in as we discuss this topic, Chaffetz and the TSA, Senator Bennett leaving Washington, etc…
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Elections and the EPA
November 25, 2010
Listen in as we discuss the official voter turnout results for Utah in the 2010 elections, North Korea attacks South Korea, and the EPA is at it again. This podcast starts mid stream as a result of some technical difficulties that were experienced at the start of the broadcast.
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$101 Million For Education Gets the Nod by State Legislators
November 17, 2010
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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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Immigration and Incentives
November 16, 2010
Listen in to our podcast as we discuss:
The Utah Compact and it’s affect on the immigration debate here in Utah and the nation.
GOP economists have become vocally critical of the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke’s spending 600 Billion dollars to buy US Treasuries, what does that mean for you and your dollar?
Utahan’s are using food stamps at a consistent rate, what does the food stamp program mean for Utah and the Nation?
Utah’s department of Workforce Services has started paying businesses to hire certain demographics over others.
And finally a couple of Base Jumpers float down from the LDS Church Office Building, and after a successful jump they sped off in a getaway vehicle.
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Podcast – Utah Ranked Best for Business?
October 15, 2010
Utah was just rated as the #1 best state for business and careers by Forbes magazine. While this is a great accomplishment for the state, what does it actually mean for utah residents? Where should the state go from here, and why? What is the proper role of Government in maintaining this favored state status? And who should be taking the credit?
Additionally we will talk a bit about how the Judge in Florida has ruled that the Health Care Lawsuit of 20 states against the Federal Government will be able to go to trial on the 16th of Dec. What does this mean for Utah, and will it obtain the results that the state is looking for? Is there a better way? Listen in as we discuss these topics.
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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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