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Take 2 Podcast: Governor Spencer Cox delivers State of the State address

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Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Maura Carabello, Exoro Group; Nic Dunn, Sutherland Institute

Governor Spencer Cox — State of the State

Polling: Deseret News / Hinckley Institute

One-third of Utah voters say affordable housing should be the Legislature’s top priority.

Housing ranked twice as high as any other issue across all partisan and age groups.

Utah Legislature's approval rating sits at 47% overall

Possible ICE Detention Center in Salt Lake County

West-side Salt Lake City warehouse rumored as potential site

Local city and county leaders appeared caught off guard, despite ICE’s two-year search for detention space statewide

Legislative Session Updates

Utah Senate votes to expand the Utah Supreme Court from five to seven justices

Sen. Nate Blouin’s ICE opt-out bill declared dead on arrival, killed in committee

Bills to watch heading into Friday’s legislative deadline

BLM Approves Updated Northern Corridor Highway Plan Federal approval clears the way after years of debate and environmental review

Senator Mike Lee's Social Media Post Makes Headlines Reaction and political fallout discussed

Prop. 4 Repeal Effort Scott Presler returns to Utah for a second weekend of signature gathering to repeal Proposition 4

Coming Up Next Week Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz joins Take 2 Podcast

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