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Inside Utah Politics with Lindsay Aerts — 135 episodes

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Justice Hagen steps down, Sen. Curtis considering running for governor

2

Data center tensions boil over, presidential fitness test returns  

3

Controversial data center moves forward in Box Elder County, Florida redistricting could net GOP 4 seats

4

Competition heats up in CD2, State Bar weighs in on judicial tensions

5

Gov. Cox talks judicial tensions, data center controversy

6

Conventions set the stage for primaries, White House Correspondents Dinner shooting sparks safety concerns

7

Supreme Court scandal report rocks Utah politics, state convention races to watch

8

State party conventions on the horizon, prominent families team up to save the Great Salt Lake

9

Sen. Blouin's vulgar posts resurface, UVU drops commencement speaker

10

Fireworks at the Salt Lake County Democrats' Convention, AI picture brings attention to Trump's feud with the Pope

11

SCOTUS rules against conversion therapy ban, big ticket endorsements draw attention to CD-2

12

Prop 4 repeal fails, Mendenhall restricts ICE facility water

13

Sen. John Curtis and Prop. 4 repeal fails

14

Prop 4 repeal hangs by a thread, Sen. Curtis sponsors sports prediction market betting ban

15

State leaders prepare for water problems, national democrats target a purple Utah

16

Gov. Cox reacts to ICE detention center plans, Save Act could change Utah elections

17

Utah ICE facility backlash, national democrats push for purple Utah

18

Senate President evaluates 2026 session, congressional filing roundup

19

Utah Primary races, predictions for Caucus Night

20

Photo finish to the 2026 legislative session, congressional candidate filing opens under new map

21

Wrapping up the 2026 General Session

22

Congress weighs role in Iran war, drug debate goes scriptural

23

Khamenei killed in US-Israel joint strike on Iran, legislative session enters final week

24

New pitch for a secretary of state, gas tax cut explained

25

State of the Union in review, pre-paid postage sparks new lawsuit in Prop 4 fight

26

Legislature handed setbacks in redistricting lawsuits, constitutional court eyed for changes  

27

2026 legislative session entering the endgame, Redistricting lawsuit goes federal 

28

Gas tax overhaul, redistricting in federal court

29

GOP races to meet signature deadline, American politics at the Winter Games  

30

Politics at the Olympics, ID's for mail-in ballots

31

Lawmakers consider kratom ban, voter ID changes and more, federal redistricting case moves forward

32

Lawmakers push on with court reform, USU rebuilds trust on capitol hill.

33

State bar opposes slate of judicial reforms, the federal delegation joins the redistricting fight  

34

Lawmakers release scathing audit of Utah State University, election day holiday debate

35

Sweeping reforms to election law and courts take shape, Hollywood visits Capitol Hill

36

Utah Education cuts, Dems hold on ICE budget

37

Minnesota shooting widens divide over ICE, Lawmakers talk NIL

38

Governor Spencer Cox on judiciary, taxes, culture war bills

39

Lawmakers proposes citizenship to vote, kids to read at 3rd grade

40

Lawmakers set priorities for 2026 general session  

41

Legislative preview: New version of Amendment D, social media tax

42

Republicans defend Fed Chair, Utah's legislative session takes shape

43

Senate advances war powers, local elections taking shape

44

Will Utah get an Income tax cut, cell phone ban in schools

45

Fallout from Venezuelan capture, Utah elections take shape

46

Judge greenlights redistricting appeal, Rob Bishop's run

47

Utah State Bar on Supreme Court expansion, Eva Lopez Chavez

48

Trump touts economic wins, chief of staff pushes back on Vanity Fair “hit piece’

49

Expanding the Utah Supreme Court, social media ban for minors

50

Lawmakers keep the redistricting fight alive, Derek Kitchen shares campaign plans

51

Unpacking the special session, U of U deal, Salt Lake County cuts  

52

Tensions flare at Special Session

53

Lawmakers plan special session on redistricting, Olympic logo proves controversial 

54

Exclusive: Meet the Candidates, D.C. could end Daylight Saving

55

Splitting 3 red seats between 4 Utah House Republicans, Epstein files release bill signed

56

Democrats ramp up congressional plans, judiciary condemns threats

57

GOP leadership talks redistricting appeal and impeachment, McAdams launches campaign

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GOP leadership doesn't rule out impeachment, Democrats announce plans to run under new map  

59

Utah's bombshell redistricting ruling

60

Should Utah fund SNAP, a McAdams run, Trump's tariffs in court

61

Utah's Municipal Election Recap

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New ballot deadline for municipal elections and dozens of new races

63

Salt Lake County axes daycare, Sean Reyes faces lawsuit

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No one cares about redistricting, partisanship in municipals

65

Countdown to election day, county council members weigh in on tax hike  

66

Property Tax proposals, third parties in the legislature, and White House demolitions

67

Prop 4 repeal campaign gets a national boost, ballot instructions confuse in Utah County

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GOP leadership explains prop 4 repeal plan, tensions high between lawmakers and the state auditor

69

Getting into the weeds with redistricting, Utah vs. BYU Predictions

70

Utah GOP aims to put Map C & Prop 4 on the ballot, Tribune cartoon turned political controversy

71

Redistricting heads back to court, Non-profit funds national parks operations

72

Government Shutdown Day 9, Democrats who could run in Utah 

73

Utah lawmakers back to court over redistricting, democrats weigh 2026 options

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Special Session and new maps Monday, Blake Moore on shutdown 

75

Government shutdown continues, Utah Republicans pick a map

76

Government shutdown and Cox on 60 Minutes    

77

Lawmakers debate redistricting processes, exclusive interview with V.P. Vance

78

 Redistricting gets heated

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Adding a partisan bias test, breaking down the Utah legislature's redistricting maps

80

Addressing political violence in Utah, Legislature to draw new maps

81

UVU Memorial to Charlie Kirk, Senate presses Patel, and Redistricting updates

82

Charlie Kirk's suspected killer faces the death penalty

83

Utah Supreme Court Signals redistricting review, new teacher discipline

84

New redistricting timeline, Utah Supreme Court nominees all men

85

How will the Utah legislature respond to the redistricting order?

86

Utah's Redistricting Case Continues to Make Waves

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Breaking down Utah's redistricting order 

88

Utah's redistricting ruling explained

89

Governor Cox defends Adams, Great Salt Lake changes

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Gov Cox, State Senator defends Adams, Great Salt Lake Czar

91

Calls for President Adams to Resign, Special Session Speculation

92

Congressman Mike Kennedy on Texas redistricting, adding to the debt, and Epstein files

93

The fate of Utah debates, upcoming Special Session

94

Congressman Mike Kennedy on Texas redistricting, adding to the debt, and Epstein files

95

Flipping the Utah Legislature, Dems want Epstein Files

96

Flipping the Utah Legislature, new ballot deadlines

97

Cuts to PBS & NPR, State blocks Chinese land purchase

98

Attorney General Derek Brown on latest public lands ruling 

99

Sen. John Curtis Talks Wildfires, Public Land and Epstein Files

100

Gov. Cox Teases State Medicaid Plans, Utah County Approves Ice Deal

101

Planned Parenthood Sues For Medicaid Funds, Speaker Backs Indicted Doctor

102

Part of Big Beautiful Bill Paused, IRS Loosens Church Endorsement Rules

103

Groups worry Utahns will lose SNAP, Medicaid benefits, new state superintendent   

104

Big, Beautiful Bill passes the Senate

105

Public lands sale pros and cons

106

Public lands sale hits a snag, Cox is liked but not by Democrats anymore

107

Political violence, Mike Lee's tweets, and public lands sale 

108

Mike Lee's public lands sale, Utah lawmakers briefed on protest shooting

109

Cox defends troops to L-A, calls Pride flag fight 'dumb'

110

Utah's going nuclear, AI moratorium fears, and 'dumb' flag laws 

111

Utah's House picks new leaders, Trump and Elon breakup

112

Local elections taking shape, Utah Supreme Court vacancy

113

Utah Democrats to elect a chair, Federal rulings on Trump tariffs

114

Federal rulings on Trump tariffs, Governor Cox pushes locals to build

115

UTGOP convention wrap, Trump accepts a plane

116

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown visits the border, Democrat chair candidates debate

117

Fate of the Utah GOP, Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill

118

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' SUWA opposes federal land sale

119

Utah GOP Chair race, new SLC flags

120

Trump 100 days, Utah Fits All sponsor

121

Utah Fits All unconstitutional but can continue 

122

Labor unions gather 320,000 signatures, group works to rescind 

123

Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz on Utah MAHA 

124

Salt Lake City vs the state, building housing on Utah's federal lands 

125

Governor Cox vetoes six bills, lets flag bill take effect without signature

126

Congresswoman Celeste Maloy on ruckus town hall, local unions on referendum 

127

Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson & ACLU Utah on election changes

128

Utah's 2025 Legislative Session ends 

129

Clerks oppose election changes, Utahns getting tax cuts

130

Big election bill changes, 2034 Winter Games

131

Utah Lawmakers look to expand the Supreme Court & change Utah's constitution

132

Major changes to mail-in voting, homelessness solutions in Utah

133

House Speaker Mike Schultz on Elections, trans dorm bill and more

134

2025 Utah State Legislative Session: Week 1

135

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