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Inside Utah Politics with Lindsay Aerts — 152 episodes

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Supreme Court ends 2025 term with a bang, GOP hoping to hold down CD-1 in November

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U.S. Supreme Court wraps term with a set of landmark rulings

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Election night winners eye November, results continue to trickle in

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Gov. Cox moves to restrict fireworks, Senate President's primary loss sends shockwaves

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Election Night Recap: Upset at the highest level of the state legislature while McAdams and house incumbents sweep  

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Layton State House race comes into focus, Confusion at the clerk's office

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Allegations of insider trading and defamation rock CD-2 GOP primary, election day draws near  

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Colorado River states exchange threats, Voters react to Utah's new CD-1   

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AI money in Utah elections, Voter data paints a picture of CD-1

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New legal action over ICE detention center plans, Pentagon tweaks list of faiths

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Kevin O'Leary addresses data center backlash on Inside Utah Politics

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O'Leary releases plan to scale back Stratos, Gov. Cox declares June "Fidelity Month"

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Kevin O'Leary responds to data center pushback, Republicans take the stage for primary debates

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Debate week in Utah, Trump fights low approval ratings  

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State leaders preparing for a long, dry summer as Gov. Cox declares drought

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New polling on data centers and CD2, Senate Republicans meet with AG about DOJ fund

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Trump administration visits China, Prop 4 debate shaping CD-2 primary

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

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Data center tensions boil over, presidential fitness test returns  

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

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

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Gov. Cox talks judicial tensions, data center controversy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Prop 4 repeal fails, Mendenhall restricts ICE facility water

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Sen. John Curtis and Prop. 4 repeal fails

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

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

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

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Utah ICE facility backlash, national democrats push for purple Utah

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Senate President evaluates 2026 session, congressional filing roundup

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Utah Primary races, predictions for Caucus Night

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

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Wrapping up the 2026 General Session

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Congress weighs role in Iran war, drug debate goes scriptural

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

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

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

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

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2026 legislative session entering the endgame, Redistricting lawsuit goes federal 

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Gas tax overhaul, redistricting in federal court

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Utah Education cuts, Dems hold on ICE budget

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Minnesota shooting widens divide over ICE, Lawmakers talk NIL

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Governor Spencer Cox on judiciary, taxes, culture war bills

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

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Lawmakers set priorities for 2026 general session  

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

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

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Senate advances war powers, local elections taking shape

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

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Fallout from Venezuelan capture, Utah elections take shape

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Judge greenlights redistricting appeal, Rob Bishop's run

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Utah State Bar on Supreme Court expansion, Eva Lopez Chavez

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

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Expanding the Utah Supreme Court, social media ban for minors

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

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

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Tensions flare at Special Session

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Lawmakers plan special session on redistricting, Olympic logo proves controversial 

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

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

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Democrats ramp up congressional plans, judiciary condemns threats

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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  

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Utah's bombshell redistricting ruling

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

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Utah's Municipal Election Recap

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New ballot deadline for municipal elections and dozens of new races

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Salt Lake County axes daycare, Sean Reyes faces lawsuit

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No one cares about redistricting, partisanship in municipals

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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Government Shutdown Day 9, Democrats who could run in Utah 

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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 

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Government shutdown continues, Utah Republicans pick a map

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Government shutdown and Cox on 60 Minutes    

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

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 Redistricting gets heated

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

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Addressing political violence in Utah, Legislature to draw new maps

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

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Charlie Kirk's suspected killer faces the death penalty

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Utah Supreme Court Signals redistricting review, new teacher discipline

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New redistricting timeline, Utah Supreme Court nominees all men

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How will the Utah legislature respond to the redistricting order?

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Utah's Redistricting Case Continues to Make Waves

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Breaking down Utah's redistricting order 

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Utah's redistricting ruling explained

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Governor Cox defends Adams, Great Salt Lake changes

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

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Calls for President Adams to Resign, Special Session Speculation

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

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The fate of Utah debates, upcoming Special Session

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

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Flipping the Utah Legislature, Dems want Epstein Files

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Flipping the Utah Legislature, new ballot deadlines

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Cuts to PBS & NPR, State blocks Chinese land purchase

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Attorney General Derek Brown on latest public lands ruling 

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

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

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Planned Parenthood Sues For Medicaid Funds, Speaker Backs Indicted Doctor

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

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

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Big, Beautiful Bill passes the Senate

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Public lands sale pros and cons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Local elections taking shape, Utah Supreme Court vacancy

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

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

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UTGOP convention wrap, Trump accepts a plane

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

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

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

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Utah GOP Chair race, new SLC flags

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Trump 100 days, Utah Fits All sponsor

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Utah Fits All unconstitutional but can continue 

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

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Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz on Utah MAHA 

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

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

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

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Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson & ACLU Utah on election changes

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Utah's 2025 Legislative Session ends 

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Clerks oppose election changes, Utahns getting tax cuts

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Big election bill changes, 2034 Winter Games

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

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

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

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2025 Utah State Legislative Session: Week 1

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