House Rules: Politics and Policy in Utah

In this episode of House Rules, Rep. Tyler Clancy sits down with Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd to talk about law enforcement, homelessness, and public safety in Utah’s capital city. Chief Redd reflects on his first 100 days as chief, sharing his top priorities: hiring, morale, fentanyl, mental health, and the overlap between addiction, crime, and homelessness. “The streets are a death sentence,” he says, calling for a system that offers both accountability and help. They also discuss...

A Utah judge has ruled the Utah Fits All Scholarship program unconstitutional — but the story is far from over. In this episode, Rep. Candice Pierucci and Sen. Kirk Cullimore, the original sponsors of the program, break down what the ruling actually means, why the scholarship is still active, and what comes next for the thousands of Utah families and teachers impacted. They discuss how the program was designed to prioritize low- and middle-income families, how it ties into the largest teacher...

In this episode of House Rules, Majority Leader Jeff Moss sits down with Rep. Jefferson Burton to discuss his election security bill, H.B. 300. Rep. Burton aims to increase voter confidence by requiring in-person ballot drop-off with ID verification, streamlining election processes, and eliminating the need for signature verification. He highlights concerns about Utah’s mail-in voting system compared to other Republican-led states and discusses how lessons from Florida’s election system helpe...

Utah House Majority Leader Rep. Jeff Moss and Rep. Karen Peterson sit down to discuss House Bill 265, titled Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment. The bill, which is advancing through the Utah Legislature, aims to make college more affordable, accessible, and relevant for students while maximizing the return on investment for Utah taxpayers. Moss and Peterson, both leaders in the higher ed space, talk about key reforms to higher education, including reallocating funds from underperfo...

In this episode of Majority Report, House Majority Leader Rep. Jeff Moss sits down with Rep. Stephen Whyte, a leading voice on housing policy in Utah and co-chair of the Commission on Housing Affordability. Representing District 63 in Utah County, Rep. Whyte shares his journey into public service, the key factors driving Utah’s housing shortage, and how Utahns are working together to bring down the cost of homeownership.

Utah has filed a landmark public lands lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether the federal government can simply hold unappropriated lands within a state indefinitely. This week, we take a look at out how we got here and what it could mean for public lands access in Utah. Guests: Redge Johnson, Dan Burton, Dillon Hoyt

The Legislative Audit Subcommittee met to hear presentations from Legislative Auditors about a few reports examining: State landsThe administration of Rich School DistrictIn this episode, our Legislative Auditor General Kade Minchey and his team are here to discuss the findings of these audits and what they say about the management of some of the schools in our state as well as school trust lands throughout Utah.