Host: Derek Brown

Countdown to shutdown: the latest

The countdown to a possible government shutdown is getting close. Right now it’s three days until funding stops flowing to key branches of the federal government… including air traffic control, the EPA, and passport offices. Medicare won’t be closing its doors either way. But is this really going to happen? What are lawmakers’ latest moves to avoid this shutdown? Taylor Morgan, Partner at Morgan & May Public Affairs and Host of KSL @ Night, joins Derek to unpack whether Congress can get its act together in time.

Federal program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on the chopping block

We’ve been talking a lot about a potential government shutdown, but not about a program made to help women, infants, and children. It’s called the WIC program, which benefits 41,000 Utah families.  KSL NewsRadio Reporter Lindsay Aerts joins the show to explain what will happen to this program if the federal government actually does lose funding this Saturday.

The group offering clean slates this National Recovery Month

We know that September is National Suicide Prevention Month, but it is also National Recovery Month. And to help people who are recovering from substance addiction, an organization called Rasa is providing free expungements here in Utah. Noella Sudbury, Founder and CEO of Rasa, joins Derek to discuss why they’re doing this and how people can sign up.

When freight trains block your life

Waiting for the train to pass can go from inconvenient to life-changing for residents on the West side of Salt Lake City. City Councilman Alejandro Puy of the city’s second district joins Derek to share actual Utahns’ stories and his plan for addressing the problem.