45 Days

This week three major bills — tax reform, conversion therapy, and 4.8 percent beer — were killed in some form or another. We talk with Katie McKellar from the Deseret News about lawmakers’ efforts to address homelessness and affordable housing, and we’ve noticed a new buzzword popping up in Utah politics recently. Bills & Issues Mentioned in this Episode: Tax reform is dead —for now. After significant changes to a bill that aimed to ban conversion therapy for minors, sponsor Rep. Craig Hall said he is pulling it. Lawmakers also gutted a bill to put stronger beer in grocery stores this week. A bill to strengthen the state’s hate crimes law passed the full Senate —the furthest it’s gone in recent years. Nicole talks with Deseret News reporter Katie McKellar about lawmakers’ efforts to tackle affordable housing and homelessness. Read more of Katie’s reporting here . Republican lawmakers are going on the defensive to fight socialism .