Behind the Headlines
Fridays from 9 a.m - 10 a.m.
From its politics to its public lands to polygamy, Utah has always been fertile ground for news. Here on UPR, The Salt Lake Tribune presents a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines. Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.
Hosted by UPR's Tom Williams, a rotating panel of the state’s top journalists explain what’s happening in the Beehive State along with the hows and whys.
Listeners can join the discussion by sending questions to @upraccess on Twitter or emailing upraccess@gmail.com.
Behind the Headlines is brought to you through a partnership with KCPW and The Salt Lake Tribune.
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On this episode, BYU will require incoming students to read apostle Jeffrey Holland’s controversial ‘musket speech, Supporters want to build a 300-foot statue at Point of the Mountain, and Gov. Spencer Cox announces that he is set to veto ‘several’ bills from the Utah Legislature at the deadline — but won’t say which ones.
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On this episode, a trans woman harmed herself while in a Utah prison; now the federal Department of Justice may file a lawsuit, and the Utah Legislature passed its coal agenda; what’s next for power plants and your utility bills?
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Trump, Biden prevail in Utah; Legislature wraps up session; and LDS Church buys Kirtland Temple on this episode of Behind the Headlines
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On this episode, Brighton shotgun confrontation, allegations against a medical worker and BYU-Idaho rescinds an invite.
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On this episode we discuss school safety, abortion politics and an immigrant odyssey.
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On this episode of Behind the Headlines, Natalie Cline’s troubles grow, Cache elections criticized and gravel pit worries resurface.
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On this episode we discuss equity training being now discriminatory, tithing lawsuits against the LDS Church; and Utah’s coal agenda.
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Gov. Spencer Cox signs an anti-DEI bill prohibiting diversity efforts he once championed, a transgender bathroom ban takes effect, and a judge said a Salt Lake City man could go to rehab after jail, so why did no one take him there before he died?
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On this episode, fear of lawsuits shifts Utah lawmakers’ approach to a transgender bill, a Utah lawmaker proposes a ban on polygraph tests for those who report sexual abuse, and an update from the Sundance Film Festival.
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On this episode, the Utah Legislature kicks off 2024 with country music and prayer as lawmakers eye energy and education policies, multilevel marketing in Utah and how it links to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Utah’s national parks and the towns around them are getting busier; Here’s how it’s changing visits.