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The 2017 Utah Legislative Session in Review

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Friday, a panel of journalists and legislators join Doug to review 2017 Utah Legislative Session. A lot has happened on Capitol Hill in the past 45 days. Legislators made a number of changes to the state’s liquor laws, including one that gives Utah the nation’s toughest drunk driving law. Deals were struck to address homelessness in Salt Lake. Tax reforms fizzled. Medical marijuana took a step forward. And car inspections could be a thing of the past. We’ll talk about all that, and more.

Senator Jim Dabakis is a Democrat in the Utah State Senate representing the 2nd district.

Representative Kim Coleman is a Republican in the Utah House of Representatives from West Jordan's District 42.

Robert Gehrke is a columnist at the Salt Lake Tribune.

Julia Ritchey is a reporter for KUER News.
 
CORRECTION: This post previously incorrectly identified Kim Coleman as a Senator in the Utah State Senate. She is a representative in the Utah House of Representatives.

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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