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Take 2 host Heidi Hatch is joined by former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello, founder of the Exoro Group, for this week’s Take 2 podcast. Hughes joins remotely as he is in quarantine with COVID-19. This week in the Utah Legislature: The Utah pioneer license plate: It’s been panned on social media. … Continue reading TAKE 2: Greg has COVID, & what you might’ve missed this week in...

Host Heidi Hatch welcomes guests Maura Carabello and Greg Hughes to talk about the political issues impacting the state of Utah. The tackle a variety of issues including a transgender sports bill aimed at eliminating transgender athletes from girls high school sports in Utah. Another bill would require Utah students to learn about consent, coercion … Continue reading PODCAST: Take 2 — Transgender...

KUTV’s Heidi Hatch hosts former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello of the Exoro Group in a new episode of Take 2. The trio discuss topics that include: No Knock warrants ban moves forward: Paris Hilton testifies on Utah’s Capitol Hill: Paris Hilton appeared at a Utah legislative committee hearing Monday afternoon to … Continue reading PODCAST: Take 2 – No-knock warrants, Paris Hi...

Take 2 host Heidi Hatch is joined by former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes and political consultant Scott Howell in a new episode. The big topic of discussion is President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. Early Friday, the Senate approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle Biden’s coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without … Continue reading Take 2: Biden’s $1.9 trillion...

KUTV’s Heidi Hatch hosts former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes and Maura Carabello of the Exoro Group in a new episode of Take 2.  The panel dived into the Utah Legislative Session and the bills that will impact you: Stalking Bill: A bill proposing changes to Utah’s stalking code was supported by the House Law Enforcement … Continue reading PODCAST: Take 2 – Utah legislature, AG Reyes impeachmen...

Take 2 Host Heidi Hatch welcomes former Utah lawmakers Jim Dabakis (D) and Greg Hughes (R) to talk about recent historical state and national events. The trio discusses Gov. Spencer Cox’s first State of the State address where he said, “If we want smaller government we need bigger people.” Additional topics haggled over include: COVID-19 response Education funding: Will … Continue reading Take 2:...

Heidi Hatch is back with another rousing political debate featuring Jim Dabakis and Greg Hughes on this week’s Take 2 podcast. The topic foremost on their mind’s this Friday: Possible weekend protests in utah and across the Country. Governor Cox declared a state of emergency Salt Lake City Police and Mayor Erin Mendenhall say no … Continue reading Take 2: Impeachment, protest planning, and what’s...

Take 2 is back after months away due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot has changed and at the same time a lot has remained the same. It’s a new year but the same or similar problems remain. We are still in the middle of a pandemic and the way forward is different depending on … Continue reading PODCAST: Take 2 – Trump’s positive COVID-19 test upcoming debates → See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

The Take 2 Podcast regulars were all back in the KUTV studios today with Heidi Hatch hosting Democrat and former lawmaker Jim Dabakis and Republican and former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes to discus a variety of topics less than three weeks before the 2020 election. Long a vote-by-mail state, ballots started arriving in … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast: Vote-by-mail ballots are out, Amendment...

Former lawmakers Jim Dabakis (D) and Greg Hughes (R) are guests on another Take 2 episode with host Heidi Hatch. Who won the vice presidential debate? The trio chimed in about who stood out and if the debate format and moderator were effective. Though they don’t always agree, what the panel did align with was Utah being on … Continue reading Take 2: Vice presidential debate → See Privacy Policy at...

Podcast host Heidi Hatch is joined by former lawmakers Jim Dabakis (D) and Greg Hughes (R) for another Take 2 episode. Dabakis joins the conversation from an “undisclosed location” while Hughes is live with Hatch in the 2News Podcast Room. It took no time at all once the call started to be at odds over whether the Vice Presidential debate … Continue reading Take 2 – Trump’s positive COVID-19 test,...

Podcast host Heidi Hatch is joined by former lawmakers Jim Dabakis (D) and Greg Hughes (R) for another Take 2 episode. The trio talked the legacy of the recently late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, also known as the notorious RBG and now the GOP gets to fill her seat on the court while Utah’s Mitt Romney was … Continue reading Take 2: The legacy of RBG and Utah’s COVID-19 surge → See P...

Podcast host Heidi Hatch is joined by former lawmakers Jim Dabakis (D) and Greg Hughes (R) for another Take 2 episode. The trio talked about the three Salt Lake City police officers who sat down with 2News to talk about why they have no trust in their chief and mayor. Dozens of officers say they want to leave the department. Who’s … Continue reading Take 2: SLCPD officers distrust in city leaders,...

The discussion on the weekly Take 2 podcast began with solemn commemoration of the 19 year anniversary of 9/11, a day when a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States included passenger airliners being hijacked and flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Podcast host Heidi Hatch, … Continue reading Take 2 – 19-year...

2News Anchor Heidi Hatch hosts guests Jim Dabakis (D) and Greg Hughes (R) – both former Utah lawmakers – for another episode of Take 2. The former lawmakers discussed the “conspiracy of silence”  in Utah politics and other topics including: State of Emergency: It’s time to get government working as its designed; Race for the Governor’s seat: Does Chris Peterson have a … Continue reading Take 2 – I...

2News Anchor Heidi Hatch is joined by former Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D) and former Republican Speaker of the House, Greg Hughes, for another episode of Take 2. Was the Republican convention at the White House illegal? Dabakis says yes, Hughes says no. And that’s not all they disagree about. They go head-to-head on … Continue reading Take 2 – Conventions, sports boycotts and Huntsman as a writ...

2News Anchor Heidi Hatch reunites with former Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D)and former Republican Speaker of the House, Greg Hughes. The trio discusses topics that include what the former lawmakers have been up to since March and the current state of affairs amid a worldwide pandemic from the novel coronavirus. The conversation was lively … Continue reading Take 2 – The Come Back Episode → See Pr...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christopher Peterson joins host Heidi Hatch on Take 2 to talk about why he thinks he should be Utah’s next governor. The 5th generation Utahn was raised in Salt Lake County and went to the University of Utah and is now a law professor. He told Hatch: I’m running for governor because I believe some balance needs to … Continue reading Take 2 – Gubernatorial candida...

In this week’s Take 2, Heidi Hatch continues her podcast format to comply with social distancing featuring Utah’s gubernatorial candidates. Former chairman of the Utah Republican Party, Thomas Wright, joins Hatch in a discussion that includes how homeschooling and quarantine are going in the Wright house? Other topics tackled are: GOP convention is over:  What’s next for the Wright … Continue read...

Gubernatorial candidate and current Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox joined host Heidi Hatch to talk about the race and the unusual state convention. Voting is happening, but how does it feel not to be there in person to make a pitch to delegates? Cox talks about his signature-gathering efforts, his campaigning with delegates and the advantage … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast with candidate Lt. Gov. Cox talk...

This week’s Take 2 podcast, the age of social distancing, features candidate for governor, Take 2 alumni and former Utah speaker of the house, Greg Hughes. Hughes discusses the Republican Convention voting that starts this week and what it might mean for the candidates. The conversation turned to the COVID-19 epidemic and the protests this … Continue reading Take 2 Podcast with Greg Hughes talks G...

Heidi Hatch is joined by gubernatorial candidate Jeff Burningham, a Utah County entrepreneur. What can the Utah Legislature do in its special session now to help Utah businesses and families? Would it include possible tax cuts now and in the future? The two discuss Utah’s current Stay Safe, Stay Home directive. Is it working? Do we need … Continue reading Take 2: Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Burni...

Take 2 podcast Host Heidi Hatch continues interviewing Utah gubernatorial candidates while practicing social distancing. This week, Hatch is joined by Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee Winder Newton. She announced her candidacy for the 2020 Utah governor race, Oct. 23, 2019. Since then, Winder’s campaign has discontinued gathering signatures to focus efforts on winning the Republican State Conve...

In this week’s Take 2 we take a step back from our usual format as we evolve with social distancing. Today we are joined by Jon Huntsman Jr. candidate for governor, former governor of Utah and ambassador to Russia and China. We talk about campaigning amid coronavirus, signature gathering and his economic plan to ensure … Continue reading Take 2 — Huntsman calls for Utah to dip into ‘rainy day fun’...

Take 2 with Anchor Heidi Hatch features guests, Maura Carabello, of The Exoro Group, and Utah State Auditor John Dougall. The big news that the three-member panel is talking about is when the BIG ONE will hit following Wednesday’s 5.7 magnitude earthquake. Additional topics discussed include: Gov. Herbert repeals order from Salt Lake and Utah Counties that would … Continue reading Take 2 -State of...