Friday March 10, 2023

What happened during Utah’s fast-paced 2023 Legislative session? For the past 45 days, the state’s political reporters worked at top speed to summarize key issues for Utahns. Today KUER’s Sean Higgins walks us through some of the biggest moments of the session.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! We check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses the possible end of WabiSabi, Moab’s new transit program, and community garden beds. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News explains why so many Moab mule deer are mangy. She also discusses a new study about the relationship between pikas and mountain goats in the La Sal mountains, and the MARC’s new artist-in-residence, a duo called the Roundhouse Platform.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: The Utah State Capitol. Lawmakers ended a fast-pace legislative session on March 3rd. Credit Wikimedia Commons/Mangoman88

// KUER: Passes & fails – Here’s what happened during Utah’s 2023 legislative session
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2023-03-03/passes-fails-heres-what-happened-during-utahs-2023-legislative-session

// Weekly News Reel Mentions:

// The Times-Independent: WabiSabi property is up for sale
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/wabisabi-property-is-up-for-sale/

// The Times-Independent: Moab Area Transit Pilot Program launches March 16
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-area-transit-pilot-program-launches-march-16/

// The Times-Independent: To Gather & Garden
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/to-gather-garden/

// Moab Sun News: Fatal chronic wasting disease continues to spread in deer
https://moabsunnews.com/2023/03/09/fatal-chronic-wasting-disease-continues-to-spread-in-deer/

// Moab Sun News: Mallory Lambert is studying the relationship between pikas and mountain goats in the La Sal Mountains
https://moabsunnews.com/2023/03/09/uncharted-interactions/

// Moab Sun News: MARC Reuse Residency artists plan natural building experiment
https://moabsunnews.com/2023/03/09/roundhouse-platform/