Inside Sources

Host: Greg Skordas Matt Gaetz is out as AG nominee, Pam Bondi is in Within just a few hours of former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrawing from consideration to be the next Attorney General, President-elect Donald Trump announced his new pick: former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Who is Pam Bondi? What’s her background? We share insights to begin the show. We also talk about the alleged connection between Gaetz’s withdrawal and Utah’s Senator-elect John Curtis. What’s the future of Jan. 6th insurrection cases as Trump prepares to take office? As President-elect Trump prepares to reenter the White House, one question that’s being asked is what will happen to those currently – or previously – involved in January 6th insurrection court cases? KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas shares some data on the cases still in motion and gives his predictions on the potential for pardons from Trump. Alabama death row execution faces scrutiny over ‘last words’ Last night, an inmate in Alabama was put to death for a 1994 murder. Just before the execution, Carey Dale Grayson was allowed a chance to give his final words. But prison officials cut off his microphone once Grayson began making obscene remarks. This has sparked a new discussion on ‘last words’ and whether those being executed deserve to share their final remarks.

Host: Greg Skordas Last night, an inmate in Alabama was put to death for a 1994 murder. Just before the execution, Carey Dale Grayson was allowed a chance to give his final words. But prison officials cut off his microphone once Grayson began making obscene remarks. This has sparked a new discussion on ‘last words’ and whether those being executed deserve to share their final remarks.

Host: Greg Skordas As President-elect Trump prepares to reenter the White House, one question that’s being asked is what will happen to those currently – or previously – involved in January 6th insurrection court cases? KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas shares some data on the cases still in motion and gives his predictions on the potential for pardons from Trump.

Host: Greg Skordas Within just a few hours of former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrawing from consideration to be the next Attorney General, President-elect Donald Trump announced his new pick: former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Who is Pam Bondi? What’s her background? We share insights to begin the show. We also talk about the alleged connection between Gaetz’s withdrawal and Utah’s Senator-elect John Curtis.

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdraws from Attorney General consideration Just this morning, former Congressman Matt Gaetz announced that he would withdraw from consideration to be the next United States Attorney General. In a post on social media, he said his nomination was becoming too big of a distraction to the things President-elect Donald Trump is trying to do. We discuss what could be in Gaetz’s political future. Hearings being held to determine competency for death row inmate Lawyers for death row inmate Ralph Menzies say he is no longer competent enough to be executed due to dementia; medical experts commissioned by the state of Utah disagree. Now, the case is going before a judge to determine whether the execution can go forth. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas explains the updates to our listeners. ‘Utah Rising’ to help make Utah’s economy 1st in the nation We all know Utah’s economy is really good – it's been proven many times. But local business leaders want it to be the best in the nation. Yesterday, Derek Miller, President and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber described a new initiative aimed at improving Utah’s economy. He joins Inside Sources to talk more about ‘Utah Rising.’ Utah leaders push for Rocky Mountain Power to split from PacifiCorp During an interim legislative hearing on Utah’s Capitol Hill yesterday, lawmakers grilled Rocky Mountain Power’s president over proposed rate increases. They’ve asked President Dick Garlish to look at what it would take for the power company to separate itself from parent company PacifiCorp. We give listeners the latest updates on this story. Proposals to increase ballot security, change ballot deadlines discussed on Utah’s Capitol Hill Ballot information could become more protected in Utah under a new bill discussed in an interim committee meeting yesterday. Another discussion topic was on counting ballots after an election... so long as they were postmarked before Election Day. State Senator Daniel Thatcher oversaw that committee meeting and joins the show to share insights into the discussion. Insights into vehicle registration enforcement proposal State lawmakers have proposed a major crack-down on a kind of tax evasion dealing with vehicles that are registered out-of-state but used primarily in Utah. More specifics were released yesterday on Capitol Hill, including the need for a grace period. Listen here for updates! The future of Donald Trump’s court cases We finish off Inside Sources chatting with KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas about the criminal and civil court cases President-elect Donald Trump has been involved in. Skordas gives updates on the cases and shares his opinion with co-host Rusty Cannon.

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon We finish off Inside Sources chatting with KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas about the criminal and civil court cases President-elect Donald Trump has been involved in. Skordas gives updates on the cases and shares his opinion with co-host Rusty Cannon.

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon State lawmakers have proposed a major crack-down on a kind of tax evasion dealing with vehicles that are registered out-of-state but used primarily in Utah. More specifics were released yesterday on Capitol Hill, including the need for a grace period. Listen here for updates!

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon Ballot information could become more protected in Utah under a new bill discussed in an interim committee meeting yesterday. Another discussion topic was on counting ballots after an election... so long as they were postmarked before Election Day. State Senator Daniel Thatcher oversaw that committee meeting and joins the show to share insights into the discussion.

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon During an interim legislative hearing on Utah’s Capitol Hill yesterday, lawmakers grilled Rocky Mountain Power’s president over proposed rate increases. They’ve asked President Dick Garlish to look at what it would take for the power company to separate itself from parent company PacifiCorp. We give listeners the latest updates on this story.

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon We all know Utah’s economy is really good – it's been proven many times. But local business leaders want it to be the best in the nation. Yesterday, Derek Miller, President and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber described a new initiative aimed at improving Utah’s economy. He joins Inside Sources to talk more about ‘Utah Rising.’

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon Lawyers for death row inmate Ralph Menzies say he is no longer competent enough to be executed due to dementia; medical experts commissioned by the state of Utah disagree. Now, the case is going before a judge to determine whether the execution can go forth. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas explains the updates to our listeners.

Hosts: Greg Skordas and Rusty Cannon Just this morning, former Congressman Matt Gaetz announced that he would withdraw from consideration to be the next United States Attorney General. In a post on social media, he said his nomination was becoming too big of a distraction to the things President-elect Donald Trump is trying to do. We discuss what could be in Gaetz’s political future.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner Trump, Vance pushing for GOP Senators to confirm Cabinet nominations President-elect Trump’s transition team is ramping up pressure on Republican Senators as the incoming administration pushes to get Trump’s cabinet nominees confirmed. Several of the candidates have faced pushback from GOP Senators, especially over the nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Inside Sources discusses what Trump and JD Vance are doing to secure the votes. House Ethics Committee investigation into former Congressman Matt Gaetz The House Ethics Committee is meeting today to discuss releasing the findings of their investigation into now-former Congressman Matt Gaetz. The committee’s chairman says the report isn’t complete, and that’s raising additional questions and concerns. Hosts Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner discuss the report and how releasing it would help with transparency. Winning school board candidate disqualified in Wasatch County; judge issues temporary stay A Utah district judge has issued a temporary stay in Wasatch County, putting on hold the election certification for County School Board Seat E. It comes after the winning candidate was disqualified after the election for failing to meet a financial disclosure deadline. But state law says the candidate should have been disqualified before the election, and no votes for the candidate should have been counted. We dig into this interesting – and complicated – story on Inside Sources. Plans laid out for new “Department of Government Efficiency” The incoming leaders of the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” have released some of their plans to ... make the government more efficient. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy say they plan to eliminate “thousands” of regulations, which would lead to a large reduction in head count within the government. Listen to hear more about their plans. Eye on the Hill: Discussing politics with Utah legislators Today is the final day of November’s interim session up on Utah’s Capitol Hill. The general legislative session is roughly two months away too. We’re getting an inside scoop on legislation coming down the pike with two legislators, Representative Andrew Stoddard (D) and Representative Casey Snider (R). They give listeners a taste at the kinds of cordial debates that happen during Utah’s legislative sessions, touching on election reform and housing affordability. Audit recommends Utah college presidents cut ‘inefficient’ programs A new audit released yesterday by the state recommends that Utah college presidents take a serious look at the programs they offer and cut the ones that are “inefficient.” The audit offered a kind of framework college presidents can use to determine which programs have better outlooks than others. The Inside Sources hosts break down the audit and its other recommendations. Well-known political pollster calls on President Biden to resign Political pollster Nate Silver says President Joe Biden should resign now and allow Vice President Kamala Harris a chance to be president for two months. Silver claims that the president is no longer competent. We finish the show with hosts Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner sharing their thoughts on what Silver says.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner Political pollster Nate Silver says President Joe Biden should resign now and allow Vice President Kamala Harris a chance to be president for two months. Silver claims that the president is no longer competent. We finish the show with hosts Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner sharing their thoughts on what Silver says.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner A new audit released yesterday by the state recommends that Utah college presidents take a serious look at the programs they offer and cut the ones that are “inefficient.” The audit offered a kind of framework college presidents can use to determine which programs have better outlooks than others. The Inside Sources hosts break down the audit and its other recommendations.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner Today is the final day of November’s interim session up on Utah’s Capitol Hill. The general legislative session is roughly two months away too. We’re getting an inside scoop on legislation coming down the pike with two legislators, Representative Andrew Stoddard (D) and Representative Casey Snider (R). They give listeners a taste at the kinds of cordial debates that happen during Utah’s legislative sessions, touching on election reform and housing affordability.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner The incoming leaders of the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” have released some of their plans to ... make the government more efficient. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy say they plan to eliminate “thousands” of regulations, which would lead to a large reduction in head count within the government. Listen to hear more about their plans.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner A Utah district judge has issued a temporary stay in Wasatch County, putting on hold the election certification for County School Board Seat E. It comes after the winning candidate was disqualified after the election for failing to meet a financial disclosure deadline. But state law says the candidate should have been disqualified before the election, and no votes for the candidate should have been counted. We dig into this interesting – and complicated – story on Inside Sources.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner The House Ethics Committee is meeting today to discuss releasing the findings of their investigation into now-former Congressman Matt Gaetz. The committee’s chairman says the report isn’t complete, and that’s raising additional questions and concerns. Hosts Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner discuss the report and how releasing it would help with transparency.

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Adam Gardiner President-elect Trump’s transition team is ramping up pressure on Republican Senators as the incoming administration pushes to get Trump’s cabinet nominees confirmed. Several of the candidates have faced pushback from GOP Senators, especially over the nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Inside Sources discusses what Trump and JD Vance are doing to secure the votes.