Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – The impacts of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine shortage are being felt in Utah. On Monday, the health department of the state’s most populous county told ABC4 that Salt Lake County has administered 27,947 doses, saying, “it’s below what we are capable of, but all the vaccine doses we had.” When asked why the county wasn’t receiving the doses it needs to administer the vaccine, the reply was “because there’s a national shortage of the vaccine.” Across the state, 229,575 vaccines have been administered. In the wake of reports the state is falling behind on its vaccine rollout,…

OGDEN, Utah – The 64th Utah Legislature begins next week. Host Bryan Schott is joined on the podcast by Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City. We discuss the top priorities for lawmakers this year as they anticipate having nearly $1 billion in extra revenue to spend. What will they do with that cash? Education should see a significant funding boost, as will some long-neglected one-time projects. But lawmakers are also eyeing a tax cut, something they’ve been wanting to do since 2019.