RadioACTive Pop! and Legislative Reflux

March 10, 2025
by Lara Jones
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Veteran political reporter Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune talks laws and lawsuits with us tonight. Plus, Project Rainbow, Voices Amplified and Stop the Power Grab Rally.

Tonight's edition of RadioACTive features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community:

Jacey Thornton, executive director of Project Rainbow. The nonprofit has surged to record-breaking TDOV numbers despite a new law banning Pride and other flags at schools and public buildings.

Mar. 15: Deadline to sign up to fly a trans pride flag. Project Rainbow organizes inclusive campaigns year-round to amplify LGBTQ+ visibility across the state. Its flagship efforts include flag-staking campaigns for Pride, Trans Awareness, and other key moments of queer visibility. To reserve your flag, click here.

Voices Amplified with rising journalists sharing stories of Women & Sports in Utah, a partnership between RadioACTive and Amplify Utah. Tonight, Parly Scott introduces us to Alix Troung, 20, a pickle ball pro.

RadioACTive Producer Connor Estes calls in from the Stop the Power Grab Rally at the Utah State Capitol. Find out why nearly a dozen organizations are banding together to do something about vote by mail, ballot initiatives and an independent judiciary — the power of which is being curtailed by the Utah Legislature and bills they passed in the session that ended Friday.

H.B. 300 Fourth Substitute -- Amendments to Election Law (Rep. Burton, J.)
S.B. 73 Third Substitute -- Statewide Initiatives Amendments (Sen. Fillmore, L.)
S.J.R. 2 -- Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Statewide Initiatives (Sen. Fillmore, L.)
S.J.R. 9 First Substitute -- Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Civil Procedure on Injunctions (Sen. Brammer, B.)

RadioACTive Pop! walks the pop culture road to make connections across cultural divides. Tune in @ 6 as we riff on the Utah Legislature with The Salt Lake Tribune's Robert Gehrke.

READ: ‘It’s ugly, but it works’: How the Legislature will change Utahns’ lives this year. For the third year in a row, lawmakers introduced a record-breaking number of bills. (Robert Gehrke, Emily Anderson Stern, & Addy Baird, The Salt Lake Tribune, March 8, 2025)
SUBSCRIBE: The Salt Lake Tribune is the nation's first legacy newspaper to become a nonprofit. A board of directors now governs the news outlet. To learn more and subscribe, click here.

How'd you like the show? Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889. Or, send a voicememo to radioactive@krcl.org. Please tell us your name and neighborhood and leave a short message that may air on the show. So, keep it clean!

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

Executive Producer, Host: Lara Jones
Volunteer Co-Host: Olivia Jaramillo
Producer, Host: Connor Estes

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