Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod Arquette Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS, Nate McDonald, Assistant Deputy Director at the Utah Department of Workforce Services, joins the show to discuss the reasons the state decided to reject $50 million in federal funding that would have been used to feed needy children. Plus, Representative Brian King joins Rod to discuss new technology purchased by the state that can estimate how much property tax the state could expect to collect on federal lands if it were to be developed. See below for a full rundown of today’s program.
Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, May 28, 2020
4:20 pm: Nate McDonald, Assistant Deputy Director at the Utah Department of Workforce Services, joins the show to discuss the reasons the state decided to reject $50 million in federal funding that would have been used to feed needy children
4:35 pm: Representative Steve Eliason joins Rod for a discussion about possible education budget cuts, maybe as much as 10%, as lawmakers attempt to balance a budget deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic
5:05 pm: Representative Brian King joins Rod to discuss new technology purchased by the state that can estimate how much property tax the state could expect to collect on federal lands if it were to be developed, and the argument about whether these lands should be protected or developed
6:05 pm: Former Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank, now Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at the Center for Policing Equity, joins the show to discuss the situation in Minnesota where four police officers have been fired following the death of a man named George Floyd as they attempted to arrest him. Video of the incident show Floyd telling officers he couldn't breathe as one of the officers knelt on his neck
6:20 pm: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams joins Rod to discuss the progress lawmakers are making on the budget cuts made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic
6:35 pm: Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Steve Moore joins the program for his weekly visit with Rod about politics and the nation's economy