Inside Utah Politics

On episode 10 of Inside Utah Politics, we discuss Utah’s recently passed hate crimes bill. Senate Bill 103 was signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert in a ceremony fit for bill decades in the making. Senator Daniel Thatcher, the bill sponsor, and former Representative David Litvack look back at what it took to get to this point. Plus, it was a big week for thousands of Utahns who fell into the Medicaid coverage gap. The recently became eligible for benefits for the first time in years, but advocates say many others are still being left out.