Bernick and Schott on Politics – Episode #268

20160121 Bernick Schott 268The 2016 Utah Legislature is upon us.

 
A majority of Utahns want lawmakers to pass some sort of Medicaid expansion this year, but that’s not likely to happen.
 
Gov. Gary Herbert has sky-high approval ratings, which is going to make him awfully hard to beat this year. Plus Herbert joins the growing ranks of Republicans who are taking the signature-gathering route to get on the 2016 ballot.
 
Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz unveil their public lands bill, but will they be able to get it through Congress?
 
Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott run down the week in Utah politics.