Hosts: Leah Murray & Rusty Cannon

SLCo Council introduces proposed ordinance language for official mailers
Today, the Salt Lake County Council discussed a proposed ordinance that would limit how mailers can be used around an election. It comes following an incident with the County Recorder and a notice she sent out with property tax notices. While the flyer wasn’t illegal, there’s been a lot of discussion on the ethicality of it all. The KSL at Night hosts discuss the whole situation.

State of the presidential race one week from Election Day
With only one week left to go until Election Day, the presidential candidates are in the final stretch. Democrats appear to be worried about some of the policies Kamala Harris hasn’t focused on; why? Republicans seem frustrated with a recent rally for Donald Trump; why? We catch listeners up on the presidential race as we enter the final week of this election cycle.

Elections 101: Ballots returns and processes
Ballots have all been sent out and more than 400,000 voters have already sent in their ballots here in Utah. We wrap up our Elections 101 series going over the ballot return process – and overall election security – with Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson. She shares some insights into current voting statistics and discusses the confidence Utahns have in elections with the KSL at Night hosts. For more information, go to https://vote.utah.gov.

Control of Congress: How’s it looking right now?
Who’s going to control Congress in the new year – Republicans or Democrats? It’s anyone’s guess at this point. Could one party win both chambers, or will it continue to be a split Congress? House leaders of both parties have been campaigning in areas not usually popular with their base. KSL at Night takes a few minutes to share updates on the hottest Congressional races nationwide.

Meet the candidate: Rudy Bautista for Attorney General
Several people are hoping to become the next Attorney General of Utah. We’ve invited each candidate to come on KSL at Night to explain to voters why they’d be the best choice. Rudy Bautista, Democratic candidate for Attorney General is running, saying he wants the office to represent the people. He joins the show to talk more about his platform.

Study: ‘Deepfakes’ fooling more people as we head into the election
New research from Utah Valley University looks at how convincing ‘deepfakes’ and disinformation can be. And the results are staggering; we – as humans – majorly struggle to tell ‘deepfakes’ apart from reality. Brandon Amacher, Director of UVU’s Emerging Tech Policy Lab and instructor for the UVU Center for National Security Studies walks our listeners through the study. KSL at Night hosts Leah Murray and Rusty Cannon discuss ways you can avoid being fooled by ‘deepfake’ videos.