Better Boundaries Podcast

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The goal of this podcast is to keep you informed during the 2021 Utah redistricting process. Over the series, we’ll bring you news, interviews, and updates on the players and the process for this decennial event. We’ll offer perspectives from the Independent Redistricting Commission — established when voters passed Proposition 4 in 2018 — we’ll keep you informed on the workings of the Legislative Redistricting Committee, — composed of state lawmakers — and we’ll give you perspective from participating citizens. We hope you will subscribe and share. Better Boundaries Podcast is brought to you by Utahns for a Responsive Government and is hosted by Executive Director Katie Wright. To learn more about Utah's redistricting visit: betterboundaries.org and uirc.utah.gov.

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Millcreek City Council Member Silvia Catten

Oct 20 2023 26 mins

Kyle Friant speaks with Millcreek City Council Rep Silvia Catten . Millcreek has been sliced into four U.S. Congressional districts currently. They discuss the challenges and issues a gerrymandered community faces from the perspective of a city leader.

Candidate Profile with Hoang Ngyuen from House District 23

Sep 27 2023 26 mins

Interview with Hoang Nguyen who is officially endorsed by the Better Boundaries Accountability PAC which supports candidates with a commitment to community based redistricting. Hoang is a candidate for House District 23 to replace incumbent Brian King.

Explaining the Supplemental Briefing Order from the Utah Supreme Court

Aug 22 2023 25 mins

Kyle Friant is joined by appellate attorney Troy Booher with the firm Zimmerman and Booher. Troy is among the attorneys who gave time and expertise supporting the plaintiffs with this important litigation to fight gerrymandering. The discussion focuses on the supplemental briefing order from the Utah Supreme Court and the subsequent filings from the plaintiffs and defendants. We ho

The Story of Better Boundaries with Noah Rosenberg

Jun 23 2023 42 mins

Noah Rosenberg has been with the Better Boundaries organization since the beginning. He started as a signature gatherer for Proposition 4, went on as the Deputy Director of the statewide campaign in 2018, served as Executive Director of Better Boundaries and now serves on the Board of Directors. Noah tells the story of how we got to where we are now with a pending hearing before th

Utah County Clerks Part 2

Jun 02 2023 26 mins

Former Utah County Clerk/Auditors Amelia Powers Gardner and Josh Daniels join Kyle Friant to discuss their time serving in Utah County and how they transformed the Utah County Clerk/ Auditor office from being called "the epicenter of dysfunction" into improving election efficiency and making global headlines for taking marriage licensing online during the pandemic. This i

Utah County Clerks Part I

Jun 02 2023 40 mins

Former Utah County Clerk/Auditors Amelia Powers Gardner and Josh Daniels join Kyle Friant to discuss their time serving in Utah County and how they transformed the Utah County Clerk/ Auditor office from being called "the epicenter of dysfunction" into improving election efficiency and making global headlines for taking marriage licensing online during the pandemic. This i

Former State Director of Elections Kelleen Potter

Apr 27 2023 20 mins

Our guest is former state of Utah Director of Elections and former Heber City Mayor Kelleen Potter. Kelleen currently serves as Executive Director of Utah Ranked Choice Voting. Host Kyle Friant and Kelleen discuss election integrity, how Utah elections have evolved over the years and some of the challenges facing the election process in Utah-including the introduction of ranked cho

Summit County Clerk Evelyn Furse

Apr 13 2023 37 mins

Continuing our series of discussions with elections officials, Kyle Friant is joined by Summit County Clerk Eve Furse. The two discuss Eve's background before she held elected office and a broad range of issues related to her role in Summit County including the challenges related to having multiple congressional districts in her county. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Litigation Update on Gerrymandering Case with David Reymann

Apr 13 2023 24 mins

We are joined by attorney David Reymann. David is a trial attorney with Parr, Brown, Gee, and Loveless and is one of the plaintiffs’ several lawyers in the Utah gerrymandering case. With multiple motions to stay, dismiss, and now to appeal, we want to be sure our supporters understand where the litigation stands and where it is headed. Enjoy this episode.

Legislative Update with Taylor Morgan

Mar 07 2023 21 mins

As part of our commitment to ensuring transparent and accountable government, Better Boundaries followed and mobilized on legislation which would limit the ability of voters to reform their government. In this episode, we are joined by Taylor Morgan of Morgan & May Public Affairs. Taylor is a political consultant for Better Boundaries and was up on capitol hill tracking the sig