Romney retires; housing tanks and Utah keeps changing on ‘Behind the Headlines’
Salt Lake Tribune journalists discuss the week’s top stories.
(Haiyun Jiang | The New York Times) Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to reporters after announcing he would not seek reelection on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
Mitt Romney announces he won’t run for the Senate again in 2024. Housing markets are the least affordable in Utah history. And new census data shows how the state is changing.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tony Semerad and Megan Banta, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join Utah Public Radio’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories.
Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio at www.upr.org for the broadcast. Join the live conversation this week by email to upraccess@gmail.com or Twitter @upraccess.
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