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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with NPR senior editor Ron Elving about the week's political news.

Updated 2:53 p.m. MT, 2/21/20Voters narrowly approved Proposition 4, also known as Better Boundaries, in 2018. It would create an independent commission…

Growing up, Bridgett M. Davis' mother booked and banked bets from their home in Detroit. She writes the role of "the numbers" in the black community in her memoir. Originally broadcast Feb. 4, 2019.

Since losing the Georgia governor's race in 2018, the Democrat has launched the voting rights campaign that's active in 18 battleground states ahead of this year's election.

Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 2020Crunching The NumbersUtah lawmakers have more than $900 million extra to spend this year, according to new estimates…

Thursday morning, Feb. 20, 2020Implication Of Boy Scout Abuse Cases In UtahIn what’s been characterized by some as an attempt to shield itself from the…

When Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Utah during his 2016 presidential campaign, he drew a crowd of thousands.“You want a radical idea?” Sanders asked…

Updated 1:21 p.m. MT 2/19/20MOAB — The Sand Flats recreation area is home to two of Moab’s main attractions: the world-famous Slickrock Bike Trail and the…

Tuesday evening, Feb. 18, 2020Senate Unanimously Passes Bill To Decriminalize PolygamyA bill to effectively decriminalize polygamy for consenting adults…

The Pearl River crested at 36.7 feet in Jackson, Miss. — lower than feared. Flooding also hit parts of Tennessee, where one official said, "It is a chess match we're playing with Mother Nature."