Gehrke In #ThePeoplesHouse

  • February 11, 2026
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Wednesday, Feb. 11: Robert Gherke, politics reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune, brings you up to date on state lawmakers and their 'will they, won't they' relationship with gerrymandering and other 'ships' at #ThePeoplesHouse, while Utah Rivers Council sounds the alarm on water bills. Plus, NHMU opens Bug World with a Love Bug Celebration.

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Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here):

  • TODAY is day 23 of 45 for the 2026 General Session of the 67th Legislature @ the Utah State Capitol, 350 N State St, SLC. To follow the legislative session through more than 40 Utah groups, click here.

  • Feb. 14: Love Bug Celebration for Opening Day of Bug World @ Natural History Museum of Utah. RadioACTive talks with Christy Bills, aka The Bug Lady, about just how cool this new exhibit — developed by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa with Wēta Workshop Limited — is going to be. 

    • Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before. For tickets, click here.

  • April 30: Inaugural Utah Gives Day, a 24-hour celebration of generosity where communities, businesses, and neighbors unite to uplift the causes that shape our state. In a single day, thousands of neighbors, businesses, and friends will unite to support the local nonprofits that make Utah such an incredible place. To register your nonprofit, click here. 

Report: 2026 General Session of the 67th Legislature Hits Half-Way Point 

Robert Gherke, politics reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune, brings you up to date on state lawmakers and their "will they, won't they" relationship with gerrymandering and other "ships" at #ThePeoplesHouse.

Water World Inside #ThePeoplesHouse

Utah Rivers Council sounds the alarm on legislation that the nonprofit says "... could be the beginning of the end for the Great Salt Lake." RadioACTive talks with URC's Joe Roberts, host of Liquid Courage, and community water organizer Alta Fairbourne.

  • H.B. 501 -- Water Modifications (Rep. Bolinder, B.)

  • S.B. 198 -- Water Project Management Amendments (Sen. Sandall, S.)

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