Property Taxes, Asbestos Lawsuits, and Visa Sweepstakes Behind the Headlines

Utah journalists discuss the week’s top stories.
(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)
A Utah senator sees a way to reduce property tax burdens on homeowners. A bill before the legislature would make it harder to sue for asbestos injuries. And with the H-1B visa lottery about to launch, some experts say the process is making it difficult to hire international talent.
At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tony Semerad and Palak Jayswal, news columnists Robert Gehrke and Eric Peterson left The Utah Investigative Journalism Project Join Utah Public Radio’s Tom Williams for a discussion of the week’s top stories.
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