# Senate advances war powers, local elections taking shape

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Podcast: [Inside Utah Politics with Lindsay Aerts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-utah-politics-with-lindsay-aerts-7180854)
Published: 2026-01-11T22:30:52+00:00
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The Senate has advanced a proposal to curtail the President's ability to use military action in Venezuela after the arrest of leader Nicholas Maduro. Panelists Adam Gardiner and Erin Rider discuss whether the policy is needed and how Utah's senators voted. Plus, the state is looking to ban cell phone use in Utah schools. The Utah county clerk has a new Republican challenger, and other local elections are also taking shape.

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