# Local News Hour | June 19, 2026

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Podcast: [Local News Hour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/local-news-hour-11580)
Published: 2026-06-19T17:55:40+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kpcw.org/podcast/local-news-hour/2026-06-19/local-news-hour-june-19-2026
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s146/audio/2026/06/lnh-06-19-26.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3111

## Resource

Justin Jones, executive director of Utah Valley University's Gary Herbert Public Policy Institute discusses Utah's vote-by-mail system and voter security measures, University of Utah Professor Paul Reeve shares the history of Juneteenth and discusses the history of enslaved persons in the Utah territory from the 1840s to the 1860s and Timpanogos Valley Theatre board member Gary Harter previews the "1776 The Musical," which chronicles the struggles of the Founding Fathers in the days before the Declaration of Independence was signed.

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