The Rod and Greg Show: Rep. Mike Kennedy Explains Vote Against Ban on Child Trans Surgeries; Referendum Against SLCO Property Tax Increase

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, December 18, 2025

4:20 pm: Goud Maragani, a former GOP candidate for Salt Lake County Clerk, is leading a group that has filed a petition for a referendum to stop a 14.65% property tax hike in the county, and he joins the show to discuss the effort.

4:38 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy, a physician by trade, joins Rod and Greg to explain his vote against the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, a house bill that makes it a felony for doctors to perform transgender surgeries and procedures on minors. Kennedy is one of four Republicans to oppose the bill.

6:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss inflation, healthcare costs, and his take on President Trump’s address to the nation.

6:38 pm: Rachel Sheffield, Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Health and Welfare Policy, joins the show for a conversation about her piece for Fox News on how fraud in Minnesota proves our welfare system is broken.