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‘Behind the Headlines’: San Juan GOP is miffed at new voting boundaries, Salt Lake County sues over opioids and the Utah Jazz are back in the playoffs

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45), forward Royce O'Neale (23) forward Jae Crowder (99) and forward Derrick Favors (15) celebrate teammate Jonas Jerebko's 3-point bucket. The Utah Jazz defeated the Golden State Warriors 119-79 during their game, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Vivant Smart Home Arena.

At their convention, San Juan County Republicans express deep frustration over recently redrawn voting district boundaries that give the county’s majority Navajo population a greater say at the ballot box. Salt Lake County sues pharmaceutical companies over the opioid crisis while the state debates doing the same. And after turning their season around, the Utah Jazz are headed to the playoffs.

At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Courtney Tanner, Luke Ramseth, Taylor Anderson and Kyle Goon as well as editorial page editor George Pyle join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories.

Each Friday morning, stream “Behind the Headlines” online at kcpw.org or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast.