# @kuaf_radio on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFtfT5Hx2Ji
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26478055-kuaf-radio-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-06T00:11:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** KUAF Public Radio (@kuaf_radio) — https://gondola.cc/kuaf_radio

## Caption

Lawmakers are considering two bills that would abolish the statewide fluoridation program and allow individual communities to decide whether to allow the mineral in tap water. 

Senate Bill 2 would repeal the statewide fluoridation program and remove the mandate for water systems to maintain fluoride content. Senate Bill 4 aims to pass the decision to fluoridate water systems on to local communities.

Republican State Rep. Aaron Pilkington co-sponsors the bills along with primary sponsors Sen. Clint Penzo and Rep. Matt Duffield and co-sponsor Sen. Bryan King.

Pilkington said he became dubious about fluoride’s benefits after reading an article regarding the mineral’s link to intellectual development.

“To be honest, I was always pretty pro-fluoride, until this summer, I saw the Associated Press article about the FDA releasing a report that a double dose of fluoride is shown to lower IQ numbers,” Rep. Pilkington said. “And so it just kind of, I would say, it made me fluoride skeptical. I was like, ‘Well, this is odd, even though I always have been told it’s super safe and, you know, there’s no adverse side effects.’ And so I just started digging in.”

Visit KUAF.com to learn more.

Graphic created by KUAF’s Ryan Germany.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KUAF Public Radio | @kuaf_radio | https://gondola.cc/kuaf_radio | Social Media Intern |
| Ryan Germany | @ryanegermany | https://gondola.cc/ryanegermany | Social Media Intern |

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