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Utah Legislature Enters Final Week

Utah Legislature Enters Final Week

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Legislature enters the final week of the regular session today with a bit of work still to do. The biggest piece of legislation still needing a vote is the so-called “Bill of Bills,” otherwise known as the state budget. The Executive Appropriations Committee […]

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Governor Cox’s Budget Plan Calls for Funds to Protect Great Salt Lake

Governor Cox’s Budget Plan Calls for Funds to Protect Great Salt Lake

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 includes 45-million dollars to help preserve and protect the Great Sale Lake. It’s part of his 25-billion-dollar state budget that also features a half-billion in water conservation measures and a 160-million-dollar grocery tax credit. At a […]

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Utah governor requests tuition freeze among budget proposals

Utah governor requests tuition freeze among budget proposals

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has released an annual budget proposal calling for a freeze on college and university tuition increases until a specific definition of higher education affordability can be established. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Republican Gov. Gary Herbert requested that the governing bodies of the […]

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Governor pitches plan to tax more services, cut overall rate

Governor pitches plan to tax more services, cut overall rate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is pitching his plan of adding new sales taxes while cutting the overall rate, an issue that could be contentious during the upcoming legislative session. Herbert told the Utah Taxpayers Association on Monday that economic changes have significantly narrowed the sales […]

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