SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters have approved a major structural change to how schools are funded. The proposal known as Amendment G had earned 54% of the vote after additional results were posted Friday afternoon. It changes a constitutional requirement that income taxes be used to fund education. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers unanimously approved a budget proposal that would plug an estimated $850 million state revenue shortfall following the COVID-19 pandemic. The House and Senate passed two bills during a special session Thursday that would impose less than 2% cuts across state government agencies while […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has wrapped up its work for the year. Lawmaker ended a session that saw major changes to the state’s polygamy statute, a revision of a voter-approved redistricting law and a compromise on education funding. The 45-day meeting is ending in the shadow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voters could soon be asked to change the Utah Constitution to allow a major shift in education funding after a deal announced Wednesday with the state’s largest teacher’s union. The compromise would include increasing the amount of money schools get per student and the creation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now introducing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state’s shrinking sales-tax base. The Deseret News reports the plan announced Wednesday would allow income tax to […]
Republican lawmakers may have reached a compromise with Utah educational groups on a possible change in the way the state funds public education. According to UtahPolicy.com the lawmakers’ plan would move programs for the disabled and children from the General Fund to the Education Fund, freeing up about $600 million […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah education officials say they will audit a charter school over its reporting of special education funding. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the Utah Board of Education says it was unable to find evidence that public funds were properly spent by American Preparatory Academy. Officials […]
