http://kuer.org en http://kuer.org/post/state-house-speaker-calls-plan-wean-utah-federal-dollars <p>State House Speaker Rebecca Lockhart opened this year’s legislative session by calling on Utah to become less reliant on federal dollars.</p><p>Lockhart told House members that gridlock in Congress has a direct and immediate effect on Utah.</p><p>“It’s become increasingly apparent that the action or inaction of the federal government profoundly influences our success. We must have or implement a plan to get the state of Utah less reliant on federal revenue,” said Lockhart.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:47:07 +0000 Andrea Smardon 24209 at http://kuer.org State House Speaker Calls for Plan to Wean Utah Off Federal Dollars