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Politics
4:47 pm
Mon January 28, 2013

State House Speaker Calls for Plan to Wean Utah Off Federal Dollars

Credit Andrea Smardon
New members of the Utah House of Representatives are sworn into office on the first day of the 2013 legislative session.

State House Speaker Rebecca Lockhart opened this year’s legislative session by calling on Utah to become less reliant on federal dollars.

Lockhart told House members that gridlock in Congress has a direct and immediate effect on Utah.

“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.

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