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Cut Proposed for Public Ed, Lawmakers Wrap Up Ethics and Health Reform

People protest House Bill 67, a bill to opt out of federal health care reform
People protest House Bill 67, a bill to opt out of federal health care reform

By Jenny Brundin

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Salt Lake City, UT – As the state legislative session winds down, lawmakers wrapped up some weighty issues yesterday - health care and ethics reform, and medical malpractice suits among them. The state's 11 billion dollar budget also came into sharper focus, as budget leaders approved the bulk of the state's spending plan. But as KUER's Jenny Brundin reports - one of the cards on the table is one many parents and teachers won't like.

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