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Gun Bill Killed, Sales Tax on Food Stays Off

Drug companies were substantially overcharging for medication for Utah's Medicaid patients
Drug companies were substantially overcharging for medication for Utah's Medicaid patients

By Jenny Brundin

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Salt Lake City, UT – Lawmakers made a rare vote against guns yesterday on Utah's Capitol Hill. Also, the attorney general's office announced that drug companies have been pilfering taxpayer's money. But first, lawmakers considered plans to bring back the rest of the state sales tax on food, a tax that Utahns have been without for three years. KUER's Jenny Brundin reports.

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