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The latest Utah news from Thursday morning, Jan. 20, 2022
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The latest Utah news from Wednesday morning, Jan. 19, 2022
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Utah schools are receiving nearly $1 billion in federal COVID relief funding. But some say they don’t need or want it.
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Student outcomes are a more important measure of a state’s public education system than its funding ranking. But the level of funding a state provides can be an important aid to student success.
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State lawmakers unveiled almost all the details of a $21 billion budget Friday evening.
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Recent tax collection estimates have given lawmakers more money to work with this year, including an additional $315 million in education funding. That means many school programs that were cut during the 2020 Legislative session stand a good change of being reinstated.
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Currently, all of Utah’s income tax is set aside for K-12 public schools, as well as higher education. But a proposed amendment would expand the use of those tax dollars to support children and people with disabilities.
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he plans to call the Legislature into a special session next week to amend the state’s budget, to account for revenue…
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Monday evening, June 1, 2020StateEducation Budget Cut Recommendations ApprovedLawmakers in the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved…
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The Utah legislature wants to expand what the state can spend money earmarked for education on to include programs that support children and people with…
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In an attempt to address the state’s “structural imbalance” of tax revenue, a state Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment Thursday that…
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Monday evening, Mar. 2, 2020Abortion Ban Passes Utah SenateThe Utah Senate passed a bill Monday that would ban elective abortions if Roe v. Wade is…