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Advocates press OHP advisory council after GRAMA requests show large law-enforcement and capital spending from OHV account
Summary
An open‑records review and public comments raised questions at the April 23 council meeting about how Utah’s OHP restricted account has funded law enforcement, grooming and capital projects.
During the public‑comment portion of the meeting, advocate Brett Stewart and others outlined findings from GRAMA requests and asked the council to examine how the OHP restricted account has been spent.
Stewart said public records he reviewed showed substantial OHP spending on law‑enforcement salaries and equipment. “Did you know that we're funding 17 to 19 law enforcement rangers that are being funded out of our OHP restricted account?” Stewart asked the council, characterizing the funding as…
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