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Utah Debate Commission asks legislature to shift to ongoing $300,000 annual appropriation
Summary
The Utah Debate Commission told the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee it seeks a funding model change from repeated one-time grants to $300,000 ongoing annually to stabilize a four‑year election cycle budget that can reach about $600,000 in election years.
The Utah Debate Commission asked the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee on Feb. 7 to change its funding model from repeated one-time grants to an ongoing appropriation of $300,000 a year.
The request came during a presentation by Becky Edwards, cochair of the Utah Debate Commission, and Phil Cooper, the commission’s treasurer and cochair. Edwards said the commission is a nonprofit that organizes nonpartisan primary and general election debates for every congressional seat, the U.S. Senate and statewide offices. “The Utah Debate Commission is a nonprofit organization committed to substantive, independent, and nonpartisan debates of significance to the state of Utah,” Edwards said.
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