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Gov. Michael Levitt urges tax cuts, major highway investment and expanded foster care in State of the State
Summary
In his State of the State address, Gov. Michael Levitt told a joint convention of the Utah Legislature that the foundation of the state’s prosperity is 'goodness, not government,' proposed a second consecutive year of tax cuts, requested $81 million for highways and urged citizens to foster children; procedural motions then spread his remarks to the journal and adjourned the convention.
Governor Michael Levitt spoke to a joint convention of the Utah Legislature in a State of the State address that stressed civic responsibility, fiscal restraint and targeted public investments.
"The foundation of the prosperity that we have is goodness, not government," Levitt said, framing the address with a personal anecdote and repeated calls for citizen involvement. He urged the legislature to work with him on a second consecutive year of tax relief, saying he had listed nine options in his budget message and that the important thing was to "get it done."
Levitt described strong statewide economic indicators and said Utah was among the nation's leaders on several measures. He emphasized the need to protect key employers and to plan for growth: planners, he said, estimate more than $6 billion will be needed for roads, water and building projects in the next 10 to 12 years. To start that…
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