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Governor Levitt Proposes $3.5 Billion Roads Plan, Education Investments and Welfare Overhaul in Centennial State of the State
Summary
In a centennial State of the State, Governor Levitt proposed a $3.5 billion 10-year roads plan, a $75 million tax cut, smaller first-grade class sizes, a regional virtual higher-education initiative and a streamlined department of workforce services to replace fragmented welfare programs.
Governor Levitt told a joint convention of the Utah Senate and House that Utah stands at a pivotal moment and proposed a multi-year agenda centered on transportation, education, water and social services.
Levitt said Utah faces a period of accelerated growth and urged the legislature to act now on infrastructure. "I propose a 10 year funding plan" to build roads, centered on a "historic $3,500,000,000 plan to build roads," with much of the funding coming from the Centennial Highway endowment and initial phases included in the current budget. "We have the money. We have the responsibility," he said.
The governor framed education as a central investment for the state's future and proposed a "landmark centennial investment for education." As an example of the proposal's impact, he said…
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