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Utah House meets in special session to confront $173 million projected shortfall; GOP plan mixes cuts and one-time funds
Summary
Lawmakers convened June 19, 2002, in a fifth special session called by the governor chiefly to resolve an estimated $173 million fiscal-year 2003 gap. Leaders outlined options including a 4.75% across-the-board cut, and a Republican-majority plan combining roughly $101 million in cuts with one‑time funds and reassignments.
The Utah House of Representatives convened in a fifth special session June 19, 2002, after a proclamation from Governor Michael O. Leavitt and certification by Lieutenant Governor Olin S. Walker calling lawmakers to address a projected $173,000,000 shortfall in the fiscal‑year 2003 budget.
House leaders and members laid out competing approaches to close the gap. The Speaker described a straight 4.75% across‑the‑board reduction that would proportionally cut every state agency, and also presented a Republican‑majority proposal the Speaker said would rely on a mix of spending cuts and one‑time funding sources. That alternative was described as combining…
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