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Utah House debates putting tuition tax-credit question to voters; lawmakers split over wording and implications
Summary
The Utah House debated House Concurrent Resolution 3, a proposal to place a nonbinding ballot question on tuition tax credits. Supporters said voters should weigh in; opponents warned simple wording could mislead voters on complex fiscal and constitutional issues.
The Utah House spent a lengthy floor session debating House Concurrent Resolution 3, a resolution to submit a nonbinding ballot question asking Utah voters about tuition tax credits.
Representative Allen, sponsor of the resolution, told colleagues the measure is intended to "let the public weigh in" on a major policy shift and cited the state's 1989 precedent of sending the Winter Olympics question to voters. Allen argued the issue is significant because Utah earmarks income tax revenue for public education and the fiscal impacts of tax credits in comparable states are uncertain. "Tax credits have the ability to shrink anticipated state revenues," Allen said, noting research highlighted by the Utah Foundation.
Representative Philpot proposed a substitute ballot question — "Should Utah allow a tuition tax credit?" — arguing brevity reduces bias and that voters would have opportunities to hear campaigns…
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