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Greg Hughes elected speaker of Utah House, urges overhaul of transportation funding and other priorities
Summary
The Utah House elected Representative Greg Hughes as Speaker on the opening day of the 60th Legislature and he used his inaugural remarks to press for transportation funding reform, caution on Medicaid expansion, and commitments to education and criminal justice reform.
Greg Hughes was elected speaker of the Utah House of Representatives on the first day of the 60th Legislature and sworn in on the House floor, then urged the chamber to tackle long-standing policy challenges including transportation funding, Medicaid commitments and education modernization.
Hughes was nominated by Minority Leader Representative Brian King and later elected by acclamation after a motion from Majority Leader Jen Dunnegan, then sworn in at the dais. "This legislative version of Groundhog Day simply doesn't work,"…
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