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Utah House speaker sets broad agenda in opening ceremonial address
Summary
Speaker delivered a ceremonial opening speech highlighting transportation funding, the largest education equalization in a decade, criminal-justice reforms and water infrastructure, and urged bipartisan long-term work on air quality and public-lands management.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Speaker of the Utah House opened the 2016 general session with a ceremonial address that praised bipartisan accomplishments from the prior year and laid out priorities for the 45-day session.
In remarks repeated in the House chamber, the Speaker highlighted a new transportation funding formula and described last year’s education funding equalization as "the largest commitment in this legislature in a decade." He told members the legislature…
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