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Senate passes supplemental appropriations package after contentious debate over Salt Lake City baseball funding
Summary
The Senate approved a broad supplemental appropriations package that included a contested $1.8 million one‑time grant for a Salt Lake City baseball facility; supporters called it an investment in jobs and revenue, opponents said offsets reduced funds available for schools, juvenile services and contingency reserves.
The Utah Senate passed a large supplemental appropriations bill on March 3, 1993, after extended floor debate over allocations ranging across education, infrastructure and local projects. A heavily discussed item in the package was approximately $1.8 million in one‑time assistance to Salt Lake City for a proposed baseball facility.
Senator McAllister, speaking on the floor, described the appropriations bill as a summary of multiple fiscal decisions and said it spent available funds, emphasizing that the…
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