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Utah Senate Approves Light-Rail Measure After Heated Floor Debate
Summary
After extended floor debate about regional priorities and federal links to highway funding, the Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 44 (light rail) on third reading by a narrow roll-call margin. Lawmakers cited West Side transit gaps and concerns about costs and timing for I‑15 mitigation.
The Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 44, a proposal tied to light-rail planning and federal highway funding, on third reading Friday after an extended floor exchange and a roll-call vote.
Senator Maine, who declared a conflict of interest because his wife serves on the Utah Transit Authority board, said he would support the bill "for the people of the West Side of Salt Lake…
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