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U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon urges Utah senators to back school trust lands trades
Summary
Rep. Chris Cannon told the Utah Senate Jan. 21 that a school and institutional trust lands trade could create a large fund for schools, criticized appraisal processes he said block trades, and asked state lawmakers to help move a similar bill the House passed last year.
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon addressed the Utah State Senate on Jan. 21 and urged senators to support a proposal to consolidate and trade school and institutional trust lands to create a long-term funding source for education. Cannon said the House passed a similar measure last year and that, if implemented, the state could build a trust-fund resource comparable to New Mexico’s.
Cannon framed the effort as nonpartisan and centered on schoolchildren’s needs. “This is not a partisan issue — this is a school kids issue,” he…
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