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Utah Senate opens special session to plug $274 million ongoing shortfall; leadership proposes 4% agency cuts and education backfill
Summary
Gov. John Huntsman Jr. called a special session for budget adjustments; Senate leadership outlined a framework to address about $82 million in one-time needs and roughly $274 million in ongoing shortfalls, proposing 4% agency reductions with targeted one-time backfills and a $75 million education backfill.
The Utah State Senate convened in a special session called by Gov. John M. Huntsman Jr. to address a multiyear revenue gap and make changes necessary to balance fiscal-year budgets. Senator Hilliard, speaking for legislative leadership, said the Legislature faces about $82,000,000 in one-time needs and about $274,000,000 in ongoing revenue shortfalls and outlined a package of ongoing reductions and temporary backfills.
"We have a shortfall of about 82,000,000 in 1 time money. We have a shortfall of about $274,000,000 in ongoing revenue," Senator Hilliard said, framing the scale of the challenge. He explained that, for context, a 1 percent reduction across state agencies equals roughly $50,000,000 and that leadership is proposing a 4 percent ongoing cut for most state agencies to…
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