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Utah Senate passes final budget bill funding teacher raises, housing and water projects
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 3, the final appropriations bill of the session, approving a package that sponsors said funds teacher pay increases, housing and homelessness, water and transportation projects and debt reduction; the measure passed 25–0 and goes to the House.
Senator Stevenson, speaking as floor sponsor, urged the Senate to pass the session’s final budget measure, calling it “the bill of bills” and outlining major allocations and priorities. He told colleagues the bill balances revenues and funds priorities including teacher pay, infrastructure, housing and debt reduction.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure would add substantial resources to the current fiscal year and described a suite of policy and funding choices: increased WPU (weighted pupil…
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