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Jay Stewart Adams elected president of Utah Senate, sworn in and lays out energy and education priorities
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Jay Stewart Adams was elected president of the Utah Senate by acclamation, took the oath of office and delivered an opening address emphasizing energy expansion (including micro nuclear and geothermal), AI/data-center readiness, water collaboration, tax relief and investments in education.
Jay Stewart Adams was elected president of the Utah Senate by acclamation on the opening day of the 66th Legislature and was sworn into office before the chamber.
Adams took the oath after a nomination from Senator Cullimore and a second from Senator Karen Kwan. The presiding officer declared Adams elected by acclamation and administered the oath of office. Lieutenant Governor Deidre M. Henderson earlier read certificates of election for multiple senators, and several newly elected and appointed senators were sworn in individually.
In his opening remarks, President Jay Stewart Adams framed a ‘‘Utah dream’’ built on ‘‘hard work,…
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