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Utah lawmakers back $45 million for university research, push credits alignment
Hinckley Institute of Politics (University of Utah) · March 21, 2026
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Representative Karen Peterson said the 2026 Legislature created a first-time state research fund (about $45 million) and passed a bill to improve transfer pathways among 16 public colleges and technical colleges to speed credential completion.
At the Hinckley Institute’s legislative wrap-up, Representative Karen Peterson described two education measures she sponsored: a transfer-pathways alignment bill to help students move between community and degree-granting institutions, and a new competitive research fund.
"We have 16 colleges and technical…
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