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IN THE PRESS…..
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION:
DESERET MORNING NEWS, MARCH 1, 2007:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660199775,00.html
“Money. Public education funding. Tax cuts. And more money. That is what the 2007 Legislature will likely be known for — a record spending plan that took care of major programs and special pork projects alike.”
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, MARCH 1, 2007:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5328494
“Governor and Legislature. House and Senate. Even a sprinkling of Democrats among all those Republicans. With this many built-in rivalries, it takes a unique set of circumstances to please them all. Not everyone got exactly what they wanted but most got enough to leave satisfied when the 2007 legislative session ended at midnight. In a state where Republicans can ignore the minority party, even the Democratic leader in the House, Ralph Becker, declared that it has been “a very, very positive year. The people of Utah were well served.”
PROVO DAILY HERALD, March 1, 2006:
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/211852/
“Utah Valley State College got a new name, public education got a huge boost in funding and everyone got a tax cut during this year’s session of the Utah Legislature, which wrapped up Wednesday night.
There were also protracted fights over abortion legislation and new rules for extracurricular school clubs, and Utah joined the ranks of states that provide publicly funded vouchers for students to attend private school.
The funding for that program was part of a record $500 million-plus allocation of new money for public and higher education, an infusion made possible by a strong state economy and tax revenues that accumulated into a $1.6 billion surplus.
It was “probably the most orderly and managed Legislature that I’ve seen in seven years,” said Rep. Steve Clark, R-Provo. “It was less adversarial in nature than previous years.”
AP, February 28, 2007
http:www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=939644
“The largest tax cut in state history grew by about $8 million on Wednesday, bringing the total to nearly $220 million.
The income, sales, business and energy tax cuts are the result of fiscal conservatives seeking to keep government from growing too quickly in a year with record revenue of about $10.8 billion — about $1.7 billion more than last year’s budget.”
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