The Utah Legislature adjourned its 45-day session on March 1, having passed a record 591 bills, as well as a record .4 billion budget that included major investments in sports infrastructure, and 0 million in tax cuts. Other notable bills passed in this year’s session included several culture wars bills restricting transgender access to public restrooms, dismantling diversity and equity requirements in public universities, and a bill allowing the state legislature to stop Utah officials from enforcing federal mandates that Utah lawmakers feel over-reach constitutional authority. Budget highlights · Nearly billion was allocated in public financing toward a new...

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