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11 Jan
Governor appoints Shawn Newell to the Utah State Board of Education
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 11, 2019) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Shawn Newell to represent District 10 on the Utah State School Board of Education. District 10 encompasses the Canyons School District, which has over 34,000 students and includes portions of Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Sandy and Draper. “I very much look forward to […]
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21 Dec
Utah prepared to weather federal government partial shutdown.
The State of Utah is taking all necessary precautions to ensure continuity of services during a potential partial shutdown of the federal government. All state agencies that use federal funds have contingency plans in place to continue services in the event of a temporary shut down. Our Division of Finance and the Governor’s Office of […]
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21 Dec
Washington D.C. Dysfunction Harms Utah
A lot of media attention in recent days has gone to the drama over the potential of a partial shutdown of the Federal Government. Please know that if the federal government shuts down, Utah is prepared to keep our federally funded programs operational and our national parks and forests accessible. And Utah’s world famous […]
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6 Dec
Governor Herbert’s 2020 Budget Plan
It is no secret Utah is succeeding economically. Our economy is thriving, our population is expanding, and our state revenue has reached a record high. With all this prosperity, we need to plan strategically to combat the challenges of our own success. The $19 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2020 that I have proposed addresses […]