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Bill’s Blog: In support of Medicaid reform

Here is a letter I submitted to the Utah House of Representatives today supporting Medicaid reform. My hope is that these reforms take place in order to curb unnecessary Medicaid costs which take away from other state budgets. If you feel the same way, there is still time to contact your legislators. To the Utah House of Representatives, As...

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Education officials resist proposed to cap state spending

(Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- Public and higher education officials are lobbying the House to reject a proposed constitutional amendment to cap state expenditures, arguing it would hamstring efforts to accommodate an ever-growing number of students. If it became law, House Joint Resolution 37 could make it impossible for the state to dramatically increase higher...

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Utah education leaders oppose proposed Constitutional amendment on state spending limitations

(Salt Lake City) -- Officials from both Public and Higher Education are expressing their concern today over House Joint Resolution 37 (HJR37) that proposes to amend the Utah Constitution by limiting legislative expenditures. This amendment would keep state appropriations to the amount spent in the preceding fiscal year, while adjusting any future spending based on inflation, deflation or change...

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Bill’s Blog: Time to Talk Tenure

A bill was introduced last week in the legislature eliminating the practice of granting tenure to Utah faculty. From reading about this issue in the media, I believe the intent is in giving schools the flexibility to eliminate “dead wood” among the faculty by making room for younger, harder working professionals. As a former legislator, it seems there...

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