What’s in Utah’s state budget? Here’s what lawmakers are prioritizing for 2026

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 1,581

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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With one week left in the Utah Legislature’s 2026 general session, Republican legislative leaders late Friday unveiled the long-awaited list of new budget recommendations for the 2026 fiscal year as they work to put finishing touches on the state’s more than $31 billion budget.

The Executive Appropriations Committee, the powerful budgetary body that decides how to spend the state’s money, released that list Friday night after appropriations subcommittees and legislative leaders spent weeks …

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