House committee votes to ditch 'Dixie' from Dixie State University
House committee votes to ditch 'Dixie' from Dixie State University
and last updated 2021-02-04 00:28:30-05
SALT LAKE CITY â After hours of public comment and testimony, the Utah State Legislature's House Education Committee voted to support a bill that would remove the name "Dixie" from "Dixie State University."
"This decision to change the name is in the best interests our students, the state of Utah and Dixie State University," said Rep. Kelly Miles, R-Ogden, who sponsored House Bill 278.
The bill passed out of committee on a 12-2 vote late Wednesday.