SALT LAKE CITY Though controversy over critical race theory sucked most of the oxygen out of the Utah Legislature s special session on Wednesday, lawmakers acted on a host of other bills including changes to the budget to accept over $1.6 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
In the special session called by Gov. Spencer Cox to deal with the budget and pass 22 bills including one to ban school mask requirements this fall except for special circumstances the Utah Legislature approved legislation to initially spend only $571 million of the federal funds funneled to the state by the American Rescue Plan Act, leaving the rest to be spent after more specifics can be ironed out in the 2022 general session in January.
Utah lawmakers spent more than $540 million in federal coronavirus relief money during a special session to fund pandemic response, infrastructure and social programs sltrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sltrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Maj. Shelley Ecklebe, 442d Fighter Wing / Published May 13, 2021
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Boyd Kempher, 442d Maintenance Group Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanic works on the centrifugal multi-switch, an integral piece to the jet engine dryer on Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021. With unavailable help and the spare multiple states away, Kempher and Russell, both Reserve Airmen, were hand-selected to troubleshoot the speedway’s dryers in case of inclement weather.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt’s Boyd Kempher and Daniel Russell, both Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanics show Chief Master Sgt. Earl Dundas, 442d Fighter Wing Interim Command Chief, the malfunctioning parts to the jet engine dryer at Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021.
By Maj. Shelley Ecklebe, 442d Fighter Wing / Published May 13, 2021
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Boyd Kempher, 442d Maintenance Group Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanic works on the centrifugal multi-switch, an integral piece to the jet engine dryer on Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021. With unavailable help and the spare multiple states away, Kempher and Russell, both Reserve Airmen, were hand-selected to troubleshoot the speedway’s dryers in case of inclement weather.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt’s Boyd Kempher and Daniel Russell, both Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanics show Chief Master Sgt. Earl Dundas, 442d Fighter Wing Interim Command Chief, the malfunctioning parts to the jet engine dryer at Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021.