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In this Feb. 28, 2020, photo, teachers from the Salt Lake City School District are shown during a rally at the Utah State Capitol. Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now introducing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state's shrinking sales-tax base. The proposal announced Wednesday, March 4, 2020, by legislative leaders would allow income tax to be used for other needs of children and the disabled as well as education, the Deseret News reported. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this Feb. 28, 2020, photo, teachers from the Salt Lake City School District are shown during a rally at the Utah State Capitol. Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now introducing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state's shrinking sales-tax base. The proposal announced Wednesday, March 4, 2020, by legislative leaders would allow income tax to be used for other needs of children and the disabled as well as …

March 5, 2020

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Income tax could pay for more than education under new plan
March 5, 2020 5:41 p.m.

Income tax could pay for more than education under new plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now introducing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state's shrinking sales-tax base.