We feel there's a real desire to reach consensus, and we're working very well with House and Senate leadership. |
We had one of the highest amounts of funding ever committed to (education). It's certainly possible there will be a special session called before the beginning of the next legislative session to stabilize the funding for public education in the future. |
We need to get on the national radar screen and we're anxious to have candidates from both parties come to our state. If Utah does nothing, Utah will be once again overlooked. |
We need to show our money commitment up front and early if we want to start showing our interest to candidates. |
We recognize this is a complex negotiation, and we are still optimistic. We're still very supportive of the compromise package, and we'll continue to work with individual Senate and House members as well as their leadership team. |
We think this presented some very useful information and we're anxious to consider discussions on several topics that were raised in this report and not just increasing the minimum wage. |
We've been very public in our support of this. |