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Utah Inland Port 'infrastructure bank' bill sails through Senate


Utah Inland Port ‘infrastructure bank’ bill sails through Senate
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Area at I-80 near 7200 South where the Utah Inland Port is planned to be built in Salt Lake City Jan. 27, 2020. The Utah Senate voted 23-5 to approve SB243, which would create “infrastructure banks,” a new mechanism to stash state money to be used as loans for future Utah Inland Port Authority projects.
SALT LAKE CITY A bill to create a funding mechanism for low-interest loans for Utah Inland Port Authority projects on and off the Wasatch Front swiftly cleared another legislative hurdle Tuesday.
The state Senate voted 23-5 to approve SB243, which would create “infrastructure banks,” a new mechanism to stash state money to be used as loans for future Utah Inland Port Authority projects, including projects in rural areas. It now goes to the House. ....

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Grant plan would target 370,000 Utahns with 'some college, no degree'


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Adult learners grant program could make college completion accessible, affordable
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RayShell Shelden, a paraeducator who works with special education students at Philo T. Farnsworth Elementary School in West Valley City, poses for a photo on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, while sitting behind the screen she uses when teaching at the school.
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At an elementary school named for American television technology pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, RayShell Shelden helps students with intellectual disabilities tackle learning.
Shelden, a paraeducator for the Granite School District, is also a mom and a college student who is working toward her bachelor’s degree in special education from Western Governors University. ....

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Utah's state parks are drawing record crowds despite the pandemic. See which ones top the list.


Utah’s state parks are drawing record crowds despite the pandemic. See which ones top the list.
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(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) A sunset along the shore of Willard Bay in January 2018. Willard Bay ranked as the third most-visited state park in 2020.
Utah’s state parks saw their biggest jump in visitation ever last year, ticking up by a third at a time when the coronavirus pandemic pushed more and more people outdoors seeking socially distanced recreation.
Most of the 2.6 million increase in park visitation occurred in the summer months, according to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. The state’s lake parks near urban areas, such as Willard Bay and Jordanelle, and parks near state borders, such as Sand Hollow and Bear Lake, accounted for most of the gains. ....

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