Abstract The 2011 Utah Legislature faced a still difficult economy, but one not as severe as that of most states. Its politics remained strongly conservative and Republican, and continued to suffer education, giving public schools far and away the nation’s lowest appropriation per child. But...

Abstract Utah’s legislative session ended Thursday, March 9, 2013. The ship of state made little change in course. It sliced through waters calmed in part by appropriations of $13 billion, at or near a new post-recession total. Contentions over the sources and uses of funds were limited, as...