Utah on Thursday November 05, 2009

UT: State agencies warned to pinch pennies
By Cathy Mckitrick, The Salt Lake Tribune
Legislative budget leaders issued a broad warning to state agencies to pinch pennies in light of the larger-than-forecast revenue shortfall that seems to be emerging from the latest tax collection data.
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UT: Shurtleff drops out of U.S. Senate race
By Lee Davidson and Bob Bernick Jr. , The Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff stunned Utah politicians Wednesday by abruptly dropping out of the U.S. Senate race, saying he needs time to work with his daughter who is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.
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UT: Herbert names influential Dem as senior adviser
By Patty Henetz, The Salt Lake Tribune
Gov. Gary Herbert says he's had enough with the bickering and incivility and relentless contentiousness suffocating debate over Utah's land and energy resource use.
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UT: State student enrollment up 12,260 kids from last year
By Amy K. Stewart, The Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
One look at Kaysville Junior High School's hallways between classes brings the word "sardines" to mind.
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Report: 11 states emerging from recession
By David Harrison, Special to Stateline.org
It’s going to be a long, hard climb out of the current economic downturn for many recession-ridden states hit hard by the housing crash, unemployment and shrinking revenues. But as the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report.
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