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Why Utah’s governor says he supports the controversial voucher bill

Cox had initially proposed the $6,000 raises for educators without a tie to a voucher program.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to the a crowd of more than 800 students at the Utah Capitol for Charter School Day, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. In a statement Monday, the governor said he supported the voucher bill, HB215, that would allocate public taxpayer dollars for students to take to private schools.