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Gov. Spencer Cox’s new budget has a gift for tens of thousands of Utahns

At $30.6 billion, it’s the state’s biggest-ever proposed spending plan, and includes a tax break for senior citizens and millions more for education and energy development.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox meets veterans Gordon Steck, left, and Daniel Butz, both residents of the William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home, as the governor gets ready to present budget recommendations and priorities for 2026 on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.