SALT LAKE CITY — After months of assessment, a pair of competing proposals now before Utah lawmakers are set to determine the fate of the Utah Science, Technology and Research initiative.
One reads much like a gallow's call and the other a reprieve.
Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Trementon, is the sponsor of SB212, which proposes to dissolve the USTAR governing board and move the agency's remaining programs, downsized over the past several legislative sessions, under the umbrella of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. The bill is scheduled to be discussed Friday morning by the Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee.
Image: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News FILE - Mitt Romney speaks at the Utah Technology Innovation Summit in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. After months of assessment, a pair of competing proposals now before Utah lawmakers are set to determine the fate of the Utah Science, Technology and Research initiative.
