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Utah's House and Senate are back in session as legislators head back to work today.
The budget will be a big topic this year considering Congress hasn't addressed the fiscal cliff or debt ceiling -- only extended it.
Another hot topic: Education funding. When it comes to education, Utah's per-pupil funding is the lowest in the country. And a new report ranks Utah 38th in the country when it comes to education overall -- and that's actually better than we did last year, still in the bottom half.
House Speaker Becky Lockhart says she's a champion of education but will the Utah Legislature back the increase in education funding Governor Herbert outlined in his budget.
Here's more from our interview with Speaker Lockhart on this first day of the Legislative session.
