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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers wrapped up their annual session Thursday night after backing away from divisive plans such as naming a scenic highway after President Donald Trump and repealing the death penalty and instead used their final days to hustle through an education funding deal.
Legislators also used their racing, 45-day session to set a nearly $17 billion budget, drop the state's income tax rates and attempt to curtail a number of looming ballot initiatives.
They cut a deal to find more money for schools as part of an agreement with backers of a ballot initiative who sought to hike sales and income taxes for education.
Instead, they'll freeze property taxes and ask voters in November whether lawmakers should raise gas taxes by 10 cents a gallon.
It's estimated to boost education spending by $375 million.
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