Dear Neighbor:
Routinely during the year and
each week during the legislative session, I send out update emails and questions
on which that I need your input. Below is the December 2013 pre-session email
as an example.
PLEASE SEND ME A RESPONSE SO I
MAY ADD YOU TO MY EMAIL LIST TO OBTAIN YOUR INPUT AND PROVIDE UPDATES TO
YOU.
Thank you,
Wayne Harper
wharper@le.utah.gov
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Senator Wayne Harper
State of Utah
Senate District 6
West Jordan &
Taylorsville
December 1, 2013
RE: PRE-2014 SESSION REQUEST FOR INPUT AND
PRIORITIES
Dear Friends and Neighbors:
Prior to the 2014 legislative session that starts the
end of January, I am requesting your input and recommendations.
There are many issues that have been discussed this year
during interim meetings and as I meet with constituents as well as several key
budgetary items for the next session.
Please respond to me with your comments, concerns,
issues and recommendations.
Some of the key topics for the 2014 Session
include:
· Common Core, is it
good or bad and what does Utah do with it?
· Projected budget
surpluses and additional revenue (as much as $300 million)
· Construction of
new higher education and state buildings
· Local government
proposal to increase the motor fuel tax by 3% (about 10 cent per
gallon)
· Proposal that the
state should assume management and operations of national parks and
monuments
· A proposal to
reduce the number of exemptions a family can claim so that families with
children in school will be paying more income tax. (To generate about $400
million more for public education.)
· 30 bills on health
care reform
· 30 bills on
elections
· 40 bills on
education
· 25 bills on tax
law revisions
· Many bills on
business code, towing, business development and air quality
Thank you for your involvement in this
process.
I look forward to hearing from you on your priorities
and issues and how I can better prepare for the upcoming session!
Wayne Harper
Proudly Serving West Jordan &
Taylorsville
