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Massive crowd descends on Utah Capitol calling for governor to veto union bill
Nearly 1,000 teachers, firefighters and other union advocates crammed inside the Utah Capitol rotunda on Friday, calling on Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a controversial bill that strips the state’s public unions of their ability to collectively bargain. HB267 passed the Utah Senate on Thursday after a narrow 16-13 vote, with seven Republicans joining six Democrats to vote “no.” It now heads to the governor’s desk. “He has always said he’s a pro-public education governor,” Utah Education Association President Renee Pinkney said of Cox. “Now it’s time to prove that it’s ...