Tag: Budget

Collaboration and Credibility Keys to Legislative Success

By Scott Baird With the strike of the gavel last Thursday night at midnight, the 2015 Utah legislative session officially ended, and many of us at DEQ officially returned to a more predictable work schedule. The last forty-five days have been exciting, exhausting, and everything in between. As I look back over the past month …

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Results-Driven Budgeting Good for the Environment, Taxpayers

By Craig Silotti It’s Base Budget Week, the time period set aside each session for lawmakers to meet with state agencies to accept or modify their base budgets. On February 2nd, it’s our turn. DEQ leadership will be meeting with the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality (NRAE) Appropriations Subcommittee where we will: Discuss our …

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