The groups argued that the earmarks are unfunded and have effectively been diverted from education and social services.
Christopher Collard, a research analyst at the Utah Foundation, said the foundation has not staked a position on the issue but the commission’s move shows that it values “accountability and transparency” in budgeting.
“It will also be interesting to see whether this recommendation has any effect on Utah’s largest earmark, a constitutional earmark dedicating all of Utah’s income tax (both personal and corporate) to fund education,” he said by email. “There would be large ramifications if the state legislature decided that earmarks were also an inappropriate way of funding.”
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