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Who did lawmakers help or hurt?

Published: Thursday, March 1, 2007 8:29 a.m. MST
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Helped: Aggressive tow truck operators by failing to pass new regulations for tow services that patrol business and apartment complex parking lots looking for cars parked without the proper permits.

Helped: Legislators wanting to eat a dinner on a lobbyist's dime without public disclosure.

Hurt: Legislators wanting to golf on a lobbyist's dime without public disclosure.

Helped: Families who want their children to attend a private school can receive a tuition voucher between $500 and $3,000, depending on income, from the state.

Hurt: South Dakota lawmakers who will not have a brother-in-arms in their attempt to overturn Roe v.

Wade after Utah legislators balked at spending millions to defend an outright abortion ban.

Helped: Principals dealing with defiant and disruptive students could turn over habitual offenders to the juvenile courts.

Helped: Teaching students who could receive scholarships if they promise to teach in Utah after they graduate.

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Hurt: West-side Salt Lake County where property taxes will raise if the east-side splits from Jordan and Granite school districts.

Helped: East-side Salt Lake County so it can now move ahead to create what could be two new east-side specific school districts.

Hurt: People with disabilities by refusing to fully fund the state's waiting list for services.

Helped: Those concerned about racial profiling after a study was commissioned to look into the issue.

Helped: The teeth and vision of Utah's Medicaid recipients by approving $2.2 million in funding.

Helped: Utah Valley State College students who will now have 'university" on their diploma.

Helped: Out-of-state students who can now qualify for cheaper in-state tuition rates more easily.

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