Despite pending Utah Supreme Court ruling, Senate committee approves bill to have partisan elections for the state Board of Education

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Carol Barlow Lear, a member of the Utah Board of Education, speaks at the Capitol on Friday, March 2, 2018.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Carol Barlow Lear, a member of the Utah Board of Education, speaks at the Capitol on Friday, March 2, 2018.

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