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Gov. Herbert uses line-item budget veto to erase $800k favor to homebuilder who is a former legislator

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Gov. Gary Herbert used a line-item veto Wednesday to erase $800,000 in funding for a sound wall at a vacant field along Bangerter Highway in West Jordan. Homebuilder Bryson Garbett, a former lawmaker, lobbied to obtain that money after UDOT rejected extending walls.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Gov. Gary Herbert used a line-item veto Wednesday to erase $800,000 in funding for a sound wall at a vacant field along Bangerter Highway in West Jordan. Homebuilder Bryson Garbett, a former lawmaker, lobbied to obtain that money after UDOT rejected extending walls.

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