Jackie Biskupski: Utah leaders misspend public funds, abandon Utah’s youth for fossil fuels

Utah Legislature tolerates the corruption that denies needed aid to rural communities.

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Oil wells along the Nine Mile Canyon National Backcountry Byway in Duchesne County, Tuesday January 19, 2016.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Oil wells along the Nine Mile Canyon National Backcountry Byway in Duchesne County, Tuesday January 19, 2016.

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