Dear FIC Members,

It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to announce that I will be leaving my position as Chair of this coalition, and as Policy Analyst for Community Action Partnership of Utah.  It has been my esteemed pleasure to serve in this position, and to work with all of the wonderful organizations and individuals involved with the Family Investment Coalition.  I hope that I leave this coalition better than when I found it, and with more structure and tools to further the work of ensuring that our state and federal budgets invest in all Utahns.

Until a new person is hired if you, or any interested party, has questions concerning the work of the Family Investment Coalition please contact Paul Leggett at paul@caputah.org or 801-433-3025 ext. 1.

Again, it was my pleasure to work with all of you, and I hope for continued success for this coalition.

Thank you,

Drew Martinez

HERE is an article by Benjamin Wood from the Deseret News

A bill to fix a $25 million error in the public education budget blew through a special session of the Legislature with near-unanimous support Wednesday...

HERE is a recap by Robert Gehrke on the State Budget
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