SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he thinks he can convince lawmakers that they don’t need to override his recent veto of $4.5 million in for early education programs.
The Deseret News reports (https://bit.ly/23fpBIn ) that Utah House and Senate leaders are polling members to see if there’s support for an override session. Such a meeting would have to be held no later than May 9 and a two-thirds majority in both houses is required to reverse the governor’s decision.
Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, a Sandy Republican, says he’s asked senators to wait to decide about an override session until he can lay out all the options, including a more flexible special session.
Herbert says he supports funding early childhood education but disapproves with how lawmakers funded it.
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Information from: Deseret News, https://www.deseretnews.com
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