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- ↑ "Mike Schultz". Utah House of Representatives. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Utah House Republicans pick Mike Schultz as new speaker". Desert News. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ↑ "Legislature shakeup elevates Moss, elects Whyte". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ "About - Mike Schultz - for Utah House". voteforschultz.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Mike Schultz". Utah House of Representatives . Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ Harper, Wayne A. "S.B. 136 Transportation Governance Amendments".
- ↑ "SB 136 Transportation Governance Amendments". Breathe Utah. Retrieved Nov 30, 2019.
- ↑ O'Donoghue, Amy Joi (Mar 1, 2018). "Clean energy advocates decry proposed electric, hybrid vehicle fees". KSL . Retrieved Nov 30, 2019.
- ↑ Craft, Josh; Emerson, Kevin (Mar 17, 2018). "Commentary: The 2018 Utah legislative session brought us a win for clean energy and climate". Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved Nov 30, 2019.
When Utahns are taking personal steps to improve air quality by purchasing a clean vehicle, tacking on another fee is misguided.
- ↑ Tribune, Lee Davidson The Salt Lake. "Representative Greenwood drops out of House race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "2014 General Election Results". Lieutenant Governor of Utah . Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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