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Commentary: Governor represents a shrinking view of Utah’s reality

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Do you remember inviting me into your house? A 21-year-old student body president at Westminster College, I ate dinner at your table. My move to Utah for its landscape and higher education, you said, was what the state needed. I remember you taking ownership of what attracted me to Utah. You were confident I’d stick around.

Eight years have passed, and you were right. I’ve made Utah my home. My generation and I start businesses and families. We’re qualified applicants filling job vacancies and innovating for Utah, humanity, and the planet, adding to Utah’s youthful reputation and decidedly healthy economy.