Orrin Hatch Foundation seeking $2 million in taxpayer money to fund new center in his honor
The Orrin Hatch Foundation is reportedly asking the Utah Legislature to donate $2 million in taxpayer money to a new center made in the Republican’s honor.
According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the center is partnering with the University of Utah for the effort, which has been pitched towards being an archive for the former senator in addition to a place of training for future political leaders.
Meg Holbrook, who served as chairwoman of the Utah Democratic Party and is now a top executive at Zions Bank, reportedly pitched the concept to the Legislature’s Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday.
“Its overall goal is to, one, store [Hatch’s] papers, which are invaluable,” she said, according to the local paper.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/430129-orrin-hatch-foundation-seeking-2-million-in-taxpayer-money-to-fund-new-center
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