A new state audit outlines a dozen 'critical' issues facing the state from water and education to mental health, housing affordability and cybersecurity.
ST. GEORGE, Utah — A new state audit outlines a dozen"critical" issues facing the state from water and education to mental health, housing affordability and cybersecurity.
"If we don’t do the right things now, we’re paying much higher costs later," he said in an interview with FOX 13 News."That’s why we need to get ahead of it and make sure the Great Salt Lake is healthy today." "I appreciate the call-out on education being one of the most critical issues in the state and there’s risk involved if we don’t provide our schools with the resources they need," said Dr. Sydnee Dickson, the superintendent of public instruction for Utah.
Utah suffers from significant employment vacancies in critical areas particularly in state government, the report said. There are shortages at the prisons, state mental hospital and in other agencies. Wages are also below private market.
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