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Land Board approves $22 million transfer to schools

The Land Board has voted 3-2 to approve a $22 million distribution to public schools next year, which Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said will leave two years worth of reserves. "This is a one-time request of funding," Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna said, "and therefore I think we have the information necessary. We have the authority and the legal right to do this, and I think that's clear as trustees that's not only the right but the responsibility that we have." State Controller Donna Jones said she's "simply heard no compelling information that justifies that we take this distribution" without going to the experts for more analysis. But she and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden were outvoted. Voting in favor of the move were Luna, Gov. Butch Otter and Ysursa.



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