Veteran nursing home measure advances (Salt Lake Tribune)


Utah lawmakers moved closer Tuesday to building a nursing home for veterans. Rather than scrape together cash for the state's $4.5 million share of a proposed 200-bed nursing home in Ogden, the House voted to bond for the money, contingent on the federal government kicking in $12 million for the project. The Senate preliminarily approved House Bill 1007 on a 28-0 vote; A final Senate vote is

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