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If you want to apply for a position with the Huntsman administration
or make a suggestion for the new administration, go to www.huntsmanteam.com
and submit a resume or fill out a suggestion form. Use of the
Web site isn't just a gimmick. Even serious candidates are being
asked to submit their resumes through the site. All the resumes
and suggestions will be reviewed.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Gov.-elect Gary Herbert
said Thursday that the 18 Huntsman transition committees, using
more than 100 volunteers, will report their findings and recommendations
on Dec. 20 and 21. The committees are charged mostly with fact-finding
and data collection, not with personnel recommendations.
Huntsman-Herbert Priorities
In his speech Thursday at a Utah Foundation fundraising lunch,
Herbert didn't back off on any of the positions or priorities discussed
during the campaign. For example, while tuition tax credits are
a hot potato for many politicians, Herbert said Huntsman wants to
look for ways to inject market forces into education, provide more
choice, and try out tuition tax credits. He noted the Utah State
University study showing tuition tax credits could potentially create
large savings for public education.
Herbert was also forthright in remarks regarding the state's transportation
challenges, even mentioning the $6 billion to $8 billion number
needed over the next 10 to 12 years for highways and mass transit.
He said transportation is currently the state's biggest and most
expensive problem.
Utah Foundation Lauded
The luncheon event with Herbert was a nice cap to the Utah Foundation's
Priorities Project, a year-long effort that successfully focused
attention on the state's most pressing problems. The project encouraged
gubernatorial candidates to draft detailed position papers on the
top priority issues and the Foundation produced research reports
and held seminars throughout the year. Herbert praised the Foundation
for helping to create a more issues-based campaign and for providing
in-depth information to voters. Steve Kroes and
his Utah Foundation staff are to be commended for their efforts.
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