Gulp! Utah agencies spend $220K on bottled water

SALT LAKE CITY — As Utah legislators slashed hundreds of millions of dollars to balance the state budget, lawmakers held on to one perk for themselves and thirsty state workers who survived the cuts: bottled water. An Associated Press review of state finance records shows that Utah state agencies, excluding public colleges and universities, have spent more than $220,000 on bottled water since July. While it’s only a small portion of the $5.1 billion in state funds budgeted for this fiscal…

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