Spoiler alert about a report expected next week from the exploratory committee looking at whether Utah should again bid for the winter Olympics.
“We’ve got drafts of that report, and it’s recommending that we pursue the Olympics here in Utah,” Senate President Wayne Niederhauser said Friday. And he took a first step to ensure that the Legislature will soon make the same recommendation.
He persuaded the Senate Economic Development Committee to unanimously endorse his SCR9, which says “the Legislature and governor strongly support Utah’s and Salt Lake City’s hosting of a 2026 or 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.