Sunday. January 24, STATE OTATS Liquidation father fatally shot ii at-lar- UEA payroll ban sought - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A battle is brewing again this year between the Utah Education Association and Sen. Howard Stephenson, who .wants to change the way the teachers' union funds its political war chest. is V Stephenson, sponsoring a bill to ban state .and local governments from collecting union PAC contributions through payroll deduction. A gjmilar bill by Stephenson failed in the 1998 Legislature. This time, Stephenson brought representatives of Americans for Jax Reform, a taxpayer advocate group based in Washington, D.C., ,tp House and Senate GOP caucuses on Thursday to lend support to his cause. "American taxpayers need protecTJtah taxpayers tion," said Stephenson. "You know, Republicans want to defend union members, too. It's not just Democrats," the traditional party of union members. UEA executive director Jsusan Kuziak said lawmakers hould focus on other, more pressing educational issues. Snowbasin gets snow OGDEN (AP) The Snowbasin ski resort site of '(he 2002 Winter Olympic ' Sale SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Authorities were seeking a man suspected of fatally shooting his father and critically injuring her mother. Michael Christian VanGervan, 41, Salt Lake City, remained on Saturday, said Salt Lake County sheriffs Detective Mark Chidester. An arrest warrant was being prepared. John Reilly, 59, was shot once in the head Friday night, Chidester said. His wife, Renee, age unavailable, who was shot In the jaw, was listed in critical "but stable condition at LDS "Hospital on Saturday, according to a nursing supervisor. " VanGervan' Michelle, 31, escaped the attack. Deputies said she was chased briefly by the man before she reached a neigh' bor's house and called 911. downhill races finally had enough snow to open. Snowbasin was the last Utah resort to begin operating pis year because of a lack of snow. It started up most of its $ts on Friday after getting 22 jnches of new snow. Manager Kent Matthews said the rest of the resort, including the two lifts to the top of the Olympic downhill runs and Strawberry Bowl terrain, will open in a few days. tr "We've got to get the areas jphecked out and under control or avalanches first," he said. a. Skier John Garrard, who skipped work to take advantage of Snowbasin's fresh powder, said the resort's opening ,was worth the wait. m "My boss thinks I'm getting married," Garrard said. "But that's not until tomorrow." mendations to the executive By KIMBERLEY MURPHY board Sunday. The board will Associated Press Writer then propose expulsions and SALT LAKE CITY Salt announce plans for overhauling Lake organizers were bracing the Olympic bidding process. Thirteen members were for the International Olympic in the Salt Lake implicated Committee's report on its scandal over cash payments, investigation of bribery allegations surrounding the city's scholarships, free medical care successful bid for the 2002 and other favors. Two of them resigned this week, and IOC Winter Olympics. Antonio Juan Members of the Salt Lake president Samaranch said as many as Organizing Committee (SLOC) seven others face the possibiliplanned to discuss the report's of expulsion. ty ramifications during a news The Salt Lake organizing conference Sunday afternoon. committee's two top executives Caroline Shaw, director of resigned two weeks ago amid SLOC media relations, said comthe scandal. One of mittee executives would address SLOC President Frank them, Joklik, the IOC report and did not have will be on hand at Sunday's a prepared response in mind. news conference. "We're just awaiting for the He continues to head the report as is everyone else," committee until his replaceShaw said Saturday. ment is found. Robert Garff, A special IOC panel, meeting chairman of the SLOC Board of under tight security during the Trustees, also planned to weekend in Lausanne, attend the news conference. Switzerland, was considering Garff has been meeting inforwhether to expel members mally with committee board accused in the biggest corruption members and Gov. Mike Leavitt scandal in the games' history. in deciding how the search will be conducted for a new top executive to replace Joklik. Wrapping things up The IOC said Saturday it was Garff has not yet described in the "final stages" of its Salt the process, but Leavitt said, "I Lake City inquiry. The think we all know the dimenpanel was to work late into sions of this. We have to find the night to complete its report. the right person." The commission will Leavitt said he has been report its findings and recom "thinking as hard and as fast six-ma- n Lawmakers to consider several The Associated Press State lawmakers are expected this year to consider several proposals to cut different sales taxes, which is making some cities and towns a little nervous. The problem for them is that sales taxes provide about half the funding for basic city services, such as police and fire protection. "When you impact the amount of revenue coming in, you impact the expenditures Dave said out," going Spatafore, lobbyist for the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Spatafore said the league is opposing all proposals dealing with new sales tax exemptions. Among them is a bill that would exempt hearing aid purSen. Robert chases. an Ogden Montgomery, Republican who is sponsoring the proposal, said that because other medical equipment is exempt from the sales tax, hearing aids should be also. His bill would not exempt surgically implanted hearing aids. Rep. Don Bush, is sponsoring a bill to exempt sales of gun safes. He said the tax break would make safes more affordable. As a result, Bush anticipates, more people would buy them making guns less accessible to children. In recent years, legislators have granted more than a dozen sales tax exemptions for purchases ranging from car washes and greens fees to mobile homes SALT LAKE CITY 'a' J I DD CCD :i 1 inFC minutes with VoiceStream Wireless. 200 Extra most Asking for money Among the latest allegations is that the son of a prominent IOC member asked Salt Lake bid executives for a payment of between $30,000 and $35,000 the day before the city lost the 1998 Winter Games to Japan, a source close to the bid process told The Associated Press. e The son of Ganga of The Republic of Congo said he might be able to influence four votes, but did not promise them, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Salt Lake boosters did not pay s the money to Ganga and the next day in Birmingham, England, Salt Lake lost to Nagano by four votes. Besides the IOC commission, a SLOC ethics panel, the U.S. Olympic Committee and Nextel rate plans. proposals x Skeptics, including Gov. Mike Leavitt, say the proposals ignore economic realities. "Would we be opposed to an income tax credit? Absolutely not, especially if it is targeted to people," said Leavitt spokeswoman Vicki Varela. 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Ray Short, also has a bill that allows for a $20 per person income-tacredit for taxes paid on food. But his proposal would not phase out sales taxes on food. x IV prices and servicei the Justice Department are But a growing sensitivity to local government has complicated matters this year. For instance, a number of legislators are trying to figure out a way to remove the sales tax on food without severely impacting cities. Cutting the food tax would Sen. Michael G. Waddoups, on a plan that calls for a $40 per person income-tacredit the first year, and $80 the second year. Income taxes come out of state tax coffers, and granting an income tax credit would not affect local revenues. The cost to the state in the first year of (or the best products, HICKORY FARMS' Jean-Jacque- sales-ta- x cost state government about $136.3 million next year, while local governments and the Utah Transit Authority would lose another $36 million. 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