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Legislature spends day peering into the future, hoping to improve it

Camp Williams • Nostradamus. Moses. Muhammed. The California Psychics Hotline. And now add Utah legislators to those who attempt to look into and guide the future.

They spent Tuesday at the Camp Williams National Guard base — in rooms without windows and (mostly) with cellphones off — trying to work up a vision urged by House Speaker Brad Wilson: “Think what the state of Utah will look like in a decade or two,” or beyond.

Lawmakers discussed with each other and outside experts how to address long-term challenges caused by fast growth, ranging from transportation to affordable housing, energy, water and more.