A $6,200 teacher pay raise? House GOP caucus raises prospect

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers, after weeks of scouring ongoing budgets of state agencies, found millions under the couch cushions, possibly enough to fund a $6,200 pay raise for every teacher in the state.The prospect was raised during the Utah House Republican's caucus Thursday.The pay raise could come in the form of a $2,000 across-the-board pay hike for all teachers. That would come on top of the annual $4,200 education salary adjustment, which is appropriated separately from the weig