Lawmakers approve $30 million child tax credit for Utah families in special session

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers approved giving Utah families a $30 million break on their state income taxes starting next year, a last-minute addition to Wednesday's special session agenda.The details of the new tax credit, expected to reduce state income taxes owed by about $34 for each dependent, or around $170 for a family with five children, weren't finalized until just before the mid-afternoon session started."We thought we could do something good to help, and bring tax relief to some de