ST. GEORGE — The state’s Executive Appropriations Committee is recommending approval of the $28 billion state budget for fiscal year 2024-25, the Legislature announced Friday via press release. Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, asks representatives to settle down and take their seats before the start of the 2024 Legislature at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Jan. 16, 2024 | Photo by Krisitn Murphy/The Deseret News via The Asso…