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Some GOP lawmakers are fundraising for a Charlie Kirk memorial at Utah Valley University, raising over $118,000.

UVU is forming a committee made up of a group of stakeholders to consider the memorial.

Some students oppose the memorial, citing divisiveness and safety concerns, with petitions circulating to have it stopped.

OREM — Following the killing of conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a group of Republican Utah lawmakers has organized a fundraiser in hopes of building a memorial for Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus.

The fundraising campaign — launched by Sen. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton, House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, and Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton — has eclipsed $118,000 as of Monday, with a goal of $150,000.

McCay said

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