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Legislature Sets Upcoming Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 – Adds Over $1 Billion in Ongoing Spending and Over $4 Billion in One-Time Spending

by Rusty Cannon | Mar 9, 2023 | Newsletters

After weeks of presentations to Appropriations Committees and additional weeks of number crunching and negotiations, the Executive Appropriations Committee (EAC) unveiled the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2024 in the final days of the 2023 Legislative session. As...

SJR1 – Interim Property Tax Bill Moving Utah Down The Wrong Path

by Rusty Cannon | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

Property taxes were a hot topic in Utah in 2022 as residential property taxpayers faced a perfect storm that resulted in higher property tax bills for most residents. Three factors combined to form that storm. First, as we highlighted in the summer, over 90 taxing...

Once Again, the Data Shows the Claim “The Rich Don’t Pay Their Fair Share Of  Taxes” Is Still One Big Fat Lie

by Rusty Cannon | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

In today’s hyperbolic, Twitter-headline political environment, many “one-liners” get repeated endlessly to attempt to bludgeon a statement that is false into a morphed belief that is somehow seen as truth. With the conversation on tax cuts heating up soon, we will...

As 2023 Legislative Efforts Begin – Utah Taxpayers Association Takes A Position on ESG

by Rusty Cannon | Jan 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

One of the more hotly debated issues this year is the increased pressure around the globe regarding ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). As the discussion continues on its effects and consequences, the Utah Taxpayers Association has formalized the following:...

UAMPS Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Program Backed By Municipal Power Companies Continues to Falter

by Rusty Cannon | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorized

After several Utah cities wisely decided to exit the UAMPS Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR) Program two years ago, the remaining cities continued to put their ratepayers and taxpayers at risk while waiting for the next round of updates on the project.  The Utah...
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