by Rusty Cannon | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
While the drumbeat of “climate change” and bad ideas like a carbon tax proliferate, State leaders in Utah have outlined a sensible “all of the above” energy policy that follows common sense: maintaining strong baseline power sources like clean coal and natural gas...
by Rusty Cannon | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Central Utah Water Conservation District (CUWCD) is one of the largest water districts in Utah, covering the 8 counties along the southern section of the Wasatch Front. Consequently, their decisions on their tax rate affects many property taxpayers. When taxpayers...
by Rusty Cannon | Jun 1, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Ever since the passage of Truth in Taxation laws in 1985, the Utah Taxpayers Association has battled back countless attempts to weaken it, erode it or repeal it. As the Legislative interim season begins in 2023, a new idea is surfacing that would be yet another...
by Rusty Cannon | May 31, 2023 | Newsletters
In May, lawmakers in Iowa secured a big win for Iowans on their property tax bills. Going forward, Iowa will operate with “Truth in Taxation” and a revenue based system that is modeled after Utah’s almost 40 year old program. With the passage of House File 718 on a...
by Rusty Cannon | May 2, 2023 | Newsletters
As the 2023 fiscal year comes to a close in about 60 days on June 30, 2023 for the State of Utah, projections for another possible budget surplus start to become a bit more clear. Towards the end of the Legislative session this year, the Executive Appropriations...
