by Tax Watchdog | Sep 23, 2009 | In the News
September 22, 2009 Matthew LaPlante A $2.5 million contribution — which lifted Hogle Zoo over a fundraising threshold to access tens of millions in public cash — came from the zoo’s recently hired concessionaire. In spite of some members’...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 22, 2009 | In the News
September 21, 2009 Matthew LaPlante Hogle Zoo officials will tell the Salt Lake County Council this afternoon that the park has passed the threshold of private donations necessary to unlock a $33 million county bond approved by voters in November. But the council...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 16, 2009 | In the News
September 9, 2009 Aaron Falk The Utah Taxpayers Association offered a rare endorsement of a Salt Lake City bond Wednesday, throwing its support behind the $125 million plan for a new public-safety complex in the heart of the capital city. “The easiest word we...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 16, 2009 | In the News
September 9, 2009 Derek Jensen As a mantra, the Utah Taxpayers Association’s “n-o” suddenly seems negotiable. It was strange-bedfellows time Wednesday as association President Howard Stephenson stood shoulder to shoulder with Mayor Ralph Becker in...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 15, 2009 | In the News
September 9, 2009 Jeff Robinson An influential conservative group is supporting Proposition One, Salt Lake City’s $125 million bond proposal for a new public safety complex. The Utah Taxpayers Association, which often resists any attempt to raise taxes, says voters...
