by Tax Watchdog | Mar 24, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Following the safe return of Elizabeth Smart, who was allegedly kidnapped by Brian Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee, some have criticized law enforcement policies and practices in handling these and other types of criminal cases. Mayor Rocky...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 17, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In case you hadn’t noticed, last week was “Cover the Uninsured Week.” All across the country community leaders and organizations have been involved in an effort to educate policy makers and the public about the problem of U.S. residents who have...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 10, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Taxpayers deflected most tax hikes at the Utah Legislature this year despite enormous pressure from the spending lobby to avoid cuts in appropriations by enacting new taxes. The combined state budget fell from $7.72 billion for FY 2003 to $7.69...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 24, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson On February 4, three Utah school districts capitalized on low voter turnout to push through some of the largest tax hikes in state history. In Granite and Jordan school districts, voter turnout was a meager 5.5%. In Carbon school district, voter...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 17, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson There are two tuition tax credit bills in the Utah Legislature this year. One is sponsored by a powerful advocate for parental rights in education – Senator Chris Buttars. The other is sponsored by a long-time opponent of what she sees as...
