by Tax Watchdog | Jan 13, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The national recession finally hit Utah – with a vengeance – following the 2002 Winter Olympics, leaving the state with its worst economic slump since the 1950s, according to the 2003 Economic Report to the Governor. The biggest economic story for...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 6, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Employers Education Coalition has issued its report which, if implemented by the legislature in its entirity, could drastically change education into a market-driven, responsive, accountable, system that ensures Utah’s place in the New...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 30, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Legislature once again pulled a rabbit out of the budget-balancing hat through borrowing and spending one-time money. Rather than serious spending cuts, borrowing and use of reserves have been the favorite tools to address revenue...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 23, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Salt Lake County’s proposal to get into the ambulance business by all measures would be a very poor business proposition. Mayor Nancy Workman has done a lot of good things during her two-years in office, but this is not one of them. When boiled...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 16, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to...
