by Tax Watchdog | Jul 1, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson July is the month when Utahns celebrate our forbears who sacrificed much that we might enjoy liberty, peace, and abundance. It was 155 years ago that the pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley which was the beginning place for the settlement of...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 24, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Governor Mike Leavitt met with business and education leaders last week in a series of meetings to encourage formation of an “Employers Education Coalition” which would create solutions to the malaise in Utah public education. The coalition would...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 18, 2002 | Uncategorized
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Monday, June 18, 2002 RE: Governor’s Call for Employers/Education Coalition CONTACT: Howard Stephenson, President, 972-8814 (cell 815-6800) Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 (cell 808-8814) The Utah Taxpayers Association supports...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 17, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Many Utah school districts are using the current state budget crisis as an excuse to raise property taxes, despite the fact that education has been virtually held harmless from legislative budget cuts that would affect the classroom. With the...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 10, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson America is failing to transmit basic civil knowledge and skills to the next generation of citizens, said Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine M. Durham in a Law Day speech sponsored by the Utah State Bar. I have often bemoaned the economic...