by Tax Watchdog | Sep 23, 2010 | Taxing Times
Taxing Times September 23, 2010 Taxpayers Spend Millions Subsidizing Golf Courses During 2010, Utah Valley cities spent more than $1 million in taxpayer money to subsidizing struggling golf courses. According to Taxpayer Association Vice President Royce Van Tassell, “...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 23, 2010 | In the News
September 19, 2010 Utah County alone has shed 16,738 jobs since September 2008. Demand at the Provo food bank has doubled. Families are hurting. In that same time, some local cities have been forcing families to subsidize golf with their taxes, and even their utility...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 16, 2010 | Taxing Times
Taxing Times September 16, 2010 Express Lanes On The Right Track After One Month One month after opening, Express Lanes are proving to be successful. UDOT reported to the Utah Legislature that Express Lanes are helping to move more people, decrease travel times and...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 10, 2010 | In the News
Robert Gehrke August 28, 2010 The chairman of a board looking at the potential for privatizing state government functions would like to see Utah privatize a handful of state parks to see if they can be run more efficiently than they are now. The Utah Privatization...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 9, 2010 | Taxing Times
Taxing Times September 9, 2010 Parents Want Teachers Paid Based On Quality of Teaching A recent Gallup poll found that 75 percent of public school parents want teacher pay to be “somewhat or closely” tied to student achievement and the quality of student work. Only 28...
