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My Corner: Utah Sets National Example by Avoiding Political Polarization

by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

Latest data reveal that Utah is the fastest growing state with the fastest job growth. Utah has ranked first place in economic outlook all 13 years for which the Rich States, Poor States economic study has been published. A recent report by 24/7WallSt ranked Utah’s...

Second Utah City Withdraws from the UAMPS Small Modular Reactor Project

by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

The City Council of Lehi, Utah, one of the largest subscribers to the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Small Modular Reactor project, voted unanimously to withdraw from the project on August 25th. Lehi joins Logan, who withdrew earlier in the month,...

Unhappy with Your Property Tax Assessment? Here’s How to Appeal

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

Utah’s 29 counties recently mailed property tax notices to every Utah property owner. These notices indicate the parcel’s market value, the taxable value, the property tax rate each taxing entity with jurisdiction over the parcel intends to levy, the anticipated total...

Annual Report Finds Utahns Spend $643 Per Person on City Government on Average

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, Cost of Government

As part of our annual revenue of proposed tax increases, the Utah Taxpayers Association also compiles a report that calculates the amount of money paid per capita to city government by Utahns in the state’s 50 largest cities by population. The 2020 Cost of City...

My Corner: The Pandemic Which Prompted the Teachers Union Tiger to Change Its Stripes

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

Just this week Utah Education Association (UEA) President Heidi Matthews, during a KSL Sunday Edition interview, said that only a handful (the very smallest) of Utah’s 41 school districts should reopen this month and the rest should instead only provide online...

Utah City Councils Must Opt-Out of Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Project Before September 14 Deadline to Avoid Massive Budget Commitments

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

By September 14, 2020, city and town councils that have committed their municipal power ratepayers to the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Small Modular Nuclear Project (also known as the “Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) must hold a public vote to...
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