by Tax Watchdog | Jul 10, 2013 | In the News
As the May 2013 edition of “The Utah Taxpayer” noted, the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling gave Utah the choice of whether to expand eligibility for Medicaid to include all Utahns who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level. As an inducement to expand Medicaid,...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 4, 2012 | In the News
By Doug Robinson , Deseret News Published: Tuesday, Oct. 2 2012 It’s “only” $4 a month. That’s what proponents of a tax increase in Orem are saying. Or “only” $48 a year. Who can’t afford 48 bucks? That’s...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 4, 2012 | In the News
By Antone Clark Standard-Examiner Correspondent UTOPIA, the financially beleaguered Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency, will run out of operating revenue by the end of September, according to the group’s executive director. Pressed on the group’s...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 20, 2012 | In the News
Deseret News by Joey Ferguson, Tuesday, August 14, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY — Proposed revisions to the way state sales tax is collected and distributed could mean some Utah cities and towns will lose out on revenue. Under the current system, sales tax revenue is split...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 1, 2012 | In the News
By Jared Page , Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — UTOPIA has spent nearly all of its $185 million in bond proceeds, though only 59 percent of that has gone toward building infrastructure for the municipal fiber-optics network, a legislative audit found. The audit,...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 1, 2012 | In the News
The Utah Legislative Auditor General released an audit of the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) today. The audit, according to The Deseret News, “blasts UTOPIA’s planning, use of bond funds.” Below is the summary of the audit...
