by Tax Watchdog | Mar 9, 2010 | In the News
Joseph Freeman March 5, 2010 The tax on a pack of cigarettes would increase by about $1 under a bill approved by the Utah Senate. The proposal from Sen. Allen Christensen, R-Ogden, that passed Thursday would hike the tobacco tax from 69.5 cents a pack to roughly...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 1, 2010 | In the News
No Taxes Taxes Is The Right Decision M. Royce Van Tassell February 24, 2010 This past week, House and Senate Republicans took caucus positions to balance the state’s budget without any tax increases, and Governor Herbert has repeated his long-standing support of...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 25, 2010 | In the News
Elizabeth Stuart February 25, 2010 High school senior Ciara Marshall has a couple of hours to kill before her 10 a.m. psychology class, so she wanders down to the school library, where a few other students are working on research papers and browsing the Internet, and...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 25, 2010 | In the News
Lisa Riley Roche and Bob Bernick Jr. February 25, 2010 Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday he’s got a set of pens “greased up and ready to go” to veto a cigarette tax increase and other issues being considered by the 2010 Legislature. The GOP governor...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 22, 2010 | In the News
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by Tax Watchdog | Jan 7, 2010 | In the News
Jeff Robinson January 6, 2010 Businesses in unincorporated Salt Lake County will sound off on the county’s plans to charge them a fee to pay for the new Unified Police Department at a hearing tonight. Kennecott Utah Copper spokeswoman Jana Kettering says the $1.3...