by Tax Watchdog | Jul 10, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, Property Tax Report
Over the next six weeks, around 78 taxing entities throughout Utah will hold public Truth in Taxation hearings to justify their proposed budget increases. This gold-standard property tax law, pioneered in Utah and replicated across the nation, facilitates transparency...
by Rusty Cannon | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
While the drumbeat of “climate change” and bad ideas like a carbon tax proliferate, State leaders in Utah have outlined a sensible “all of the above” energy policy that follows common sense: maintaining strong baseline power sources like clean coal and natural gas...
by Malah Armstrong | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
My dad just bought a Tesla. It’s his first ever brand-new car, has heated leather seats, a 16-inch screen, and can be unlocked and started from an app on his phone. But the part he’s mostly excited about? Not paying for gas. My sister just bought a Toyota hybrid. A...
by Rusty Cannon | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Central Utah Water Conservation District (CUWCD) is one of the largest water districts in Utah, covering the 8 counties along the southern section of the Wasatch Front. Consequently, their decisions on their tax rate affects many property taxpayers. When taxpayers...
by Malah Armstrong | Jun 29, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
For the last 20 years, the Utah Taxpayers Association has maintained this simple position when it comes to government-owned fiber networks: the government should not be in the business of business! The merits and risks of government-owned fiber networks are hotly...
by Rusty Cannon | Jun 1, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Ever since the passage of Truth in Taxation laws in 1985, the Utah Taxpayers Association has battled back countless attempts to weaken it, erode it or repeal it. As the Legislative interim season begins in 2023, a new idea is surfacing that would be yet another...
