by Tax Watchdog | Feb 25, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Whew! What a ride! In many ways, I suppose we all feel a little like we’ve personally done the giant slalom. But wasn’t it worth it? From multiple foreign and local sources we’re hearing that these were, without a doubt, the best-hosted Winter...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 18, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Legislature is considering significantly higher taxes on tobacco products sold on non-federal and non-Indian property in the Beehive state. The 30 cent per pack tax increase called for in HB 238 (Saunders) would be distributed to the...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 11, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson It took years of preparation and finally the seventeen days we’ve been waiting for have arrived. During these winter Olympic games Utah’s story will be told to nearly four billion people around the world through the pens, cameras and microphones...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 4, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A Fourth Congressional District? Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and his team of lawyers have done a superb job in advancing Utah’s claim for a fourth congressional seat to the U.S. Supreme Court. And in anticipation of the possibility of a...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 28, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that no man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. The truth of that statement is reason enough to oppose both versions of a constitutional amendment being proposed at the...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 7, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In its first year of existence the Salt Lake County Council made some significantly impressive decisions, not the least of which was slashing the property tax hike adopted by the outgoing County Commission and adopting a no-growth budget for 2002....
