by Tax Watchdog | Aug 18, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah Taxpayers could be deeply affected by a current proposal before the Utah State Tax Commission and a recent decision of Utah’s new Tax Court. The pending issue before the Tax Commission which is proposed by eleven rural counties could...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 11, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah teachers receive the 18th highest overall compensation in the nation after adjusting for work experience, cost of living, and benefits, according to an analysis conducted by the Taxpayers Association. A survey of various studies also...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 28, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson For years Utah’s business community has resisted proposals to privatize the state’s Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) because of fears that total privatization would raise premiums, remove it as Utah’s insurer of last resort, and...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 14, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah has been named the number one “financial steward” in America, followed by Georgia and Delaware according to a USA Today analysis published in June. The report named Utah as the best financially managed state in the nation. The...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 7, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson During the past two years the private sector strenuously fought to stay alive and the Legislature struggled to resolve $700 million in budget shortfalls. At the same time heads of seven departments of state government freely gave bonuses to half...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 30, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Legislative budget trimming didn’t make a dent in Utah school spending in 2002, according to a report just released by the Utah Taxpayers Association. Utah’s total spending per student for the year that ended June 2002 increased 8.2% from $5,762...
