by Tax Watchdog | May 22, 2006 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A recent Salt Lake Tribune news story blasted one former(Glenn Way) and two current legislators(Jim Ferrin, Mike Morley) for their business partnership which builds and leases school buildings to some of Utah’s new charter schools. Reporter...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 26, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Recently a proposal has surfaced to require the governor to include a “tax expenditure” report in his annual budget. At first blush it seems like a good idea, but under closer scrutiny it is clearly an attempt by the spending lobby to pit...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 19, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson With Utah enjoying a billion dollars in state revenue growth, it’s time to do something about our unenviable position as 3rd highest among the 50 states in state and local taxes and fees. As a result of surplus projections, Governor Huntsman...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 12, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Last week in this column I discussed some of the points of Thomas Friedman’s book The World Is Flat. America’s crisis in science and engineering was described. This week I am writing about how this affects public education in Utah....
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 5, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson As one of the last persons on earth to read Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat, I have finally been jolted into the realization that the future of United States as the world’s leading economic power is more at risk today than any other time in...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 21, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson By November 30 Utah property owners are required to have paid their property taxes. Many taxpayers have seen their property values increase significantly on the tax rolls as county assessors work feverishly to keep values current with Utah’s...
