by Tax Watchdog | Feb 14, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Redevelopment Agencies, otherwise known as RDAs, are expected to siphon off $48.8 million from school districts in FY2005, according to an analysis by the Utah Taxpayers Association. Overall, RDAs will receive $98.2 million that would have...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 7, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Real Salt Lake, an affiliate of Major League Soccer (MLS), wants up to $50 million in taxpayer subsidies to build a soccer-only stadium in Salt Lake City or Murray. It’s a bad idea. The conservative think tank Heartland Institute has...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 31, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson “We shape our buildings and then our buildings shape us” – Winston Churchill The Utah Legislature is off to a good start in cramped quarters outside the Capitol Building. They’re meeting in temporary chambers in the new...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 17, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson I’ve written in this column about the positive aspects of Governor Walker’s tax reform plan which is now being considered by Governor Huntsman and the Utah legislature. However, there are some incorrect assumptions by those making the proposals to...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 10, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Senator Curtis Bramble (R-Provo) will be sponsoring legislation this year to prohibit city abuses of so-called redevelopment agencies (RDAs). The Utah Taxpayers Association is teaming up with the Utah Association of Counties and the Utah School...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 3, 2005 | 2005 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The right of initiative and referendum is an important tool to safeguard the people’s ability to override unresponsive elected officials who, from time to time might ignore the will of the majority regarding a single issue. Twenty-five of...
