by Tax Watchdog | May 22, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Recently, the /Enterprise/ published an article in favor of a taxpayer- subsidized soccer stadium which claimed that professional sports create economic growth, contrary to the claims of reputable economists. County Mayor Peter Coroon recently...
by Tax Watchdog | May 15, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Congress is currently dealing with problem of illegal immigration. Or at least those running for re-election are forced to discuss the issue because the American public is confused and concerned. I would like to present in this column my proposal...
by Tax Watchdog | May 8, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The number “138” means something to citizens in one of Utah’s largest counties. When local taxing entities propose property tax hikes, they usually get a lot of public attention and negative feedback. When the proposals are double-digit hikes,...
by Tax Watchdog | May 1, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Taxpayers Association annually issues legislative report card to its members and the public. This year’s scorecard rates legislators on 15 key tax and spending related bills in the House and 13 in the Senate . The average score in the...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 24, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Good news: charter school efficiency improves In the April edition of the Utah Taxpayers Association’s newsletter they compared charter school spending to that of traditional district schools. Below is the full article. Utah charter schools spent...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 10, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson From recent news reports and reaction from NEA’s Utah affiliate, you’d think the Legislature had been stingy with education funding this year. UEA President Pat Rusk called it a “status quo amount.” She said in a Deseret Morning News report, “It’s...
