by Tax Watchdog | Mar 17, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In case you hadn’t noticed, last week was “Cover the Uninsured Week.” All across the country community leaders and organizations have been involved in an effort to educate policy makers and the public about the problem of U.S. residents who have...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 10, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Taxpayers deflected most tax hikes at the Utah Legislature this year despite enormous pressure from the spending lobby to avoid cuts in appropriations by enacting new taxes. The combined state budget fell from $7.72 billion for FY 2003 to $7.69...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 24, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson On February 4, three Utah school districts capitalized on low voter turnout to push through some of the largest tax hikes in state history. In Granite and Jordan school districts, voter turnout was a meager 5.5%. In Carbon school district, voter...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 17, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson There are two tuition tax credit bills in the Utah Legislature this year. One is sponsored by a powerful advocate for parental rights in education – Senator Chris Buttars. The other is sponsored by a long-time opponent of what she sees as...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 3, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Legislature is wading into one of the most controversial issues in years: The question of taxing large credit unions which compete head to head with for-profit financial institutions. Before deciding the issue, policymakers need to...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 27, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah’s teacher unions and public employee unions have failed in their attempt to overturn Utah’s paycheck protection law, based on a recent ruling by Third District Judge Stephen Henriod. The law prohibits government labor unions from using the...
