by Tax Watchdog | Jul 29, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah employers are satisfied with the reading abilities of their employees who have a high school diploma but are not satisfied with their ability to write, according to a survey of 100 key Utah employers who responded to a questionnaire from the...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 22, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Taxpayers dodged the bullet once again at the recent special session of the Utah Legislature. Lawmakers handled a $173 million shortfall in the now four-week old 2003 fiscal year budget by spending reserves, floating bonds to free up cash that had...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 8, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson An initiative petition which would have imposed punitive taxes on a single Utah business has failed to qualify for the November ballot. In a two-pronged attack against the measure, opponents challenged the validity of the petition in court and...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 1, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson July is the month when Utahns celebrate our forbears who sacrificed much that we might enjoy liberty, peace, and abundance. It was 155 years ago that the pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley which was the beginning place for the settlement of...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 24, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Governor Mike Leavitt met with business and education leaders last week in a series of meetings to encourage formation of an “Employers Education Coalition” which would create solutions to the malaise in Utah public education. The coalition would...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 17, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Many Utah school districts are using the current state budget crisis as an excuse to raise property taxes, despite the fact that education has been virtually held harmless from legislative budget cuts that would affect the classroom. With the...
