by Tax Watchdog | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Of the eleven bond issues on the ballot throughout the state this November, six failed, including a $75.4m bond proposal in the Iron County School District which failed by 0.15% of the vote, and the first Park City recreation bond proposal to fail in over 20 years....
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Shortly after launching the Government Owned Network Pledge for elected officials around the state, the Utah Taxpayers Association is thrilled to see such strong and early momentum on the project. For over two decades, despite often disastrous results, elected...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Earlier this month, Herriman learned – the easy way – what many cities have learned through sad experience: municipal-owned fiber is economically unfeasible. We applaud the Herriman City Council for facing up to the situation and making the prudent decision for their...
by Rusty Cannon | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
It seems like any events from pre-pandemic times are a distant memory. So many things have changed since then and the years of 2020 and parts of 2021 seem like such a blur. The disruptions to lives all over the world sent ripples through all parts of the economy,...
by Malah Armstrong | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
This Thanksgiving, I enjoyed 70-degree weather on the coast of California. 48 hours later, I was driving home to Utah in a blizzard wondering why we’d left the Golden State, and why in the world Californians would ever want to move. The answer: state taxes. In 2023,...
by Malah Armstrong | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Even though enrollment is declining, Utah will spend more than ever on education in Fiscal Year 2025. Even though there is no relationship between education spending and performance, Utah will spend more than ever on education in Fiscal Year 2025. Even though the WPU...
