by Tax Watchdog | Jul 31, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Surveys have repeatedly shown that most people don’t know the names of their elected representatives, even though a majority voted for them. The higher the candidates are on the ballot, the greater the likelihood that people can name them once...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 25, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Last week I reported on the good decision of the Salt Lake County Council to reject giving tax subsidies for a professional soccer stadium in Sandy. Unfortunately, sometimes the county council makes bad decisions, as I believe they did in their...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 17, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The council form of county government has proved its worth once again in the debate over corporate welfare for professional soccer Despite heavy pressure from influential legislators, Sandy City officials, Real Salt Lake officials, and a stable of...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 10, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson At its recent annual conference the Utah Taxpayers Association honored two members of the Utah House of Representatives and a business official of Alpine School District for their excellence in service to taxpayers. 2006 Taxpayer Advocate – Rep....
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 26, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Foundation for Economic Education recently presented its Adam Smith Award to President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic and to Walter Williams, syndicated journalist and John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 19, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Charter Schools Are Reinventing Utah Public Education Utah charter schools are producing great results in more ways than just student performance. With approximately 20,000 students enrolled in Utah charter schools this fall, there is much that...
