September | Utah Taxpayers

Utah Taxpayers Association Hires New Vice President

by Tax Watchdog | Sep 2, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

The Utah Taxpayers Association is proud to announce the hiring of our new Vice President of Research and Policy, Malah Armstrong. As Vice President, Malah will continue to further the mission of the Utah Taxpayers Association as Utah’s tax policy watchdog- devoted to...

St. George City Council and Tooele School Board Vote Down Tax Increases, Others Taper A Bit, and Most Forge Ahead With Tax Hikes

by Rusty Cannon | Sep 2, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

As August winds down, taxpayers are seeing the end of the many Truth in Taxation hearings taking place across the state. As we wrote in our newsletter last month, there are approximately 90 taxing entities raising taxes this year, compared to the typical average of...

California Drives Off the Cliff With EVs in 2035, Colorado Hammers Residents With a $750 Million “Delivery Fee” For Transportation Funding – Where Does Utah Stand?

by Malah Armstrong | Sep 2, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

California recently passed legislation that will allow only electric vehicles to be sold as new cars beginning 2035. While the regulation boasts many advantages to clean air and health, it also begs the question of how California will pay for its roads after 2035, and...

Memo to Governor Cox and the Utah Legislature: Idaho’s Governor Little and Legislature Listened and Led the Way- So Should You

by Rusty Cannon | Sep 2, 2022 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer

Last year Arizona left Utah in the dust by passing a tax cut over nine times bigger than ours (worth $1.9 billion versus $210 million in the last year alone). Now, Utah’s neighbor to the north, Idaho, has also shown what it is like to lead the pack. The Utah Taxpayers...