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To see recent press releases by Utah Foundation, click here. Education Commitment Deseret News (August, 27 2010) Utah Foundation report notes drop in state spending on education Deseret News (August, 25 2010) State government spending — especially for public education — is shrinking compared to what Utahns are earning, according to a new analysis by the Utah Foundation. The nonprofit research organization released its findings Tuesday as part of the Utah Priorities Project, an ongoing effort to identify the top issues of voters in this November\'s special gubernatorial election. Americans saving more during tough economy Deseret News (July, 26 2010) Americans had saved less and less of their incomes since the 1980s, with savings of only 1.2 percent of disposable income in the third quarter of 2005 and also in the first quarter of 2008, according to research by the Utah Foundation. Salt Lake Chamber forms economic council KSL TV (June, 30 2010) The Salt Lake Chamber has put together a group of economic experts to help advise business leaders and lawmakers to make good decisions to make Utah\'s economy even stronger. [Utah Foundation\'s Steve Kroes was appointed to the council.] OUR VIEW: Hard cuts for Davis schools Standard-Examiner (May, 15 2010) We have a message to those protesting teacher and staff cuts at the Davis School District: We sympathize with you but your complaint needs to be directed at the Utah State Legislature, which funds education. Voters, not delegates, should choose candidates Deseret News (May, 07 2010) Perhaps the most critical political decisions of 2010 will take place Saturday. And most Utahns have nothing to say about them. Both the state Republican and Democratic party conventions meet in the Salt Palace. The 3,500 GOP delegates and the 2,500 Democratic delegates will vote on candidates seeking state and federal partisan-elected offices. Conservative insurgents shake up Utah incumbent USA Today (May, 09 2010) Sen. Bob Bennett, a Republican from the reliably Republican state of Utah, looks like the model of an entrenched incumbent on paper. During 17 years in the Senate, he has won top ratings from the American Conservative Union and the National Rifle Association and has amassed a multimillion-dollar campaign war chest. Keeping public education funded during recession important, says education economist Deseret News (May, 06 2010) Ensuring public education is properly funded during the recession is of utmost importance — and something Utah will regret for a long time if neglected, a national education economist told lawmakers, state education leaders and other dignitaries Thursday. Jay Evensens perspectives on the news: Educated workforce Deseret News (May, 06 2010) Look at this editorial, which originated in the Twin Falls, Idaho Times-News. It argues that Utah is more successful at attracting business than Idaho because its workforce is more educated. Do Utahs Delegates Represent Utahs Voters? KUED TV (May, 05 2010) KUED will air a special Hinckley Institute of Politics forum co-sponsored by the Utah Foundation on Thursday, May 6 at 11:00 p.m. The forum was taped April 27 in the Hinckley Caucus Room on the University of Utah campus. GOP convention agenda includes two anti-Bennett items Deseret News (May, 04 2010) The current bashing of Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, by some GOP state delegates apparently will be part of the official Republican state convention agenda Saturday. Poll shows majority of Utah GOP delegates support tea party movement Deseret News (May, 04 2010) More than half of the 3,500 state GOP delegates meeting in convention Saturday support the tea party states rights movement, a Deseret News/KSL-TV survey shows. Bennett, Matheson feeling some party backlash in Utah Deseret News (April, 25 2010) Alyson Heyrend has been around Utah politics for a long time, first as a newspaper and TV reporter, then a public activist, and now as a staffer for U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah. But she was not expecting the reception she got at Skyline High School last month. Bankruptcies on record pace Salt Lake Tribune (April, 15 2010) Utah bankruptcy filings are steadily climbing as the recession continues to take a toll on the financial well-being of more and more people. UTA Route Reductions: Utah bus riders face reduction and elimination of weekend routes Salt Lake City Weekly (January, 13 2010) Want to be a real ‘nowhere man?’ Try being carless in Salt Lake City on weekends, beginning April 4. Reduced sales-tax revenues are forcing the Utah Transit Authority to consider eliminating or reducing Saturday service on a number of routes. Lack of 2-party process creates political imbalance Deseret News (April, 30 2010) A new poll shows that U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett could be eliminated in the May 8 state GOP convention. Bennett believes he will survive the convention and win the June 22 closed party primary. But the survey of state Republican delegates, by Dan Jones & Associates for the Deseret News, KSL-TV, the Utah Foundation and the Hinckley Institute of Politics, is still striking. University of Utah forum discusses whether delegates represent Utahs voters Deseret News (April, 27 2010) Does Utahs system of choosing candidates to represent political parties need to be overhauled to boost voter participation? That question was raised repeatedly Tuesday during a discussion held at the Hinckley Institute of Politics and based on the latest Utah Priorities Project survey. Is Utahs candidate selection system broken? Salt Lake Tribune (April, 27 2010) Ponder this: Just 2,100 people could -- for all intents and purposes -- pick a senator to represent nearly 3 million Utahns. That is the crux of a long-standing debate given new life as of late over whether the method Utah uses to select its political candidates ultimately produces office holders elected by the fringes of both parties who fail to represent the interests and desires of mainstream Utahns. Poll: Women under-represented in Utah politics KSL TV (April, 27 2010) Women are disproportionally under-represented in Utahs political process, especially on the Republican side. That is one of the key findings of a new Dan Jones poll for KSL and the Deseret News, in partnership with the Utah Foundation and the Hinckley Institute. Sen. Bob Bennett dropping big bucks before GOP convention Deseret News (April, 26 2010) Facing the strong possibility of elimination at the upcoming state GOP convention, Sen. Bob Bennetts campaign pulled out all the stops and spent a huge $271,000 in just the first 18 days of this month. Poll shows real differences in Utah parties priorities Deseret News (April, 26 2010) You have probably heard the adage before. During a dinner party, on the golf course or at the grocery store. It does not matter which political party is in power, nothing ever changes. The chasm that divides the parties in Utah, however, is a lot broader than one might guess, according to the results of a new survey of voters and party delegates. Poll: Utah state delegates out of step with most Utahns Deseret News (April, 25 2010) Are state Republican and Democratic party delegates politically out of step with both their party rank-and-file and most other Utahns? Poll finds Sen. Bennett in trouble with own party KSL TV (April, 25 2010) Utah Sen. Robert Bennett knows his opponents are not just an idle threat right now, and a new study for KSL and the Deseret News has the research to back that up. Sunday Edition with Bruce Lindsay: Utahs political system- is it fair? KSL TV (April, 25 2010) Utahs political conventions are just weeks away. Delegates elected in caucus meetings will choose who is on the ballot, but do they represent their grass roots? And is Utahs hybrid system of selecting candidates fair? These topics are explored on Sunday Edition with guests Randy Shumway from Dan Jones and Associates, the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, Kirk Jowers, and consultant and founder of the Exoro Group, LaVarr Webb. Poll shows Sen. Bob Bennett in trouble with Utah GOP delegates Deseret News (April, 24 2010) Sen. Bob Bennetts 18-year career in the U.S. Senate could well end in the state GOP convention in two weeks, a broad-ranging new poll of Republican state delegates by the Deseret News and KSL-TV shows. Questionnaires show differences among Utahs U.S. Senate candidates Deseret News (April, 23 2010) Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate sharply disagree on earmarks, term limits, banning the importation of foreign radioactive waste to Utah and even whether to buy state convention delegates dinners to woo them. Guv, challenger Corroon spar over school spending Salt Lake Tribune (March, 26 2010) Should Utah score high marks for its handling of education dollars -- or find itself with a failing grade? The answer to that question separated Republican Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, a Democrat, on Thursday as the two candidates for Utahs highest political office met face-to-face for the first time this season to deliver opposing campaign pitches. Utah gov not taking sides in US Senate race Fox 13 News (March, 25 2010) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday there is no reason for his fellow Republicans to question U.S. Sen. Bob Bennetts conservative credentials, but he stopped short of saying the three-term incumbent should be re-elected. [Includes coverage of speeches at Utah Foundation annual meeting]. Gov. Gary Herbert, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon speak of state priorities Deseret News (March, 26 2010) There were no fireworks Thursday during the first joint campaign appearance of GOP Gov. Gary Herbert and Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon. Instead, the major gubernatorial candidates focused on many of the same voter priorities identified through a survey funded by the Utah Foundation, Deseret News and KSL to kick off the 2010 Utah Priorities Project. Study lists Utahs top 10 issues KSL TV (March, 25 2010) The non-profit organization Utah Foundation released a new study of Utahs priorities, taken from a citizen survey. But the issues are already playing a part in the political season -- especially in the race for governor. Utah Priorities Project poll identifies Utahns top election year issues Deseret News (March, 25 2010) Jobs and the economy top the list of issues facing the state, according to a new poll that also found many Utahns believe their quality of life is declining. Guv to order across-the-board cuts Salt Lake Tribune (December, 10 2009) Gov. Gary Herbert plans to issue an executive order Friday, directing state agencies to make immediate 3 percent across-the-board spending cuts to help cover a shortfall in the current budget year. The order will give broad latitude to department heads to implement the cuts, necessary because the recession has driven down tax collections by as much as $190 million. How well are Utah students doing? Salt Lake Tribune (November, 28 2009) At first glance, Utah students seem academically superior to those in most other states. Utah students have a higher high school graduation rate than the nation on average; they have a higher average ACT score; and they meet or beat national averages on nationwide math, reading, writing and science tests. But a deeper look at the data shows Utah students might not be doing as well as they appear to be. Utah\'s Low Property Taxes -- A Political Minefield KUER Radio (November, 12 2009) Property taxes are much lower in Utah than many other states -- even neighboring states in the Mountain West. But voters have shown time and again that raising them is potential trouble for politicians. Even so, in a time of tight budgets, they may be the place elected officials look for new revenue. KUER\'s Dan Bammes reports. Utah Falling Behind Nation for College Graduates KCPW Radio (October, 30 2009) A new report from the Utah Foundation shows the state is falling behind in national rankings for college graduation, particularly among young people. Foundation President Steven Kroes says the trend is concerning, and policymakers should act to reverse it. OUR VIEW: Falling in adult education Ogden Standard-Examiner (November, 08 2009) According to the Utah Foundation, our state is falling behind in its rate of growth of college-educated adults compared to the national increase of college graduates. Utah women lag behind nation in higher education Deseret News (November, 10 2009) National statistics show that more women enroll in college than men, but in Utah, women remain a minority at many of the state\'s colleges and universities. Is education still a priority? Deseret News Editorial (November, 10 2009) Utah used to be known for the education level of its residents; but not anymore. A research brief published last week by the Utah Foundation used data from the census and the American Community Survey to track the state\'s educational trend since 2000. An earlier foundation report tracked it from 1940, the first year the census gathered such information, to 2000. The news isn\'t good.
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