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Report
Number
Date
 
Title
2008
685 May   Utah's Energy Use and Resources: Powering Our Standard of Living
 
684 April   Local Economic Development: Importance of the Sales Tax and Other Factors
 
683 March   The Utah Priorities Survey: The Top Issues and Concerns of Utah Voters for the 2008 Election
 
Brief February   Utah's Property Tax Burden
 
682 January   Equalizing School Building Funds
 
2007
681 October   School Testing Results, 2006 & 2007: How Utah Compares to Other States
 
680 August   Utah's Education Funding Effort: Update and Historical Perspective
 
679 July   Teacher Attrition: Why do teachers in Utah stop teaching and what policies will encourage them to stay?
 
Brief May   Utah's State and Local Tax and Fee Burdens
 
--- April   United Way 2007 Community Assessment: Research Conducted by Utah Foundation
 
2006
678 November   Controlling Healthcare Costs, Part Two: Analysis of Five Reform Concepts
 
677 October   Controlling Healthcare Costs, Part One: Understanding the Factors Driving Healthcare Inflation
 
676 September   Utah's Tax Burden: Excluding Non-Compulsory Fees Provides a More Accurate Ranking
 
675
 

August
 


 

Property Tax or Sales Tax? Funding Transit Investments in Salt Lake County
 
Brief June 21   Trends in Educational Attainment: U.S. Catching Up to Utah
 
674  April   Paradox Lost: Utah's Public Education Funding Effort No Longer Surpasses the Nation
 
Brief February 23   Lifetime Value of a College Degree
       
2005
673 December  

What is a Utah College Degree Worth? A Comparison of Employment and Educational Outcomes Among Utah Colleges and Universities
 

Online Database
 

November   School Test Results: Criterion Referenced Tests Database
672  October    Challenges Facing Utah Charter Schools
 
671 September  

Does Utah Have a College Graduate Brain Drain?
Executive Summary   Full Report
  

Brief March 30   Wolves in the West: Utah's Response
 
Brief February 25   Personal Property Taxes: Taxes on Business Equipment
 
Brief February 16   Effects of Broadening the Sales Tax to Services
 
Brief February 10  

Flat Income Taxes: Less Progressive But More Stable
 

 
2004
670 December  

Going for Broke: Utah's Alarming Bankruptcy Problem
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

Brief October  

Reducing School Class Size
 

669 October  

Recession and Recovery: Recent Challenges for Utah's Workforce
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

Brief October  

Utah's Education Paradox
 

668 September - Special Report  

Fueling Our Future: Options for Financing Major Transportation Projects
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

667 August  

Utah's Water Situation
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

Brief August  

Utah Water Use and Quality
 

Brief July  

Utah's Health Condition
 

Brief July  

Utah's Crime Situation
 

Brief June  

Utah's Higher Education Graduates
 

666 May  

Utah's Tax Situation
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

Brief May  

Utah's Tax Burden
 

Brief May  

Dealing with Growth in Utah
 

Brief April  

Utah's Air Quality Improving But Vehicle Emissions a Growing Concern
 

Brief April  

Understanding Hazardous & Radioactive Wastes in Utah
 

Brief April  

Challenges in Meeting Utah's Growing Transportation Needs
 

Brief April  

State Involvement in Parental Rights and Child Welfare
 

665 March  

The 2004 Utah Priorities Poll: The top issues and concerns of Utahns for the 2004 gubernatorial election
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

664 February  

Economic Recovery? A Comparison of Indicators for Utah and the United States Since March 2001
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

663 January  

Peak Load Growth Along the Wasatch Front: What's Driving Electricity Demand in Utah?
Executive Summary   Full Report
 

       
2003
655 January   School Choice: Experiences With Vouchers and Tuition Tax Credits in Other States
656 February   The National Recession: Its Impacts on Utah and the Mountain West
657 May   Redistributing Utah's Tax Resources: Burdens and Benefits Around the State
658 July   Utah Statewide School Testing Results: 2002, Including an Analysis of Technology in Utah Schools
659 August   Utah's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): How Well Are We Doing?
660 September   Charter Schools: Can They Survive in Utah?
661 October   Utah State Government Growth: 1991 to 2002
662 December   State Government Debt in Utah: Rapid Growth in Recent Years
       
2002
646 January   Economic Report to the Governor 2002: Executive Summary
647 February   Creating an Oasis: Water Development and Funding in Utah
648 February   Economic Recessions, Taxes, and Utah: Lessons Learned From the Past
649 March   Utah Statewide School Testing Results: 2001
650 April   Creating an Oasis, Part Two: Water Consumption, Pricing and Conservation in Utah
651 May   The Status of Private Schools in Utah
652 July   Welfare in Utah: What Programs are Available and How Have Federal Reforms Affected Them?
653 September   Utah at the Crossroads: Challenges for K-12 Education in the Coming Ten Years
654

December

  Utah's Regional Competitiveness For Non-Resident Higher Education Students
       
2001
639
January
  2001 Economic Report to the Governor Executive Summary
640
February
  Federal Expenditures in Utah: FY 1990 to 1999
641
March/April
  Utah's Statewide Testing Results: 2000
642
May
  Fiscal Summary of the 2001 Legislative Session
643
June
  How do Utah's Taxes and Fees Compare to Other States?
644
July
  Property Taxes in Utah and the 50 States
645 November   Setting the Price of Higher Education in Utah
       
2000
630 January   2000 Economic Report to the Governor Executive Summary
631 February   Utah’s Statewide Testing Results: 1999
632 March/April   Utah Public Education Financing and the State School Trust Fund
633 May   Fiscal Summary of the 2000 Legislative Session
634 June/July   Utah Public School Finances: FY 1998-99
635 August/September   Utah Ballot Propositions, Initiatives and Referendums
636 October   Household Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in Utah
637 November   Utah's Implementation of the State Children's Health Insurance
638 December   The Electoral College: An Historical Overview
       
1999
621 January   1999 Economic Report to the Governor Executive Summary
622 February/March   Teen Pregnancy Rates in Utah and in the U.S.
623 April   Utah Statewide Testing Results 1998
624 May   Fiscal Summary of the 1999 Legislative Session
625 June   A Look at Utah State Government Growth
626 July/August   An Analysis of the Envision Utah Process
627 Sept./October   Economic Development Policies of the States
628 November   Utah’s Education Paradox
629 December   Accountability in Public Education: An Overview & Analysis
       
1998
611 January   Economic Report to the Governor
612 February   Property Tax - Is it in Need of Reform?
613 March   Utah Statewide Testing Results: 1997
614 April   Fiscal Summary of the 1998 Legislative Session
615 May/June   Property Tax Law Changes of the 1998 Legislative Session
616 July/August   Federal Expenditures in Utah
617 September   1998 Utah Ballot Propositions to Amend the Utah Constitution.
618 October   Household Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in Utah
619 November   Eliminating the Sales Tax on Food
620 December   Addressing the Challenges of Urban Growth: Republicans,
      Democrats and Envision Utah
       
1997
601 January   1997 Economic Report to the Governor
602 February   Statewide Testing
603 Mar   Utah’s Rapid Growth and Increasing Urbanization
604 April   Fiscal Summary of the 1997 Legislative Session
605 May   The Federal Budget Deficit
606 June/July   Federal and State Campaign Finance Laws
607 August   The Future of Rural Utah
608 September   Utah’s Education Paradox
609 October   A Look at Utah State Government Growth
610 Nov./December   On the Road to Health Care Reform: An Analysis Of Healthprint
       
1996
589 January   1996 Economic Report to the Governor
590 February   Statewide Testing Results: 1995
591 March   Utah Redevelopment Agencies
592 April   Fiscal Summary of the 1996 Legislative Session
593 May   Population and Urbanization Trends in Utah
594 June   Wages in Utah
595 July   1996 Utah Ballot Propositions
596 August   50 State Property Tax Comparison
597 September   SL County Proposal # 1 Sales Tax for Arts & Recreation
598 October   Bureau of the Census Population Projections for the 50 States
599 November   Regulation of Lobbyists in the 50 States
600 December   Budget Prospects for Fiscal year 1997-98
       
1995
578 January   Economic Report to the Governor
579 February   Statewide Testing 1994
580 Mar   Utah's Public School Finances: 1993-94
581 April   Utah State General Obligation Debt
582 May   Fiscal Summary of the1995 Utah Legislature
583 June   Utah State Government Revenue Bonding
584 July   Federal Expenditures in Utah
585 Aug./September   A Look at Utah State Government Growth
586 October   Impact Fees
587 November   Public Funding of Transportation and Water in Utah
588 December   Property Taxes in Utah: An analytical and Historical Overview
       
1994
567 January   1994 Economic Report to the Governor
568 February   Grazing Fees on Public Lands in Utah
569 Mar   The Salt Lake Public Golf Program
570 April   Fiscal Summary of the Utah Legislature
571 May/June   1994 Utah's School Finance System
572 July   Central Utah Project
573 August   1994 Statewide Testing
574 September   Initiative A
575 October   Property Taxes & Utah's Real Estate Boom
576 November   Utah's Individual Income Tax
577 December   An Historical Look at Utah's Elections
       
1993
555 January   State Budget Prospects for 1993-1994
556 February   The Federal Budget Deficit
557 March   Teacher Salaries
558 April   Fiscal Summary of the 1993 Utah Legislature
559 May   Cultural and Arts Sales Tax Election
560 June   Highway Spending Needs in Utah
561 July   Worker's Compensation
562 August   Statewide Testing 1992
563 September   Utah's Water Financing Program
564 October   Alternative Fuels and Transportation
565 November   Health Care Reform
566 December   State Budget Prospects: 1994-95
       
1992
543 January   Utah Budget Prospects for 1992-93
544 February   Welfare Patterns in Utah and U.S.
545 March   Utah's Statewide Testing Program 1991
546 April   Urbanization Trends in Utah 1940-1991
547 May   Fiscal Summary of the 1992 Utah Legislature
548 June   Utah Higher Education: Challenges of Growth
549 July   Utah's National Recognition
550 August   Pari-Mutual Wagering Initiative in Utah
551 September   Light Rail/Bus and Highway Expansion
552 October   Utah's School Equalization and House Bill 65
553 November   Medicaid in Utah
554 December   Bear River Development and Utah's Future
       
1991
531 January   State Budget Prospects for 1991-92
532 February   Class Size in Utah Schools
533 March   Tax Burdens in Utah and the U.S.
534 April   Utah's Statewide Testing Program
535 May   Highway Program Enters New Phase
536 June   Fiscal Summary of the 1991 Utah Legislature
537 July   Financing Utah Education in 1991-92
538 August   State Aid & Revenue Sharing in Utah
539 September   Utah Drinking Water Requirements
540 October   Earmarking of Revenues in Utah
541 November   Prison Industries in Utah and U.S.
542 December   Education Funding and the State Trust Lands