September 03, 2026(The Daily Universe (BYU)) - Utah ranks among the nation’s strongest states in social capital, economic productivity and family stability, but continues to face significant challenges in mental health and affordability, according to new report by the Utah foundation. The findings were presented as part of the State of the States project, which evaluates states across dozens of indicators designed to measure overall well-being. While Utah outperformed the majority of the states on economic metrics, the report pointed to mental … Continued
September 02, 2026(The City Journals: Draper) - …The number one issue facing Utahns today is affordable housing, according to Utah Foundation’s 2024 Utah Priorities Project. It is estimated that the median home price is $535,000 in the Salt Lake Valley. The median household needs to make $140,000 annually to be able to afford an average home! This is not affordable housing! Housing prices are drastically outpacing working families’ incomes…
August 31, 2026(KPCW) - Christopher Collard of the Utah Foundation shares the findings of a new report titled, “A Tale of Two Ballots: Comparing Ranked-Choice and Simple-Plurality Voting in Utah” and its use in a Utah pilot program. Collard says ranked choice voting is hard to use under current law and the state’s municipal pilot program ended this year. He says the Utah Foundation examined the issue as a means of improving public understanding of how the voting method … Continued
August 29, 2026(Deseret News) - …A 2026 Utah Foundation study found that 69% of Utahns experienced at least one healthcare cost burden, and 63% have delayed or gone without care because of cost. Among those who received the care they needed, 45% struggled to pay their medical bills…
August 20, 2026(Deseret News) - …A few years ago, the Utah Foundation published a four-part series on water-related issues. Among its suggestions was that the state should tie water rates to property values in an effort to charge less to those who can afford it the least. State lawmakers have searched for ways to rewrite laws governing agricultural water use. As a result, such users now can join to form water banks. These let them lease out water they don’t … Continued
August 12, 2026(Daily Mail) - …A separate Utah Foundation analysis warned that slower growth or lower-than-expected revenue could eventually force the city to raise taxes, introduce fees or cut services…
August 11, 2026(St. George News) - Washington County is already home to a sizable population of older residents, and that number is expected to grow as Utah undergoes a major demographic shift. A new Utah Foundation report examining whether communities are prepared for an aging population found that only about a third of Utah counties have adopted “concrete aging strategies.” Meanwhile, the share of Utahns ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double by 2060…
July 29, 2026(Lehi Free Press) - …In the meantime, the Utah Foundation has kept publishing on the topic. A March 2026 report, “Appraising Utah’s Homeownership Approaches,” examined “shared-equity” programs, in which private investors help cover a buyer’s down payment or other costs in exchange for a share of the home’s future value, an emerging option as government subsidy programs remain limited relative to need…
July 29, 2026(American Fork Citizen) - …In the meantime, the Utah Foundation has kept publishing on the topic. A March 2026 report, “Appraising Utah’s Homeownership Approaches,” examined “shared-equity” programs, in which private investors help cover a buyer’s down payment or other costs in exchange for a share of the home’s future value, an emerging option as government subsidy programs remain limited relative to need…
July 22, 2026(Hoodline) - Utah is quietly trying to break its prison revolving door by changing how it tracks, treats, and talks about recidivism. A new report from the Utah Foundation argues that earlier reentry planning, personalized case plans, and a tighter definition of who counts as a repeat offender could reshape both the numbers and the lives behind them. Lawmakers and corrections officials are now testing whether those shifts will actually cut repeat incarceration and the long-term bill … Continued
July 21, 2026(KSL.com) - Utah has a lower rate of people under “correctional control” than much of the nation but spends more per inmate each year compared with neighboring states, according to a new report. The Beehive State has also seen its recidivism rate fall slightly in recent years, according to the report, published last week by the Utah Foundation. The report found that more than 30,000 Utahns “are under some form of correctional control,” meaning they are incarcerated … Continued
June 20, 2026(Salt Lake Tribune) - Like he’s done after every election, state Sen. Dan McCay spent Wednesday morning driving around his district pulling up yard signs and loading them into his car. But unlike every previous election, McCay pulled signs this year contemplating why Riverton Republican voters chose his primary opponent, state Rep. Doug Fiefia, over him. Voters this year were upset nationwide about high gas prices, rising food prices, unaffordable housing and looking for a change, McCay said by … Continued
June 16, 2026(KSL News Radio) - Lois Collins from the Deseret News talks with Inside Sources about the Utah Foundation’s two “aging in place” research reports.
June 10, 2026(Deseret News) - Ashley Marshall-Cantor thinks the reason people don’t like to talk about aging is because “we’re a little scared of our own mortality and our loved ones’ mortality.” Unless it’s unavoidably close, they skirt the topic. But that’s not something cities, counties and communities should do, she said. Especially since Utah and the U.S. itself are aging. Marshall-Cantor is a research analyst with the Utah Foundation, which recently undertook an analysis of whether county and municipal … Continued
June 10, 2026(Fox 13) - A report released Wednesday by Tulane University provided a look at how the state is doing compared to the nation, and how the United States is doing. The Utah Foundation, which partnered with Tulane University on the study, came away with the conclusion that we are “a state of extremes.” There are extreme successes. Utah’s social capital is strong as are people’s feelings about children and families. The state’s economy is still strong with low … Continued
June 09, 2026(Moab Sun Times) - The two things Grand County’s older residents say they need most — affordable senior housing and memory care — are the two things the area has the least of. That’s the early read from a new county survey of older adults, and it arrives just as a statewide report singles Grand County out for something rarer: actually having planned, on paper, for its aging population. A Utah Foundation report, “Preparing for Utah’s Aging Population: A … Continued
June 06, 2026(Snopes) - …For comparison, Utahns as a whole use about 847 billion gallons of water a year, per a 2023 estimate by Utah Foundation, a nonpartisan research organization…
June 04, 2026(Standard Examiner) - …Reports from the Utah Foundation and the Utah Legislature note that 80% to 85% of prisoners in the state grapple with substance abuse problems so why are we only treating a restrictive amount of inmates instead of all you have substance abuse disorders?…
May 18, 2026(KVNU) - Shawn Teigen speaks with Jason Williams about Preparing for Utah’s Aging Population: A General Plan Inventory. (The conversation starts just after the 8-minute mark.)
May 18, 2026(City Cast Salt Lake) - By 2060, Utahns older than 65 are estimated to be 23% of the state’s population. Are our cities ready for that? Host Ali Vallarta asks Utah Foundation research analyst Ashley Marshall-Cantor about the gaps and bright spots in local aging plans.
May 16, 2026(Deseret News) - …Utah ranks 48th out of 50 states for air quality. The health consequences are severe and well documented — the Utah Legislature itself published a report titled “Utah’s Public Health Crisis” cataloging the health impacts Utahns face from poor air quality. Utah Foundation research estimates air pollution causes between 2,500 and 8,000 premature deaths in Utah annually…
May 14, 2026(Standard Examiner) - …Before Utah grants even more millions in incentives to data centers, it should add up all the costs, while noting that after construction, according to the Utah Foundation and others, these projects create very few permanent jobs…
May 14, 2026(Cache Valley Daily) - As Utah’s population ages, a new Utah Foundation report says many communities across the state are still not adequately planning for the needs of older residents, even as demographic changes accelerate. The report, Preparing for Utah’s Aging Population: A General Plan Inventory, found that only about one-third of Utah counties and roughly one in five municipalities have general plans with concrete strategies aimed at supporting aging residents. Researchers reviewed general plans from counties, cities and … Continued
April 29, 2026(UPR) - Utah Foundation President Shawn Teigen joins us today to talk about housing and healthcare. A new report from the foundation says that programs that directly reduce purchase prices, such as well-crafted community land trusts and shared-equity mortgage programs with public and nonprofit partnerships, are better aligned with today’s cost realities than previous solutions. Another report looks at how healthcare costs burden us, the drivers of these costs, and the federal changes that impact us.
