October 14, 2015(UEN News) - The Utah Education and Telehealth Network has been instrumental in helping Utah residents gain access to broadband Internet services, a new report says. The Utah Foundation released a research report titled “21st Century Infrastructure: How Broadband Internet has Shaped and Is Shaping Utah.” The October 13, 2015 report focused on the availability of broadband service to communities in urban and rural areas of the state. It highlights UETN as the “backbone in helping schools – … Continued
October 14, 2015(KUER) - Utah’s internet infrastructure has better than 95% coverage for residents to access broadband service. Only eight other states reach this standard according to a new study by the non-profit research group Utah Foundation. Broadband service is defined as data speeds of 25 Mbps or greater. Shawn Teigen is research director for the Utah Foundation. He says they also found state and federal government commitments to a healthy internet infrastructure are major factors in broadband coverage.
October 14, 2015(Salt Lake Tribune) - The United States has seen a rapid increase in the availability of high-speed Internet in recent years. Nationally, 79 percent of people have access to Internet with download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second, while in Utah, it’s 95 percent, according to a new report by the Utah Foundation. While broadband is widely available, only a little more than a third of Utah households pay for such fast speeds. Maybe that’s why Netflix … Continued
October 02, 2015(Deseret News) - My anecdotal experience conforms to the findings of recent polling of Utahns conducted by the Utah Foundation of the millennial and boomer generations, which they compared to the Pew Foundation national surveys. Millennials in Utah are a little more conservative than their national counterparts, with less educationally acquired debt, more likely to marry young, be religious, desire to live in a house. Yet they share the libertarian tolerance on social issues exhibited by their national … Continued
September 30, 2015(Deseret News) - Instead, neither the governor nor the majority of legislators understand that the incremental approach to education funding they are pursuing is inadequate. The governor trumpets the additional $1.3 billion he and the Legislature have allocated for education over the past four years. But he still doesn’t understand (or refuses to acknowledge) how paltry that is compared to the actual need. In his State of the State speech earlier this year, the governor said: “Education is … Continued
September 28, 2015(Deseret News) - There is no question that transportation infrastructure needs shoring up, and that includes not just roads but sidewalks and bicycle and pedestrian trails. Forty percent of the money will go to the Utah Transit Authority, which has pledged to use it to expand bus services, which have taken a back seat in recent years to investments in rail projects. UTA’s commitment to use funds for buses makes it easier to support the measure. The remainder … Continued
September 16, 2015(Utah Business) - While times have changed in the last 70 years, the Utah Foundation would still be recognizable to its founders today, said leaders of the nonprofit organization at an anniversary celebration Tuesday. “The Utah Foundation is very much what its founders designed it to be,” said Communications Director Dan Bammes of the nonpartisan fact-finding group. “The Utah Foundation’s mission statement has evolved over the years, but it’s still true to the intent of its original founders.” … Continued
September 15, 2015(UtahPolicy.com) - How fitting that the first Insight Award given by the Utah Foundation should go to public policy experts and long-time pollsters Dan and Pat Jones. The couple, who celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last month, were honored at a foundation 70th-anniversary luncheon and remembrance in the Grand America Hotel Tuesday. Dan Jones & Associates was formed by Dan and Pat way back in 1980. One of its first clients was the Deseret News – later … Continued
September 14, 2015(Salt Lake Tribune) - Veteran pollsters Dan and Pat Jones will be honored Tuesday as recipients of the first Insight Award from the Utah Foundation, a nonprofit research organization based in Salt Lake City. The pair’s work “has led generations of Utahns to a better understanding of their community,” the Foundation said in a press release for its 70th anniversary gala Tuesday at Grand America Hotel. The event is sold out. In addition to the pair’s polling on politics … Continued
September 08, 2015(Speaking on Business) - It’s interesting to understand how the Utah Foundation, which the founders started in 1945 just after World War II, was based on the same principles that are alive and well in Utah today. The purpose is to provide research as an independent voice, looking objectively at the economy, taxes and our government to understand it better. And now, the Utah Foundation is celebrating 70 years.
September 02, 2015(The Spectrum) - The certified tax rate in most parts of Washington County is a little over 1 percent. According to a report released this year by the Utah Foundation, Utah’s tax burden was at $11.60 per $1,000 of personal income in 2014, the lowest it’s been since the early 1990s. The report, which looked at income tax, sales tax, property tax, corporate income tax and other taxes and fees, ranks Utah as having the 21st highest tax … Continued
September 02, 2015(Deseret News) - In 1928, a survey by the Union Trust Co. of Cleveland estimated there were 3 million miles of roads in the United States. Today there are nearly 4 million. But not every mile is created equal. Today’s figure includes an interstate system and impressive urban superhighways. And yet we still aren’t keeping up. Utah’s tax increases came in part after a Utah Foundation study in 2013 estimated it would take about $11 billion more in … Continued
August 22, 2015(Daily Herald) - As a new school year begins, Utah Valley University is positioned stronger than ever to provide our students an outstanding university experience, preparing them for a successful career and fulfilling life. Today, roughly 74 percent of Utah County residents attending college at one of the schools in the Utah System of Higher Education make UVU their destination school. This past spring we awarded diplomas and certificates to more than 5,000 graduates, of which 80 percent … Continued
August 10, 2015(The Spectrum) - “Flowing Toward 2050 – Utah’s Water Outlook,” Utah Foundation’s 2014 report, shows that statewide agricultural water makes up 82 percent of our state’s water, while 8 percent is CII, 6 percent residential outdoor and 4 percent residential indoor. Although this report and the Bonneville differ slightly in their percentage of water going to agricultural use, with 90 percent of Utahns living in urban areas by the 2010 Census count, there’s a definite imbalance in the … Continued
August 06, 2015(KTVX) - With just a few days until the Primary Election the five candidates for mayor in Salt Lake City are making one final push. That includes a candidate forum sponsored by The Society of Young Professionals- Salt Lake City. “We’ll have an opportunity for them to register to vote, we’ll have them meet the candidates and the candidates will actually be talking about issues that are more relevant to young professionals,” said Director of PR and … Continued
July 31, 2015(KTVX) - As the largest living generation Millennials are driving markets. Last year they bought more homes than any other generation. In the next decade they are projected to make up 75% of the workforce. Millennials are settling in to the American dream. “Having our own house and that white picket fence,” said Utah Foundation Research Analyst, Mallory Bateman. According to research from the Utah Foundation, national Millennials prefer to live in urban areas, but in Utah … Continued
July 30, 2015(Logan Herald-Journal) - According to an extensive survey conducted in 2014 by the McKinsey Center for Government, over 17,000 Americans gave surprisingly low satisfaction ratings to the services provided by the bureaucrats within their state governments. I’m afraid I would have to agree. Here’s just one example. The State of Utah pays a large amount of lip service to helping Utah businesses compete globally. In 2012, the Utah Foundation found jobs and the economy to be the top … Continued
July 30, 2015(KTVX) - As the largest living generation in Utah, Millennials could heavily influence politics in our state, but they don’t get involved. A new report from the Utah Foundation puts the trend in perspective. When it comes to the political landscape in Utah there’s no surprise here. “We all know Utah is more conservative than the nation,” said Utah Foundation Research Analyst, Mallory Bateman. But younger Utahns, specifically Millennials aren’t taking the same partisan approach. “They tend … Continued
July 29, 2015(UtahPolicy.com) - The Utah Foundation research report Flowing Toward 2050: Utah’s Water Outlook received one of the top awards for public policy research at the annual Governmental Research Association meeting in Denver on Tuesday, July 28th. It was chosen for the Most Effective Education Award in recognition of its value and influence in the ongoing discussion of water policy in Utah and the West. The report was written as part of a series by the Utah Foundation … Continued
July 29, 2015(KTVX) - Millennials are set to take over Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the country this year. That happened in Utah more than a decade ago. Now a new study from the Utah Foundation is giving us a better understanding of who this generation is and how their outlook on life differs from others. The study finds out what Millennials think about religion, politics, careers and more. Why does it matter? Because as the … Continued
July 21, 2015(Salt Lake Chamber) - . . . the Utah State Legislature’s Education Interim Committee spent much of their July meeting discussing the topic of early grade reading and math proficiency. Early childhood education is a proven strategy to improve student achievement in reading and math, especially for at-risk populations. Members of the committee were informed that students who have lived in poverty and are not proficient readers by the end of third grade are three times more likely to … Continued
July 17, 2015(Daily Herald) - Does identifying yourself as patriotic indicate whether you actively participate at the voting booth? According to one study released July 14 by the Utah Foundation, apparently not. The study, which surveyed more than 1,300 Utahns, analyzed how Utah’s generations compare to each other and how well they mirror other generational national trends in regard to values such as religion, the environment, gay rights and patriotism. According to the study, though the majority of Utahns in … Continued
July 16, 2015(Salt Lake Tribune) - Numbers can teach us a lot, even when they are wrong. The results of a survey, released Tuesday by the Utah Foundation, suggest an awful lot of people in this state think they are registered to vote even when they aren’t. Or that they think that they should be registered to vote. Or they think that it makes them look good to tell even an anonymous poll taker that they are registered. These numbers should … Continued
July 15, 2015(Fox 13 News) - The Utah Foundation recently released a study comparing Utah millennials with millennials in the rest of the nation. They found the younger generation is not as religious as older generations, they tend not to pick political parties, and they support more social issues, including gay rights. Researchers surveyed 1,300 young people in the state. “Animal rights, food rights, poverty and homelessness, women’s rights, gay rights,” said Michelle Prudie, a University of Utah student, listing the … Continued
July 14, 2015(KUTV) - A new study is out on Utah millennials and surprisingly they look a lot like millennials nationwide. Utah’s up-and-coming generation is breaking away from some of the stereotypes usually associated with Utah, but certainly not all. In large part Utah is still a right-leaning and very religious state compared to the rest of the country. It is however changing to reflect national trends with each new generation. Millennials, Gen-Xers and baby boomers in Utah all … Continued
