January 16, 2015(Salt Lake Tribune) - But it is not time to simply raise taxes on everybody. Instead, Utah leaders must continue to be inventive. They have to balance the state’s success in being a low-tax state for business against the inevitable demand those same businesses have for effective services and well educated workers. The just-released report from the Utah Foundation makes that clear in its conclusion: “With the lowest tax burden in the past 20 years, state and local governments … Continued
January 16, 2015(UtahPolicy.com) - A new Utah Foundation study of tax burdens in Utah released Thursday shows that the current 22.5-cent per gallon tax equates to $3.75 on every $1,000 of personal income earned. That ranks Utah’s gasoline tax burden 15th in the nation. While some may say that is too high, it’s about the same as fuels tax burdens among the geographically large states in the West.
January 15, 2015(Utah Business) - Utah’s tax burden is the lowest in 20 years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Utah Foundation. According to the study, Utah’s tax burden is at $111.60 per $1,000 of personal income, the lowest level since the early 1990s. The low level is more significant when compared with the last such study, done in 2007, which showed Utah’s tax burden being at its highest level in 20 years, with $125 per $1,000.
January 15, 2015(KNRS TalkRadio) - A new report says Utah’s tax burden is the lowest in 20 years, due to pre-recession tax cuts. The Utah Foundation says our burden — for taxes and fees, by state and local governments — was 111 dollars per thousand dollars of personal income in 2012.
January 14, 2015(Standard-Examiner) - Utah Foundation has released “Easing the Burden: Utah Taxes Taking Lowest Share of Income in 20 Years.” The report by Utah Foundation Research Analyst Christopher Collard examines two decades of Utah’s state and local taxes, as well as the impact of recent events such as the 2007 tax cuts and the 2008 recession.
January 15, 2015(Daily Herald (AP)) - A new report says Utah’s tax burden is the lowest in 20 years due to pre-recession tax cuts. The Utah Foundation says Utah’s burden for taxes and fees by state and local governments was $111.60 per $1,000 of personal income in 2012.
January 14, 2015(UtahPulse.com) - The burdens of taxes and fees levied by state and local governments on Utah families and individuals are dropping, a new Utah Foundation study shows.
January 15, 2015(Deseret News) - At a time when state lawmakers are considering several initiatives to raise taxes, Utah’s tax burden is at a 20-year low due to pre-recession tax cuts, according to a Utah Foundation report released Wednesday.
January 14, 2015(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Utah’s tax burden is at its lowest point in 20 years. But poor and middle-class Utahns pay nearly twice as much of their earnings for tax as do the wealthiest 1 percent.
January 10, 2015(The Deseret News) - The Utah Air Quality Board has proposed the toughest regulation in the United States on wood burning, banning it altogether for nearly half the year in the state’s most polluted areas for fine particulates. Hearings on the rule start next week.
January 09, 2015(The Deseret News) - By just about any measure, 2014 was a good year for Utah’s economy, according to the Utah Economic Council’s 2015 report. And 2015 portends to be even better, barring any major disruption to global and national economies.
January 03, 2015(The Deseret News) - A group of impoverished single mothers at a People Helping People gathering three years ago sat in a circle, introducing themselves and sharing their loose plans for the future.
December 23, 2014(The Herald Journal) - Less than half of students who enroll in Utah’s colleges and universities finish bachelor’s degrees within six years, but that’s not simply because a significant portion of the state’s young people go on Mormon missions.
December 21, 2014(The Daily Journal) - Less than half of students who enroll in Utah’s colleges and universities finish bachelor’s degrees within six years, but that’s not simply because a significant portion of the state’s young people go on Mormon missions.
December 21, 2014(The Spectrum) - Less than half of students who enroll in Utah’s colleges and universities finish bachelor’s degrees within six years, but that’s not simply because a significant portion of the state’s young people go on missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
September 06, 2025(KUER) - New research on Utah’s higher education system is pointing out ways the state can improve its low college graduation rate. Utah is 39th in the nation when it comes to obtaining bachelor’s degrees. And it takes Utah students longer to graduate. Shawn Teigen is the principal research analyst for the Utah Foundation, which released a report on Tuesday called Steps Forward in Higher Ed. He says money is often a barrier to graduating, but it … Continued
September 06, 2025(Deseret News) - Utah college students are taking longer to graduate from four-year institutions than their peers nationwide. For many students, this translates into more student debt, a higher likelihood of dropping out, and long-term economic hardship to families and communities. Higher education leaders are looking for ways to enable more students to graduate on time, and a Utah Foundation research report released Tuesday offers some suggestions.
December 17, 2014(Salt Lake Tribune) - Roughly half the Utah students who enroll in programs after high school complete a certificate or degree, according to new report by Utah Foundation. The state’s percentage of adults with some college but no degree is among the highest in the nation.
December 16, 2014(Deseret News) - When the winter conference of the Western Governors’ Association convened earlier this month in Las Vegas, the response to the ongoing drought in the West was high on the agenda.
December 14, 2014(Deseret News) - A ban on burning wood during the inversion season is a necessary part of a larger campaign for cleaner air — one with immediate and noticeable benefits. But there are other initiatives that demand to be pursued as well.
November 29, 2014(Deseret News) - “If we can get the economy right, everything else takes care of itself… It’s the rising tide that lifts all boats,” said Gov. Gary Herbert to his Park City real estate colleagues in 2011. But it doesn’t, as evidenced by this: “… the percentage of taxpayers who are downwardly mobile increased to 39 percent from 28 percent,” (Utah Foundation, “Climbing Toward the American Dream: A Second Analysis of Economic Mobility in Utah,” Aug. 2, 2013). … Continued
November 30, 2014(Deseret News) - Bonds are boring. A bond is a long-term promise by someone (often a municipality or state government) to pay for stuff — roads, water projects, schools, etc. — that can also be pretty boring. But bonds are integral to enabling the infrastructure of modern life. Do you like being able to turn on the lights in the morning, take a hot shower and drive your car to work on well-paved roads and safely-constructed highways?
November 19, 2014(Utah Policy) - Here’s one for you – recall how conservatives in the Utah Legislature complain and complain about how much in debt the federal government is? Well, these same conservatives – which run the Legislature – and GOP Gov. Gary Herbert have indebted the state to the tune of $2.8 billion. That’s billion with a B. Now, this is NOT as bad as the federal government. Not nearly…
November 18, 2014(Utah Policy) - Utah is in a bit of a catch-22 right now. The state has taken on a lot of debt recently through bonding to pay for capital projects. But, there are some high-profile needs coming down the pike which could push the state’s debt level beyond the comfort level of lawmakers and officials.
