October 02, 2012 (KCPW) - The research-oriented Utah Foundation is releasing a series of 10 policy briefs this month on what Utah voters view as the most important issues election year, starting with immigration. Utah Foundation Research Director Morgan Lyon Cotti says this is the 4th election cycle they’ve surveyed voters, and says this year’s number one issue is jobs and the economy.
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October 02, 2012 (KUER) - In the second part of KUER’s series The Utah Priorities Project, Utah Foundation researchers take a look at poverty in Utah. It’s an issue that is new to the list of top ten issues identified by voters in a statewide survey, coming in at #9.
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October 01, 2012 (KUER) - This year, immigration is 10th on the Utah Priorities list. Immigration, both legal and illegal, has contributed to dramatic changes in Utah’s demographics.
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October 01, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - For the second time in two surveys, immigration ranked as the 10th-most important issue to voters this election cycle, according to a survey released Monday by the Utah Foundation.
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September 27, 2012 (KSL TV) - One of the most closely watched political races in Utah this year is the 4th Congressional District. It\’s been filled with dueling attacks, contention and big money ads. \r\n \r\n Thursday night, the two candidates vying for the spot — Rep. Jim Matheson and Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love — faced off in a live debate on KSL 5 News at 6:30 p.m.
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September 16, 2012 (Deseret News) - As Utah\’s economy slowly recovers from the Great Recession, it is time to talk candidly about structural solutions to Utah\’s grave education issues, where a dollar saved can mean a dollar wasted by forgoing critical investments in our children\’s future.
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September 13, 2012 (Utah Public Education) - A new report out of the national Center on Budget and Policy Priorities quantified the recent decline in education funding in Utah. Between 2008 and today, according to the report, Utah funding for schools “plunged by more than 8 percent.\”
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September 06, 2012 (KVNU - For the People) - Research Director Morgan Lyon Cotti discusses Utah Foundation\’s recent report on partisan politics with KVNU.
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August 16, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - When compared to states that share similar demographics, parental education levels and poverty rates, Utah consistently ranks near the bottom for education performance and policy. A recent report from the Utah Foundation found that our students often rank last on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in math, reading and science tests.
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July 12, 2012 (The Daily Herald) - Every so often, the political scientists at BYU take the temperature of Utah, answering questions like who would win in a cage fight between Dan Liljenquist and Orrin Hatch, or probing the relationship between moderate Republicans, conservative Republicans and I-want-to-have-Sarah-Palin\’s-baby Republicans, or what percentage of Utahns are voting for Mitt Romney because they think he\’s from Utah.
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July 07, 2012 (Utah Data Points) - In a report written by the Utah Foundation about voter turnout in Utah, we explored the idea that gratification or duty affect whether a person votes. This is a very difficult and subjective thing to measure, but political science and behavioral research has shown that there is a very close tie between volunteering and political participation.1 Therefore, volunteerism provides a similar though equally subjective measure of gratification, and may also provide a baseline to understand … Continued
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June 29, 2012 (Salt Lake Chamber) - On Thursday the Supreme Court ruled to uphold President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Within four hours after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the policy more commonly known as “Obamacare,” Rich McKeown, president and CEO of Leavitt Partners, a Salt Lake City-based health policy think tank, stepped forward with these remarks on health care reform.
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June 25, 2012 (Utah Data Points) - Utah historically has had a high voter turnout rate. Throughout the first half of last century, it was well above the national average. However, it has declined substantially over the past several decades, and is now not only well below the national average, but in the 2010 mid-term election was one of the lowest in the country.
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June 24, 2012 (NPR) - The Tea Party revolution swept through Utah in 2010, when conservative favorite Mike Lee ousted three-term Republican Sen. Bob Bennett at the state party convention.
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June 19, 2012 (Utah Policy) - While county clerks in Utah are trying to increase voter turnout through absentee balloting, early voting and voter information efforts, a new Utah Foundation study shows Utah’s voter participation has steadily dropped over the last few decades.
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June 18, 2012 (KCPW) - A new report studies the links between rising political partisanship and declining voter turnout in Utah. And it’s a major concern for voters, landing as one of the top ten issues on Utah Foundation’s 2012 Utah Priorities Survey. So is partisanship at an all-time high in the state, and if so, what’s the impact? KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Utah Foundation President Steve Kroes to learn more.
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June 18, 2012 (KSL News) - A new report from the Utah Foundation found that partisan politics is an increasing concern for Utahns, and that Utahns are turning out to vote in increasingly lower numbers.
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June 18, 2012 (KUER) - Voter turnout in Utah has dropped dramatically in recent elections, and a new study by the Utah Foundation looks at some of the reasons why.
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June 05, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Republican delegates had lingering bad feelings over the outcome of the 2nd Congressional District race, after a chaotic scene unfolded at the party’s nominating convention.
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June 01, 2012 (Utah Business) - Education is a critical component of individual and collective prosperity. Are we doing enough to ensure our children and, therefore, our community is effectively educated? Will Utah’s future workforce be able to successfully compete on a national and international level?
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May 25, 2012 (Fox 13 News) - Utahns hear two things about the state economy often: Utah has lower unemployment than the national average and the state gets high marks for management. \r\n \r\n A study from the Utah Foundation suggested those statements might not be the full story.
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May 21, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - The Utah Republican Party’s efforts to turn thousands of voters out for neighborhood caucuses got a $100,000 boost from the Republican Governors Association — a cash infusion that may have helped Gov. Gary Herbert fend off GOP challengers.
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April 29, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - A few years ago, Amy Jensen had more employment and educational experience than most Utah women her age. She had worked for years in victim advocacy and law enforcement, while raising a daughter on her own, but opportunities for advancement and better pay had dried up because she didn’t have a college degree.
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April 27, 2012 (Utah Policy) - A look this week at two interesting races in Utah this year – the GOP primary between U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch and former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist and the November match-up between Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson and Republican wonder-woman Mia Love.
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