March 19, 2009 (KCPW Radio) - The Utah Foundation hosted a conference addressing the future of Utah\’s economy yesterday. Overall, panelists were optimistic, and gave recommendations on how the state can emerge ahead of the game. KCPW\’s Faroe Robinson reports.
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March 12, 2009 (KSL Editorial) - The piper wants to be paid. He always does.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n However, according to a recent Utah Foundation analysis of saving and spending in Utah in recent years, getting out of debt won’t be easy for far too many households in the Beehive State. The study raises serious concerns about how Utahns will cope financially as the recession deepens and the economy tightens.
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March 10, 2009 (Deseret News) - By now, most of us are familiar with the story of how we got here. On the banking side, it happened with risky mortgages that were subsequently chopped up and sold as securities to financial institutions far and wide. That mess may take years, and a lot of pain, to clean up.
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March 06, 2009 (Provo Daily Herald) - As of this writing, it looks like the Legislature is going to raise vehicle registration fees by $20. But this year there are families that wish they’d try some other way to raise money.
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March 05, 2009 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Utahns may be saving more and buying less as the result of the recession but for many the high debt levels they took on during the good times could make it especially tough to get through the trying times ahead.\r\n \r\n In most respects, Utahns were not much different people in the rest of the country, according to a new report by Laura Summers, a research analyst at the Utah Foundation.
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February 27, 2009 (Deseret News) - Americans are saving more and consuming less during this recession, and that includes Utahns, who in boom times followed the national trend of amassing personal debt.
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February 12, 2009 (St. George Spectrum) - Pushing to make water conservation and efficiency more of a priority, Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, introduced a bill designed to protect the world’s most precious resource.
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October 27, 2008 (Deseret News) - My wife and I have started a new round of wrangling with our health insurance provider.\r\n \r\n This happens about once a year. They won’t pay for a child’s regular visit to the doctor because they say the doctor’s office failed to fill out a form properly. The doctor’s office complies, and then the insurance company once again balks for some technical reason. And each time, we deal with a different representative on the phone.
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October 23, 2008 (Deseret News) - Report notes state’s progress meeting federal standards\r\n \r\n Despite the obvious haze and inversions that frequent the Wasatch Front, the Utah Foundation reported Wednesday that the state is meeting or working to meet national air-quality standards.
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October 23, 2008 (Ogden Standard-Examiner) - A Utah public policy group says the state
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October 23, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - A new report from the Utah Foundation examines the state’s air quality and environmental concerns. Research analyst Laura Summers says Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo have not met national attainment standards in past years for levels of carbon monoxide caused by motor vehicle emissions, wood burning stoves and industrial equipment.
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October 23, 2008 (KSL Radio) - Despite the sometimes yellow, dingy haze or winter inversions, new findings from the Utah Foundation show Utah’s air is improving, and the state should continue to meet federal standards.
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October 23, 2008 (KCPW) - A new report from the Utah Foundation examines the state’s air quality and environmental concerns. Research analyst Laura Summers says Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo have not met national attainment standards in past years for levels of carbon monoxide caused by motor vehicle emissions, wood burning stoves and industrial equipment.
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October 16, 2008 (Ogden Standard-Examiner) - When 825 registered Utah voters were asked in January what their top issue was for the 2008 election, the economy was not in the Top 10.\r\n \r\n A lot has changed, admits Steve Kroes, president of survey sponsor Utah Foundation.
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October 16, 2008 (KJZZ TV) - Between 2006 and 2007, Utah had the third-fastest annual population growth rate in the United States, ranking behind Nevada and Arizona.\r\n \r\n This rapid growth is expected to continue; by 2060, Utah
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October 15, 2008 (KSL TV & Radio) - An informed citizenry is what makes an effective democracy work.\r\n \r\n That’s why we call your attention today to the Utah Priorities Project – an extremely informative series of research briefs issued in recent months by Utah Foundation, a highly respected local independent think tank.
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October 14, 2008 (Davis County Clipper) - Nearly one in nine Utah residents currently lives in Davis County.\r\n \r\n Population projections released by the Utah Foundation late last week predict there will be nearly 7 million people calling the Beehive state home by 2060.
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October 11, 2008 (KCSG TV) - When it comes to Utah’s population A new report says it’s possible to have too much of a good thing.
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October 10, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Utah’s growth issues have been, and likely will be, mostly due to its high birth rate\r\n \r\n What’s driving traffic?\r\n \r\n In sheer numbers, the big urban centers like the Salt Lake Valley and the Provo area keep adding the most. But smaller outlying cities are
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October 10, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Picture a Utah with nearly 7 million residents, crowded schools and mind-numbing traffic jams. It’s not too hard to see from here for most Utahns, who rate population growth and its attendant headaches a Top-10 issue.
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October 10, 2008 (Deseret News editorial) - With the nation’s economy contracting daily, you may think this isn’t the time to talk about growth.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Actually, it is a great time. Economies go in cycles, but many indicators point toward continued growth in Utah
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October 10, 2008 (KSL News) - (KSL News) Utah’s growth shows no signs of slowing. A new report from the Utah Foundation says that if current population growth continues, the state will have close to seven million residents by the year 2060.
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October 10, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - A new report from the Utah Foundation finds that Utah had the third fastest growth rate in the nation last year. Foundation president Steve Kroes notes that although population growth is up, unemployment is low.
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October 09, 2008 (Deseret News) - Utah’s expected booming population growth over the next half century will create challenges with traffic congestion, crowded schools and stretched water supply, according to a report released Thursday by the Utah Foundation.
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October 08, 2008 (Provo Daily Herald) - Affordability and access to care were two main topics when health experts and elected officials from 13 sites across Utah gathered via teleconference recently to refine a comprehensive legislative blueprint. A similar teleconference will be held today.
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