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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October 02, 2008 (Deseret News) - Number of Utahns unable to afford insurance rising\r\n \r\n The chief authors of Utah’s strategy for reforming its health-care system say the most important set of figures to keep in mind as the project goes along is 1-3-6-10.\r\n \r\n The numbers represent the four phases of the decadelong renovation of a system that many believe is a much more serious threat to the basic economy and overall well-being of Utah and the nation than the … Continued
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October 02, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - A new report from the Utah Foundation explores six issues that need to be addressed for health system reform to take place. The report states that federal regulations need to be navigated to avoid federal laws displacing state laws. Utah Foundation research analyst Laura Sommers says a main concern is balancing the interests of health system stakeholders.
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October 01, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Hurdles for health care reform range from dealing with restrictions in federal laws to defining what “affordable” means for families, according to a new report from the Utah Foundation.\r\n The report, entitled “Health System Reform: Key Issues to Resolve,” was released Wednesday and is available at www.utahfoundation.org. It offers background information on problems that face a legislative task force now working on proposals.
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September 26, 2008 (Deseret News) - Speaking at a clean-air conference, former governor Olene Walker talked about her battle with lung disease, which prompted her to move to southern Utah.\r\n Walker suffers from a condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a scarring of the lung tissue, which is aggravated by the fine particulates in the air on the Wasatch Front and makes it difficult for her to breathe. Consequently, she moved to St. George.
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September 25, 2008 (The Daily Utah Chronicle (University of Utah)) - Former Utah Gov. Olene Walker personally feels the effects of Utah
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September 21, 2008 (Deseret News) - Some of the state’s movers and shakers of K-12 public education didn’t mince words while discussing how to improve the future of education in Utah.\r\n \r\n Members of a panel addressed hot-button issues this past week, including local control, large school districts versus small, and the power of the Utah Legislature.
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September 19, 2008 (Deseret News) - The past few wet winters have been good to arid Utah, but history has proven that drought conditions will be here again, and the Utah Foundation wants to warn people about wasting water.
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September 18, 2008 (KUER Radio) - Water ranks as the seventh highest issue on voters’ minds this year, according to a survey commissioned by the Utah Foundation, a non-partisan think tank based in Salt Lake. Foundation president Steve Kroes tells KUER’s Jennifer Napier-Pearce that water in the West is complicated by population growth, geology, politics and of course, the weather.
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September 16, 2008 (BYU NewsNet) - When BYU student Bethany Howard-Meiners pulled up to her home in Lindon, she saw something was wrong right away.\r\n \r\n “The garage door was open,” she said. “Someone had parked in front of our house and saw an opportunity.”
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August 28, 2008 (KUER Radio) - As part of the Utah Priorities Project, the Utah Foundation recently surveyed voters to find out what issues they care most about as the November elections approach. Immigration is one of them. The poll found that access to government services, impacts on crime and impacts on school were Utahns’ chief concerns about undocumented immigrants. Immigrants’ impact on wages, society and culture and competition for jobs, meanwhile, were less of a concern. The independent think tank’s … Continued
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August 28, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - Yesterday, an Oklahoma lawmaker told Utah legislators his state is poised to save $200 million dollars annually after implementing the same immigration policy that served as a template for Utah’s Senate Bill 81. But a Utah Foundation policy brief released today cautions lawmakers to also consider the loss to the state.
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August 25, 2008 (Deseret News) - Utah’s low crime rate renders it one of the safest places to live in the nation. It’s a distinction that chambers of commerce, economic development agencies and professional recruiters should be shouting from the rooftops.
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August 23, 2008 (Deseret News) - Factors that affect teacher quality aren’t necessarily high academic degrees or many years of teacher experience, according to a report released by the Utah Foundation.
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August 23, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Almost as many people are dying on Utah roads in 2008 as in recent years, a grim fact that troubles highway officials who were hoping for more improvement as traffic declines.
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August 23, 2008 (Deseret News) - For Utah schools to improve, leaders have to begin thinking in new ways. These may include changing how teachers become certified, lengthening probationary periods for new teachers so the bad ones can be fired, and increasing the pay for teachers in rural and other hard-to-staff schools.\r\n \r\n Those are some of the conclusions of a newly released research brief on how to improve teacher quality in Utah, published by the Utah Foundation. They deserve serious … Continued
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