July 02, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - The Utah Foundation has released a new report on housing in Utah in conjunction with its Utah Priorities Project. The Public Square pulls apart the data with the public policy think tank’s executive director, Steve Kroes.
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June 20, 2008 (Deseret News) - Every change in tax policy comes with consequences. Some state lawmakers are studying California’s famous Proposition 13 to see whether Utah should adopt something similar to handle its property taxes. We hope once they study the issue closely they will come to the obvious conclusion that this would be a bad move.
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June 20, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - (KCPW News) Utahns have the 12th highest burden in taxes and mandatory fees according to a new report from the Utah Foundation, which studied both taxes and spending data from 2006. Stephen Kroes, president of the foundation, notes that we pay the fifth highest amount when it comes to mandatory fees alone.
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June 18, 2008 (KSL Editorial) - It’s nice to know Utah is not necessarily a “low wage state.”\r\n \r\n Official data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics may say we are – that the weekly wage in Utah is about 82 percent of the national average, which places Utah about 40th nationally. That’s the discouraging story we’ve heard for years.
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June 18, 2008 (KUER Radio) - SALT LAKE CITY, UT (2008-06-18) Utah voters identified taxes and spending as the third-highest issue of concern in a poll conducted earlier this year by the non-partisan Utah Foundation. As part of the Utah Priorities Project, the foundation’s researchers have been examining each of these issues, and their report on state government spending is out this morning. It turns out the state of Utah is spending about one hundred two dollars for each one thousand … Continued
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June 07, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) - You may have heard the old saw about education in Utah: We stack ’em deep and teach ’em cheap. Now a Utah Foundation report says the old saw is true today.
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June 06, 2008 (Deseret News) - Utah is the king of low-wage states, right? Large families breed scores of young workers, and that means employers have their pick of qualified people who come dirt cheap. Everyone knows that, right?\r\n \r\n Well, not so fast.
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June 05, 2008 (KSL TV) - (KSL News) Utah has long been considered a low-wage state. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics backs that up.\r\n \r\n The bureau’s statistics show Utah’s weekly wage at $696. The national average is $885. That means Utah ranks 38th in the nation.\r\n \r\n But new data from the Utah Foundation reveals we could be closer to the national average than many people believe.
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May 30, 2008 (Deseret News) - A new report on per-pupil spending provides proof that Utah’s student population is largely underserved at public schools.\r\n \r\n Data released Thursday by the Utah Foundation suggest that overall, Utah spends about $3,700 less per pupil than the national average
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May 30, 2008 (Salt Lake Tribune) - In the dollar-strapped world of Utah public education, sometimes it’s not how much you spend, but how you spend it compared to other states that’s most revealing.\r\n That’s the upshot of a new report by the Utah Foundation, a nonpartisan policy research organization. The report’s title notes the difference between the national average of $9,138 per pupil spending and Utah’s $5,437 (in 2005-06) to ask “What Can $3,702 Buy?”
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May 30, 2008 (KUER (RadioWest)) - SALT LAKE CITY, UT (2008-05-29) Utah ranks last in the nation in per pupil spending, but how exactly are those education dollars being spent and what is the real impact on students? A new report from Utah Foundation takes on the questions, and Friday, Dan Bammes and guests look at the results of the study.
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May 29, 2008 (KSL TV) - (KSL News) Many Utahns already know our state ranks last in the country in per-pupil spending.\r\n \r\n Now, new research from The Utah Foundation shows what other states are buying with their additional school money. The group also concludes some of the factors are surely affecting learning outcomes.
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May 29, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - (KCPW News) Utah spends $3,007 per pupil less than the national average; its classes are the largest in the country; and teachers here make significantly lower salaries, according to a Utah Foundation analysis of education spending. The good news, however, is lawmakers are working on the problem, says the group’s president Stephen Kroes.
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May 29, 2008 (KUER Radio) - SALT LAKE CITY, UT (2008-05-29) Education is the Number Two issue in the top ten list of voter priorities identified by a poll done for the Utah Foundation. Foundation President Steve Kroes says Utah spends less per pupil than any other state, but proportionately more of that money goes to classroom instruction and less to administration than the national average or in five peer states with similar demographics.
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May 22, 2008 (BYU NewsNet) - The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee of the Utah Legislature met in the House Building at the state capital in Salt Lake City Wednesday.
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May 13, 2008 (KCPW Radio) - (KCPW News) Legislators concerned that high fuel prices could hamper the state’s rapid economic growth are spending the interim session studying energy. Representative Roger Barrus is the co-chairman of the Natural Resources Interim Committee.
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May 10, 2008 (Deseret News) - New report urges action before fuels start to run out.
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May 09, 2008 (Deseret News) - The head of the parent company of Utah’s largest electricity supplier says the nation should work to create funding for developing energy resources that use more efficient technologies in order to reduce carbon emissions.
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May 09, 2008 (KVNU - For the People) - David Newell policy analyst with the Utah Foundation will discuss one of the most important issues to Utah voters in the coming election
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May 08, 2008 (KUER Radio) - Energy – and the cost of energy – has displaced public education as the most important issue, according to a new study by the Utah Foundation. The rising cost of fuel is central. But, as KUER’s Dan Bammes reports, issues of energy supply, technology and conservation are also critical to the discussion.
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May 08, 2008 (KSL TV) - The Utah Foundation issued a report today on energy in our state as part of its Utah Priorities Project, and coal energy was our Talking Point discussion tonight.
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April 16, 2008 (Deseret Morning News) - Utah cities rely a lot on sales taxes. That isn’t by accident, nor is it anything other than representative government at work. The other large source of municipal income, the property tax, is generally hated more than any other tax.
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March 27, 2008 (Deseret Morning News) - Utah not only can survive the United States’ worsening economic woes but should be striving to have the best economy in the nation, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday.
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