Quasi-Government Entities Need Increased Oversight
Interlocal agencies, independent entities, special service districts, Associations of Governments (AOG), and conservancy districts—each of these is a type of government-sponsored or -created organization given control of some...
Utah Water Managers Can’t (or Don’t?) Count Water Usage
A legislative audit released this morning notes that “accurate water use data is critical” for managing the state’s water resources, while concluding, after research, that the data relied upon by state planners...
GOED Gave Special Perks to Goldman Sachs, Disadvantaged Overstock
Earlier this week, a new audit of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) was announced and discussed, in which the government agency was accused of manipulating data, misleading the public, and giving special...
New Audit Fires Accusations at Governor’s Office of Economic Development
A newly released audit of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development—an institution of which we have often been critical—claims that their primary tactic to lure business into the state entails “questionable...