HB 327: Tax Dollars to Help Rural Utahns Find Online Work
This bill would use tax dollars to fund a pilot program for rural Utahns to find online employment.
SB 146: Taxpayer Subsidy for a Tech Summit
This bill gives $1 million in tax revenue to Silicon Slopes to market its conference.
SB 16: Subsidizing Government by Increasing Fees
This bill unfairly increases the fees for concealed firearm permits and other background check services even though these people already are subsidizing government activity with the current fee amount.
The State of Economic Freedom in Utah
Utah has become very good at winning what could be called, “best of the worst” awards: “Best Managed State”, “Best State for Business”, “Best Economic Outlook." But as a deeper reading of the recently published Fraser Institute’s...
Want to save money on your water bill? Not so fast!
For as long as anyone can remember, Utah has either had a shortage of water or has been in danger of having one. This comes as no surprise considering Utah’s arid climate. Periodically a public conservation campaign, funded by...
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...