Increasing Justice By Reforming Justice Courts
Some important changes are needed to Utah's justice courts.
Momentum for Budget Reform in Utah
Real budget reform is finally starting to come to Utah. Instead of constantly raising taxes, its times to take a hard look at what taxpayers fund every year.
HJR 18: Zero-Based Budgeting Use in Legislative Subcommittees
Instead of starting the budgeting process with last year's budget and simply adding (and very rarely subtracting) to it, legislative committees should start fresh—from zero.
SB 96: Guardrails Around Medicaid Expansion
This bill places some restraints on the state's implementation of Medicaid expansion in order to seek a federal waiver and implement caps to ensure the state budget is not unexpectedly affected.
A Surplus Year of Taxes and Utah Still Wants More
Utah had half a billion tax dollars in surplus. But the money was quickly spent, and then followed by a tax increase. Why?
HB 387: Lifting the Curtain Off of Higher Education
This bill requires that each higher education institution's "full budget, including a comprehensive chart of accounts" be reported to legislators in a public meeting.
HJR 11: Zero-Based Budgeting Use in Legislative Subcommittees
Instead of starting the budgeting process with last year's budget and simply adding (and very rarely subtracting) to it, legislative committees should start fresh—from zero.
Public Utah Employee Compensation Out of Whack with the Private Market
A new report released today by the Utah State Auditor shows that while government employees receive salaries lower than market rates, they are given compensation packages, including a pension, that are higher than what private...
Socialism in Utah: Subsidies and the Chains of Fiscal Coercion
Part Two in the “Dollars and Nonsense” Series. Click here for part one. In part one of this series we brought to your attention the state appropriations process and the expenditure of state funds in the form of...
Your Money and Earmarks in Utah: The Utah State Budget Process
Part One in the “Dollars and Nonsense” Series. Click here for part two. In a recent op-ed we highlighted the importance of paying attention, pointing out that government’s actions, whether transparent or...