Action Report: Tax Reform Update
Last week the state legislature passed a sweeping tax reform bill during a special session called by the governor. The bill created some major changes on what gets taxed as [...]
Special Session: What’s happening with tax reform?
On Monday night, the legislators on the Tax Reform and Equalization Task Force voted 6 to 3 to advance the latest tax reform bill, revealed on December 6th. The [...]
Carrie Butler: Reporting to Utah on complex care
As a public health and policy nerd working to understand the health care landscape in Utah and across the country, I was thrilled to attend the annual Putting Care at [...]
What’s happening with the Equal Rights Amendment in Utah?
The Equal Rights Amendment (or ERA) was created to provide equal protection to women under federal law. But did you know the ERA has not been ratified into the U.S. [...]
Tax reform barrels forward, with one public hearing already done
Last Friday the State Legislature announced a proposal for tax reform by the two chairs of the tax reform task force, along with a stated intention to hold a special [...]
Improving mental health access in Utah through parity
According to a recent report by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah is ranked last out of all 50 states on mental health measures. Most Utahns do not receive proper [...]
Addressing the Challenges of Housing Affordability in Utah
This week, Zions Bank hosted Breakfast Briefing discussion on the Challenges of Housing Affordability with Utah Foundation and Garbett Homes. Housing affordability has been a major topic across the country, [...]
Report: Air quality baseline monitoring for the Inland Port
Controversy and contention loom around the proposed Inland Port project with disagreements around jurisdiction and concerns about pollution impacts on the Wasatch Front. Frustrations have sown the seeds of hostility [...]
What’s happening with the federal deficit and the debt ceiling?
As Congress approached the August recess, the high level of government borrowing and spending had caused the issue of the debt ceiling to loom large. What is the debt ceiling? [...]
What is going on with Medicaid, anyway?
You have likely heard the news by now that the Trump administration plans on denying the waiver that was being prepared for submission by the Utah Department of Health. The [...]
