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State tax revenue update shows a “marginally” improving economy and outlook
Tweet The latest tax revenue estimates reported to the Legislature’s Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee today showed that general and education fund revenues (mostly sales & use tax and personal/corporate income taxes, respectively) for fiscal year 2011 came in $80 … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Capitol Daily, Legislature, Taxes
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Legislative committee considers giving cities authority to “earmark” property taxes for roads
Tweet Provo Mayor John Curtis proposed that the Legislature’s Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee enact a law allowing a city like Provo to dedicate a portion of their general property tax revenues to be spent only on roads during interim … Continue reading
Posted in Government Spending, Legislature, Public Transportation
Tagged Provo, road maintenance
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How Utah’s universities are exploring digital learning potential
Tweet We have blogged regularly here about the many ways that digital learning is improving public education across the country by creating educational opportunities customized to the needs of individual children, and by focusing teachers’ time on one-on-one teaching rather … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged children, digital learning, education, online education, schools
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Liberal economic policies are killing jobs (part 2)
Tweet As a follow-up to a previous blog post about how liberal public policies on a federal level are contributing to the pitiful number of job opportunities for low- and middle-income families since the end of the recession in 2009, … Continue reading
Posted in Limited Government
Tagged economy, employment, jobs, Obama, Obamacare, recession, unemployment
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Who’s really driven by hatred in the ‘gay marriage’ debate?
Tweet Many on the political left dismiss people who support traditional marriage, comparing them to bigots driven by race and hate who seek to harm a hated minority. But just this week, an organization of people who have known true … Continue reading
Posted in Gay Rights
Tagged african-american, chick-fil-a, Constitution, discrimination, free speech, marriage, pastors, race, racism
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Obamacare’s prognosis is poor
Tweet Jay Cost over at The Weekly Standard blog wrote a smart blog post recently, titled “Don’t bet on Obamacare,” arguing that Obamacare is likely “doomed” no matter what happens in the elections November. His reasoning: “The bill was badly … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care
Tagged cost, Medicaid, Obamacare, social security, weekly standard
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Professional associations and the cost of health care
Tweet Do associations of medical professionals, such as the American Medical Association (AMA), make health care more expensive by restricting the supply of doctors who can provide health care? An economics and finance blog hosted by the American Enterprise Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care
Tagged ama, american medical association, health care, Health Care Compact, monson
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Study finds climate has cooled over past 2 millennia
Tweet Have you noticed, like some others have, that global warming advocates have begun popping up everywhere to tell us how the temperatures, wildfires, and windstorms of this summer are a result of global warming? These explanations usually follow along … Continue reading
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Corporate political giving doesn’t pay, unless …
Tweet A recently highlighted study on corporate political donations from researchers at Rice University, to be published soon in an issue of Strategic Management Journal, reported some interesting results. From a press release about the study: [The researchers] found that … Continue reading
If Supreme Court strikes down health care law, then what?
Tweet By most accounts, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to strike down President Obama’s health care law tomorrow, either in whole or in part. If the court’s ruling goes against the law, inquiring minds will want to know: Now … Continue reading
Capitol Daily Memo: tax deductions, exemptions and credits in Utah
Tweet Today, the Legislature’s Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee discussed the number and amount of deductions, exemptions and credits in Utah’s tax system (property taxes, income taxes and sales taxes). These policies impact the lives of Utahns and their families … Continue reading
The myth of the gender wage gap
Tweet The modern feminist movement cares most about appearances, not realities. Let me endeavor to illustrate this to you. Last week, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill called the Paycheck Fairness Act, which was intended to help combat … Continue reading
What Governor Walker’s recall victory means for Utah conservatives
Tweet Conservative policymakers are often pushed by advisers and insiders to avoid or abandon conservative policy positions because, the advisers and insiders argue, those policies will come back to haunt them in election season. Conservative voters, on the other hand, … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Thought, Politics
Tagged conservatism, recall, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Big government, big business are 2 sides of the same coin
Tweet Conservatives are often accused of being the friend of Big Business because of their support of free markets. The irony of this argument, however, is that in reality it is Big Government – the child of most liberal policies … Continue reading