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Why Utah should expect ongoing drops in federal funding

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Tweet With sequestration now in place, federal funding for low-income and special education students, national defense (read: Hill Air Force Base), and for local government programs and services will be decreasing, with impacts which have yet to materialize. The impacts … Continue reading →

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2013 Legislature: Testimony in favor of SCR 7 — reducing dependence on federal funds

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Tweet Testimony given by Stan Rasmussen Friday in support of Sen. Aaron Osmond’s Concurrent Resolution to Reduce Utah’s Dependence on Federal Funds (SCR 7) before the Senate Government Operations Committee: Thank you, Madam Chair, and good morning, Senators. I am … Continue reading →

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2013 Legislature: Testimony in favor of SB 70 – commission relating to federal issues

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Tweet Testimony given by Derek Monson Wednesday before the Senate Government Operations Committee in support of Sen. Deidre Henderson’s SB 70: Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Derek Monson and I represent Sutherland Institute.  We are here to testify … Continue reading →

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Utah’s reliance on federal spending makes the cliff’s edge painful

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Tweet As Washington, D.C., moves ever closer toward taking us off the so-called fiscal cliff (which politicians in Washington created for us in the first place), it is worth looking at what the effect on Utahns will be. The projected … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: health department gulps at possible loss of federal funds

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Tweet   Imagine that you’re a third-grader who needs $10 every day for breakfast, lunch and snacks at school, and that you have a generous fifth-grade friend who pays $7 of the cost each day. You “earn” the remaining $3 … Continue reading →

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Budget deal: Utah still addicted to the federal trough

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Tweet   A year and a half ago I wrote an article for the Standard-Examiner about how Utah is addicted to federal dollars. Since then, nothing has changed. The federal budget deal has again brought this issue to our attention. … Continue reading →

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