Budget

Back to School: Packing Utah’s Public Ed Funding “Lunchbox”

If you've spent any time around public education funding, you've probably heard terms like WPU, enrollment growth, basic levy, or property tax equalization. At some point, it may have felt like everyone in the room understood these terms except...read more

Trailblazing into the Fiscal New Year with BOTSU

With the historic America 250 celebration on July 4th and Pioneer Day behind us, you might not have realized that July 1st marked another major milestone in Utah: Fiscal New Year’s Day. While July 1st is when the new budget officially takes...read more

Sine-Nara to the 2026 Utah General Session

As the gavel falls and the 2026 General Session moves to adjourn Sine Die, we find ourselves humming a familiar tune. Before we say adieu, auf Wiedersehen, and goodbye to Capitol Hill for the session, let’s review the numbers. The following post...read more

Fiscal Field Guide: Cultivating the State Budget

The Soil: Base Budgets Every successful harvest begins with the quality of the soil. In Utah, that "soil" is the base budget; the essential, ongoing funding that keeps state services rooted and resilient. Last year’s 4.8% revenue growth...read more

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