April 2025 Archive
On the Move: Updates to Sales Tax Designated for Transportation
During the 2025 General Session, the Legislature passed three major bills that impacted the state’s budget for transportation and infrastructure: The impact of these bills is an increase from Sales Tax for transportation and a simplified calculation for specific set asides. The following post summarizes the budgetary impact of these bills and explains how they […]
Calibrating Collections: Why Small Changes Make a Big Impact in Revenue Reports
To provide a useful estimate of the year-to-date revenue for any state fund, collections must account for tax earmarks that are set aside for specific purposes and in some cases generated from specific subsets of a tax. The Tax Commission’s Revenue Summary (which informs the Revenue Snapshot’s contrast between collections and revenue estimates) provides a […]
How Does Eliminating the Federal Department of Education Impact Utah?
In late March, the President issued an executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). What impact will this action have on education in the states is one of many questions raised by lawmakers, school professionals, and parents nationwide. Potential closure of the DOE is in the early stages, and little information is […]
Power Surge: Recent Investments in Utah’s Energy
To accommodate an expected half a million new residents in the next decade, policymakers have undertaken a ‘power surge’ of policy and investment, aimed at securing the ample, affordable energy resources that support Utah’s quality of life. The 2025 General Session underscored this urgency, with lawmakers considering nearly 30 energy-related bills and allocating a $10.0 […]