October 2025 Archive
No Hocus Pocus, just a Budget Contingency Focus
During the 2025 General Session, the Legislature advanced several innovative strategies to strengthen Utah’s budget contingency planning. Budget contingencies enable the Legislature to set aside resources in inflation-resistant assets, providing a safeguard against potential future budget shortfalls. The most notable changes came through two proposals: the advancement of Utah’s precious metals reserves and the creation […]
Cultivating Success: Utah’s Dual Approach to Funding Medical Cannabis
Since its inception in FY 2019, the scale of Utah’s medical cannabis program has increased dramatically. As of September, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports over 104,000 patients with active medical cannabis cards. Administering and implementing the medical cannabis program is a unique partnership between HHS and the Department of Agriculture and […]
A Head Start: Getting Current with Concurrent Enrollment
Concurrent Enrollment (CE) is a long-standing program that connects Utah’s public schools and higher education institutions, allowing high school students to earn credit for both high school and college in the same course. In the 2024 school year, more than 56,000 Utah students participated (or roughly 26 percent of all high schoolers), making CE a […]