All Budget Highlights Posts
Getting Your Money’s Worth: Exploring the Latest Taxpayer Receipt
During the 2013 General Session, the Legislature passed H.B. 129, “Amendments to Powers, Functions, and Duties of Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst,” which required the...
July 26, 2024
Optimized Occupancy: Highlighting the Master Plan for State Facilities
The Statewide Master Plan guides investments in existing state office space and supports the new construction of carefully planned rural centers. The first master plan...
July 19, 2024
The Scoop on Salaries: Recent Legislative Investments in Teacher Pay
Salaries have long been a focal point in discussions about education funding. Teachers are fundamental to our educational system, and debates about their compensation have...
July 12, 2024
Settlement Savvy: How Utah is Using Opioid Settlement Funds
In February 2022, the first of several large settlements was finalized in the nationwide, multi-district litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors. These settlements, worth an...
July 5, 2024
Making Cents of Jail Contracting: Recent Policy and Budget Changes
Local jails play a significant role in Utah’s criminal justice system. Specifically, county jails serve an important function by housing a portion of state inmates...
June 28, 2024
Special Session Spotlight: How Latest Appropriations Compare with June Revenue Collections
2024 Third Special Session Fiscal Impacts During Wednesday’s Special Session, the legislature considered five bills and two resolutions. Only two of those bills or resolutions...
June 21, 2024
Revenue Deja Vu: May Collections Mirror Previous Two Fiscal Years
On Friday, May 17th, the Tax Commission along with the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and Governor's Office of Planning and Budget released the latest revenue monitoring...
May 17, 2024
The Filing Finale: State Budget Ready for Tax Season
For the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA), it's almost the happiest time of year. With the General Session in the rearview mirror, economists now watch with...
April 19, 2024
Of Budgets and Brine Shrimp: Recent Investments in Utah’s Water
It's hard to believe that two years ago we were writing about the abnormally dry conditions gripping the state, while last year the legislature considered...
April 12, 2024
A Hare Above: Spring Revenues Nearly Identical to 2023
Late last week, the Tax Commission released their revenue summary report, detailing collections through eight months of the Fiscal Year (FY). As of March 7th,...
March 21, 2024
Good GRAMA: Evaluating the State Records Committee Appeal Process
The Legislative Fiscal Analyst’s Performance and Operations Team recently published two new efficiency evaluations of state agency programs: Department of Government Operations - State Records...
March 15, 2024
The Buck $tops Here: A Budget Summary of the 65th Legislature
The Utah Legislature concluded the 2024 General Session with an operating and capital budget of $29.4 billion for fiscal year 2025. The budget includes $12.9...
March 1, 2024