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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
Charting the Course: Navigating Revised Revenue Estimates
On Friday, February 16th, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst along with the Governor's Office announced updated consensus revenue estimates for Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 and 2025....
February 16, 2024
The Second Act: Subcommittee Priorities Set the Stage for EAC
As week four of the 2024 General Session comes to a close, so too does the work of appropriations subcommittees. Next Monday and Tuesday, the...
February 9, 2024
Finding Hope: Recent Investments in Behavioral Health Services
Recently, the Utah Legislature has identified the need to invest in mental health interventions and crisis support. S.B. 155, “988 Mental Health Crisis Assistance” (2021...
February 2, 2024
Metrics that Matter: Performance in the Budgeting Process
Management expert Peter Drucker said, “what gets measured, gets managed.” As a state, Utah is committed to wisely using state dollars in order to provide...
January 26, 2024
If Wishes Were Fishes: Balancing Revenues and Requests
Revenue Updates Earlier this week, the Tax Commission released the latest revenue summary, detailing collections through January 8th. This month's report captures sales and wages...
January 19, 2024
COBI. This is the Way.
We Budgeteers of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst are over-the-moon about this year's edition of the Compendium of Budget Information (COBI)! Of course, we are also...
January 16, 2024
Confetti and Customer Service: Legislative Performance Initiative Rings in 2024
As the Legislature kicks off the 2024 General Session, many budget discussions will focus on how the Legislature can allocate funding to facilitate solutions. Meanwhile,...
December 29, 2023