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The Carrot, Not the Stick: Performance Based Funding for the Utah System of Higher Education
In addition to their base budget, Utah’s sixteen higher education institutions have the potential to increase annual funding in aggregate by $35 million beginning in...
July 28, 2023
Right on Schedule: Yearend Revenues align within Consensus Forecast
On Thursday, July 13, the Tax Commission released its preliminary year-end Revenue Summary report detailing collections through 12 months of the fiscal year. Simultaneously, the...
July 14, 2023
What in the TANF? Eligible Uses of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Funding
In 1996, Congress created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). TANF replaced three...
June 30, 2023
Driving a Culture Shift: Creating Performance Measures to Enhance Public Service Value
In today's rapidly evolving world, government agencies face the crucial task of continuously improving their services to better serve the public. The paradigm has shifted...
June 23, 2023
Revenues through June Nearly Identical to FY 2022
On Thursday, June 15th, the Tax Commission released their Revenue Summary report, detailing collections through 11 months of FY 2023. Through June 7th, Sales and...
June 16, 2023
How Will the Fiscal Responsibility Act Impact Utah?
At a glance, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: Holds FY 2024 discretionary spending constant and provides 1% increase in spending for FY 2025; Does...
June 2, 2023
BOTSU: Simply the Best
The Budget of the State of Utah (BOTSU) is an annual report detailing budget actions taken during legislative sessions, providing the historical record for state...
May 26, 2023
Income Tax Collections Down Slightly, As Expected
On Tuesday, May 16th, the Tax Commission released their Revenue Summary Report detailing collections through 10 months of the fiscal year, in conjunction with the...
May 19, 2023
Introducing the Reimagined budget.utah.gov
During the Executive Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 16th, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst unveiled the newly designed budget website for the...
May 17, 2023
H-2-Whoa: 2023 General Session Investments in Water Management
Whether addressing the issue of having too much or too little water, recent hydrologic conditions of the state have kept law makers on their toes....
May 5, 2023
Financing NOAA’s Arc
You don't need the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to tell you that Utah's winter packed a wallop. No matter how you measure it...
April 21, 2023
A Look at Recent Events in Tax Collection History
This month's Revenue Summary Report from the Utah State Tax Commission (TC-23) and April Revenue Snapshot produced by the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and Governor's Office...
April 14, 2023