All Budget Highlights Posts
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
Unwrapping December’s Revenue Report with Cautious Optimism
On Friday, December 15th, the Tax Commission published their monthly revenue summary (detailing collections according to tax type) in conjunction with the Revenue Snapshot from...
December 15, 2023
‘Tis the Season: Budget Season 2024 gets Underway
On Tuesday morning, Governor Spencer Cox released his budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025. The Governor stressed "people, growth, and good government", asking legislators to...
December 8, 2023
Plane and Simple: Budgeting for the State Air Fleet
The Utah Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division currently owns two airplanes: a King Air C90 (purchased in 1999) and a King Air B200 (purchased in...
December 1, 2023
The Real Return to Normal: FY 2023 Financial Highlights and Latest Revenue Reports
On Friday, November 17th, 2023, the Tax Commission released their Revenue Summary report, detailing collections through four months of the fiscal year. Concurrently, the Legislative...
November 17, 2023
Interim Recap: Outcomes of the 2023 Accountable Budget Process
During the 2019 General Session, the Legislature passed H.J.R. 18, which amended Joint Rule 3-2-501. The bill requires each of the seven topical appropriations subcommittees...
November 10, 2023
Initial Revenue Reports Less Spooky than Expected
On Tuesday, October 24th, the Tax Commission released the first revenue summary report for FY 2024, which details collections for the first quarter of the...
October 27, 2023
2023 Update on ARPA
Starting in spring of 2020, the Federal government provided a series of stimulus packages aimed at mitigating impacts associated with the pandemic, injecting over $31...
October 20, 2023
Bend.. and SNAP! How Medicaid & SNAP Funding Have Changed Post-Pandemic
On March 1, 2023, the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) began reviewing all Medicaid cases for eligibility. Prior to this the federal government would not...
September 29, 2023
It’s Kind of a Money Story.. How the New Funding Follow-up Report for 2023 Answers All Your Questions
During the Legislature’s previous three general sessions, $2 to $3 billion in new funding has been appropriated each year for two to four hundred projects....
September 22, 2023
In Stock Now: Efficiency Evaluations Identify Opportunities to Improve DABS Inventory Management
Efficiency evaluations are a collaborative process between the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA) and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB). The...
September 1, 2023