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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
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