Press Release Archive
Utah’s Oversight of Tax Breaks among Nation’s Worst, National Report Finds - Press Release, Allison Rowland, Ph.D.
Friday, 20 May 2011 11:16
Utah spends hundreds of millions of dollars per year in the form of tax credits, exemptions, and deductions with little evaluation of whether it benefits Utahns or is effective in achieving the tax breaks’ purpose. A bill introduced in the…
Transportation Doesn’t Need Another Earmark: Veto Override of SB229 should Stand, Allison Rowland, Ph.D.
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:43
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 SB229 would earmark $60 million per year for transfer from the General Fund to the Transportation budget beginning in FY13. This amount would augment the generous appropriations for FY12, which totaled over one billion dollars, including…
Bang for Our Buck: Utah’s State and Local Taxes Bring Year-Round Benefits for a Surprisingly Low Price, Allison Rowland, Ph.D.
Monday, 18 April 2011 15:40
Monday, April 18, 2011 Three hundred and twenty-six days. That’s what is left in the year after Utah residents have earned enough to pay all state and local taxes, including all income taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes, and property taxes,…
New Report Compares, Contrasts Utah and Massachusetts Health Exchanges - Press Release, Lincoln Nehring
Friday, 01 April 2011 11:32
Friday, April 1, 2011 A new report, “The Massachusetts and Utah Health Insurance Exchanges: Lessons Learned,” released March 31 by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute and colleagues at the Center for Children and Families suggests that, as other states…
Press Release: Health Law Birthday Brings Presents for Utah, Kids, Seniors and Businesses
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 11:06
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Today marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). While some politicians have criticized the law, thousands of Utah children, seniors and small businesses have already benefited from…
National grant recognizes that Utah can cover uninsured kids. Foundation cites critical role of Voices for Utah Children in continued progress.
Monday, 14 February 2011 15:01
Monday, February 14, 2011 Today, Voices for Utah Children announced its receipt of a $120,000 award from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation under the Foundation’s Getting to the Finish Line initiative. Foundation funding will support Voices for Utah Children…
Press Release: Voices for Utah Children Celebrates the Second Anniversary of Enacting the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
Thursday, 27 January 2011 14:29
Friday, February 4, 2011 Today, health care advocates celebrate a major milestone in providing low-income children access to high quality, affordable health care. On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, which…
Press Release: DREAMS Deferred for Thousands of Children - Immigration Bill Falls Short in the Senate
Thursday, 23 December 2010 09:47
Saturday, December 18, 2010 Today, the United States Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act with a vote of 55-41. The measure required 60 votes for passage thereby thwarting the clear…
Press Release: All Kids Deserve to DREAM - Voices for Utah Children Urges Passage of DREAM Act by Congress
Thursday, 09 December 2010 12:28
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Voices for Utah Children urges Congress to pass this bipartisan legislation and issued the following statement by Karen Crompton, executive director. “The DREAM Act is common sense legislation that is good for the students who qualify…
Press Release: Child Nutrition Bill Passes!
Tuesday, 07 December 2010 10:47
Thursday, December 2, 2010 Today, in a bipartisan vote, the United States House of Representatives approved the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S. 3307), a bill that provides an additional $4.5 billion over 10 years to federal child nutrition programs, including…
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