Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Tax Restructuring Process Picks Up Speed -- October 28, 2019 Update
Tax Restructuring Process Picks Up Speed Last week (October 22, 2019) the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force (TRETF) adopted its co-chairs’ proposal as its working document, passing a motion to produce draft legislation based on it for...
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Voices for Utah Children Tax Reform Policy Positions September 2019 The mission of Voices for Utah Children is to make Utah a place where all children thrive. We start with one basic question: "Is it good for kids?" We believe that every child deserves...
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Good News for Juvenile Justice Reformers, from the 2019 Legislative Session
Fans of juvenile justice reform have a lot to be happy about, with regards to the recently concluded legislative session. Thanks to the hard work of many committed elected officials, reform-minded public administrators and community-based advocates,...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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2019 Utah Legislative Session Update
2019 Utah Legislative Session Update The 2019 Legislative session is in the books. The beginning of the Session was dominated by a disappointing rollback of voter-approved Prop 3, which will cover fewer families and create additional barriers to care....
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- Author: Terry Haven
- Category: Updates & Blog
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100% Kids Covered: Karina the Dreamer
Karina is a Dreamer who was born in Puebla, Mexico. Her family immigrated to the U.S. when she was twelve years old. She is now eighteen, a first-year student at Salt Lake Community College, and is studying to become a Physician Assistant. I was able...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Racial and Ethnic Equity for Children in Utah
A Look at the 2017 Legislative Session and What It Means for the Year Ahead • Children of color and immigrant children in Utah face more poverty compared to White children. As Utah becomes a more diverse state, these growing racial and ethnic...
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- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Wins for Kids during the 2017 Utah Legislative Session
Early Childhood Wins for new moms and babies including much-needed funding support for Early Intervention Services/Baby Watch (Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, SB 2) and SB 135 which will strengthen statewide, evidence-based home visiting programs...
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- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
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We'll count down the 2017 Utah Legislative Session with daily data about Utah kids.
During the 2017 Legislative session, Utah lawmakers will be making decisions daily that will affect our state’s children and their families. At Voices for Utah Children, we know it’s important to make sure that decision makers have up-to-date,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Terry Haven
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Increase Availability of Full-Day Kindergarten for Utah Children
The percentage of kindergarteners enrolled in full-day programs has nearly tripled since the late 1970s, jumping from 28 percent to 77 percent nationwide between 1977 and 2013. Although full-day kindergarten enrollment in the West is the lowest in the...
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- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
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The 2016 Utah Legislative Session is underway January 25-March 10. Learn more about issues affecting children that will be addressed during this session: Tax and Budget Issues Creating a State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) End the Earmarks Restoring...
- Type: Article
- Author: Terry Haven
- Category: Updates & Blog
