Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • Empower Utah Families with Better Income Tax Credits

    When it comes to improving the lives of hardworking Utahns, we need policies that help those who are struggling to make ends meet. A refundable Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) could do just that. Let's start by discussing what the earned income tax...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Taylor Thorne
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 2022 Legislative Session: Tax Policy: Giving In Again to the Tax Cut Temptation

    The story of tax policy in the 2022 Legislative session is a tale of two tax cuts: A large, top-heavy cut to the income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.85%. How large? $164 million. How top-heavy? 63% of it goes to the top 20% of taxpayers. all of whom have...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah Economic Benchmarking Project 2021: Utah vs Arizona

    New Economic Benchmarking Report Finds Utah Ahead of Arizona in Most Key Metrics of Economic Opportunity and Standard of Living Salt Lake City, May 6, 2021 - Voices for Utah Children released today the fourth in its series of economic benchmarking...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • The High Price of Lower Taxes

    Legislative leaders have said that 2021 should be “the year of the tax cut.” Numerous public opinion surveys show that Utahns disagree. This may come as a surprise to policymakers, who have been in the habit of handing out tax break after tax break for...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Analysis of Retirement Tax Credit Proposals Before the 2021 Utah Legislature

    The Utah Legislature is considering including $40-$50 million of retiree tax credits in a package of tax cuts this session. But an important question has arisen as to whether these credits are actually designed properly to help the people that the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah Tax Incidence History: 1995 - 2018

    Utah Tax Incidence History 1995 - 2018 Utah is in the midst of the most intense debate over taxes that our state has seen in many years. In December the Legislature passed a major tax restructuring package following a year of public hearings and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • For Tax Restructuring, the In-State vs Out-of-State Effects Could Be the Charm

    In-State vs Out-of-State Effects: The Key to Tax Restructuring Success? If someone told you that the key to the success of the Utah Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force may well be found in an examination of the in-state vs out-of-state...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Tax Reform Policy Positions

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • American Academy of Pediatrics New Policy on Harmful Effects of Racism

    This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s largest group of pediatricians, warned that racism can have devastating long-term effects on children’s health. The warning comes in a new policy statement titled, “The Impact of Racism...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog
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