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- Written by: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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During the 2021 legislative session, Voices has supported and continues to support SB214 “Official Language Amendments” as a positive initial step...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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Legislative leaders have said that 2021 should be “the year of the tax cut.” Numerous public opinion surveys show that Utahns disagree. This may...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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Detailed description of the 7 tax cut options in the survey above: * Refundable means that it’s like the federal EITC – you...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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The Utah Legislature is considering including $40-$50 million of retiree tax credits in a package of tax cuts this session. But an important...
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- Written by: Jessie Mandle
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When kids have health insurance, they experience many short and long-term benefits: better health outcomes, improvements in their educational...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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Snow on the mountains, inversions in the valleys, and talk of tax cuts at the Capitol: It must be January in Utah.Reports are accumulating that...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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Salt Lake City - Voices for Utah Children released publicly today (January 6, 2021) "#InvestInUtahKids: An Agenda for Utah's New...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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“The way we [invest in Utah] is by focusing on our kids, giving them the best opportunities, the best resources at the earliest possible time...to...
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- Written by: Jessie Mandle
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“It feels like we’re in a game of battle ship… and we’re the ships”Recently, Voices for Utah Children hosted a virtual panel discussion on...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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With Amendment G winning 54% of the vote this month, many of our partners and supporters have been asking us: What’s going to happen next?What...
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- Written by: Sara Gunderson
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INVEST IN UTAH'S KIDS - ENSURE UTAH'S FUTUREThe Utah KIDS COUNT Project is built around the idea that data helps us tell the story of our...
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As Utahns return their ballots and engage with candidates, we want to make sure all Utahns are informed and understand where our future elected...
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- Written by: Jessie Mandle
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Analysis shows 39% increase in the number of uninsured Utah children between 2016 and 2019An estimated 82,000 Utah children were uninsured last...
