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Last week the Utah Legislature accepted $1.7 billion (yes, billion) in federal COVID relief funds through the American Rescue Plan Act. Legislators...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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Beginning this Summer 2021, Utah Local Education Agencies (LEAs) will be receiving approximately $615 million in Elementary and Secondary...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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Local education authorities, the state Office of Education, and the Office of Child Care have received hundreds of millions of dollars that can and...
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- Written by: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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Senator Mitt RomneyWashington, DC 20510April 1, 2021Dear Senator Mitt Romney:Last week, two major immigration bills HR6: The Dream and...
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- Written by: Sara Gunderson
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We appreciate the many legislators that supported bills affecting children. In summary, it WAS a good year for kids, but we still have plenty to...
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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...
