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- Written by: Martín C. Muñoz and Laneta Fitisemanu
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This legislative session, Utah has the opportunity to support Native children and families by passing HB 30, the Indian Family Preservation Act...
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- Written by: Moana 'Ulu'ave
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Utah lawmakers could do many things to alleviate the child care crisis families are facing. In fact, there are 33 expert-recommended ones right...
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- Written by: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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37 ORGANIZATIONS, ENTITIES, AND BUSINESSES HAVE SIGNED ON TO PROTECT STATE CHIPThe 37 undersigned organizations and entities dedicated to the...
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- Written by: Jenna Williams
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What is the State Child Tax Credit?Utah’s Child Tax Credit (CTC) allows eligible families to claim up to an additional $1,000 per qualifying child...
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- Written by: Jenna Williams
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Key Takeaways Minimal Savings, Major Loss: Another tax cut in 2025 will remove about $100M from essential services, pushing...
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- Written by: Jenna Williams
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This 2025 session, supporting families with young children remained a top policy priority of Voices for Utah Children. The urgent need to address...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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More than 90% of Utah students attend a public school (neighborhood school or public charter school). About 5% of children in Utah are...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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In this post, we’ll discuss the steady steamrolling of school vouchers into Utah—a state where only 3% of students attend private schools, just 5%...
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- Written by: Pablo Cruz-Ayala
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Building a Garden for Community ResilienceWhen I began my fellowship with Voices for Utah Children, I couldn’t have imagined just how...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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Looking to the 2025 Legislative Session, Voices for Utah Children remains committed to speaking out for all those Utahns who can’t vote but are...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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There’s a bright spot of news in the childcare advocacy world this week!The Women in the Economy Subcommittee of the Governor’s Unified Economic...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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For the first time, during the 2024-25 school year, Utah parents are able to access public taxpayer funding to enroll their child in private...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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Utah’s expansive school voucher program was unceremoniously pushed into existence by the Utah State Legislature in 2023. Since then, $82.5 million...
