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Since the start of the pandemic, Utah has received nearly $600 million in emergency federal funding to ensure that our child care sector can...
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- Written by: Laneta Fitisemanu
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After more than seven years advocating for Utah children’s health coverage and care, I will be leaving Voices for Utah Children to work on national...
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Labor Day weekend is in the past, the “heat dome” has cracked, and we are well on our way into the 2022-23 school year. Oh, and the majority of...
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- Written by: Taylor Throne
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New Economic Benchmarking Report Finds Utah Ahead of Texas in Most Key Metrics of Economic Opportunity and Standard of LivingSalt Lake City, August...
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Before starting my fellowship, I had experience doing paid contract work with Voices. The projects I supported were in juvenile justice and...
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- Written by: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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Families living with health insurance, and without: New storybook highlights why all Utah children need health insuranceThroughout the pandemic...
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- Written by: Veronica Aguilera
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Every child should have access to health care. A controversial yet straightforward statement. Providing every child the opportunity to grow healthy...
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- Written by: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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This Session, one of Voices for Utah Children’s top priority bills received very little public attention despite its behind-the-scenes activity...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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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%...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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Voices for Utah Children Statement on the News that the Legislature Is Considering a Constitutional Amendment to End the Education Earmark of...
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- Written by: Laneta Fitisemanu
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Kids Count Utah: A Data Book on the Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah, 2021 is the first glance at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
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- Written by: Taylor Throne
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Children’s Budget Report Finds Utah Is Spending More On Children Than Ever Before, But Education Funding Effort Is At A Record LowSalt...
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- Written by: Matthew Weinstein
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BROAD COALITION CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN UTAH’S FUTURE, NOT TAX CUTS, DOCUMENTS $5.2 BILLION IN URGENT UNMET NEEDSSalt...
