The Utah Republican Party made it official last Saturday; It opposes an ethics initiative currently being circulated by a group known as Utahns for Ethical Government (UEG). In the resolution passed by the GOP's central committee, the Utah Republican Party cites constitutional concerns with UEG's ballot initiative and [...]
Usually when we refer to Howard Stephenson’s Utah Taxpayers Association it is to point out how they don’t represent the interests of middle-income families. But we, too, were surprised by Gov. Gary Herbert’s nomination of Michael Cragun to the Utah State Tax Commission for many of the reasons that the [...]
Democrats have labeled the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) a failure full of broken promises. Many teachers complain bitterly about the emphasis on testing. Principals hate being labeled as failures. Superintendents say it wasn't adequately funded. And many parents just view it as toxic' [...]
In an opinion piece published in the Salt Lake Tribune, Provo Republican Representative Chris Herrod makes abundantly clear: 1) no amount of scientific evidence is going to convince him global warming is real; 2) he really isn't all that familiar with the' [...]
The veterans of the War for Independence, who founded our country, waited decades for their pay.
Ten years after World War I, veterans marched on our nation’s Capitol to get their promised bonus pay. They didn’t get it. Instead, they got thrown out of town by the active military [...]
Last week Republican Representative Kay McIff advocated increasing taxes on working families through an increase in the tax on food. This week Republican Senator Howard Stephenson, President of the Utah Taxpayers Association, joined him.
Congressman Bishop wants you to know environmentalists are receiving billions, that's right billions, of your tax dollars. In an Op-ed published in the Billings Gazette Congressman Bishop points to a report prepared by a Wyoming-based law firm as proof. Sounds terrible,' [...]
According to the Provo Daily Herald - and Senator Hatch from whom they are taking their cues - it is; fear and loathing of the big bad Democratic Party and, as usual, the US Government. No one should be surprised when conservatives demonize liberals [...]
It has been one year since November 4, 2008 when the promise of the American dream and the audacity of hope for a better future was made manifest by the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
His election brought a renewal of the inspiring words [...]
Our congratulations to former Salt Lake City Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ted Wilson on his new job as senior advisor on environmental matters to Gov. Gary Herbert.
Ted Wilson is well-known for his experience as an activist for environmental causes. The State of Utah and our citizens can greatly [...]
Republican Representative Kay McIff has renewed his push to raise the sales tax on food. With the state facing upwards of an $800 million shortfall, this time around he may actually have a reasonable shot at passing this tax hike.
After years [...]
