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State
Retirement
Plans
January 2008 Executive
Summary |
State
Retirement
Plans
January 2008 In-depth
Report |
Utah's
Brain Drain
June 2005 |
Age
Wave (Or the
Gray Tsunami)
June 2005 |
The
Aging Face
of Utah
March 2005 |
Utah
Aging Initiative:
Anticipating
Opportunities
2005 |
Aging
Initiative:
Discovering
and Identifying
the Opportunities
2005 |
Utah
Aging Initiative:
Addressing
the Challenges
2005 |
Succession
Planning |
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Jail
as a Condition
of Felony
Probation
Moises Prospero &
Mike Tanana
Utah Criminal
Justice Center September
2009
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Opportunities
for Change in
the Wake of the
Recession
November 2009 |
Utah's
Short and
Mid-term Economic
Outlook
February 2009 |
How
Bad is the
Economy, Really?
An
Historical Look
at Utah, the US
and Recessions
February
2009 |
This
Too Shall Pass: A
personal reflection
on economic fluctuations
Natalie Gochnour,
COO, Salt Lake
Chamber February
2009 |
Local
Economic Development:
Importance
of Sales Tax
and Other
Factors
April 2008 Executive
Summary |
Local
Economic Development:
Importance of
Sales Tax and
Other Factors
April 2008 In-depth
Report |
Strengthening
our Economic
Future
January 2008 |
Utah
Economy: Affordable
Housing
July 2007 |
Utah
Economy: Educational
Attainment,
Productivity
and Wages
June 2007 |
Utah
Economy: Exports
March 2007 |
Utah
Economy: An
Overview of
GDP, Jobs
and Wages
February 2007 |
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Long-term
Economic Impacts
of Stadiums
and Sports
Teams
July 2006
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Economic
Impact of
the 2002 Olympic
Winter Games
July 2006 Executive
Summary |
Economic
Impact of
the 2002 Olympic
Winter Games
July 2006 In-depth
Report |
Economic
Impact of
the Utah Alpine
Ski Industry
July 2006 |
USTAR:
Catalyst For
High-paying
Jobs & Business
Creation
January 2006 |
Nationwide
Survey of
Economic Development
Strategies
Involving
Public Universities
January 2006 Executive
Summary |
Nationwide
Survey of
Economic Development
Strategies
Involving
Public Universities
January 2006 In-depth
Report |
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| Education
- Higher Education |
Concurrent
Enrollment: Access
and Quality
September 2007 Executive
Summary |
Concurrent
Enrollment: Access
and Quality
September 2007 In-depth
Report
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Education:
The Bridge Out of
Poverty and The Road
to Family-Sustaining
Earnings
July 2007 Executive
Summary |
Education:
The Bridge Out of
Poverty and The Road
to Family-Sustaining
Earnings
March 29 In-depth Report |
In-State
Tuition for Undocumented
Students in Utah
February 2007 Executive
Summary |
In-State
Tuition for Undocumented
Students in Utah
February 2007 In-depth
Report |
Concurrent
Enrollment: Funding
in Utah
March 2006
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In-State
Tuition for Undocumented
Students in Utah
February 2006 |
Case
Study of Utah Higher
Education September
2005 |
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| Education
- K-12 |
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New
School Districts in
Salt Lake County:
Consideration of the
Impact on Students
from Human Resource
Allocation
October 2007 |
Vouchers:
The Basics
October 2007 - Full
Report |
Vouchers:
Eligibility
October 2007 - 1 page
summary |
Vouchers:
Fiscal Impact
October 2007 - 1 page
summary |
Vouchers:
Private School Participation
October 2007 - 1 page
summary |
ACT
Scores in Utah
September 2007 |
Utah
Charter School Study
January 2007 |
Students
in Title 1 Schools
April 2005 |
Comprehensive
School Reform
in Utah
September 2005
Executive Summary |
Utah
Comprehensive School
Reform June 2005
In-depth Report |
NCLB
v. UPASS
April 2005 |
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| e-Government
/ e-Governance |
Social
Media and GRAMA Laws
September 2009 |
Public
Notices on the Web
April 2009 |
e-Government
in Utah
April 2009 Executive Summary |
e-Government
in Utah
April 2009 In-depth
Report |
What
is Government Twittering
About?
February 2009 |
e-Governance:
An Introduction
June 2008 |
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| Elections |
Increasing
Voter Turnout
June 2009 |
Redistricting
Laws and Procedures
June 2009 |
Casting
a Ballot
January 2009 |
The
Road to the White
House
November 2008 |
Tsunami
Tuesday
January 2008 |
Is
My Ballot Being Counted?
Voter Confidence in
the Electoral Process
October 2007 |
Western
States Primary:
How much money have
candidates raised
in Utah?
April 2007 |
Western
States Primary
March 2007 |
Western
States Primary
February 2007 |
Western
States Primary:
Montana
December 2006 |
Western
States Primary:
The Westward Trend
in Presidential
Elections
November 2006 |
Western
States Primary
June 2006 |
Latino
Participation
June 2006 |
Western
States Primary
October 2005 |
The
Next Big Election
Challenge: Developing
Electronic Data
Transaction Standards
for Election Administration July
2005 |
Public
Attitudes about
Election Governance
June 2005 |
American
Attitudes about
Electronic Voting
September 2004 |
Transition
to Electronic Voting:
Lessons from Georgia's
Implementation |
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| Energy |
Global
Energy Consumption
August 2007 |
Diversifying
Utah's Energy Portfolio
May 2007 Executive Summary |
Diversifying
Utah's Energy Portfolio
May 2007 In-depth Report |
Utah's
Energy Policy
November 2006 |
A
Summary of the Western
Governors’ Association
Initiative on Clean
and Diversified
Energy
August 2006 |
Why
Split-Estate Energy
Development Should
Concern Utah’s
Policymakers
August 2006 |
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| Environment |
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The
Western Climate Initiative:
Cap and Trade
December 2008 |
Water
Rights and Water Fights
December 2008 |
Developments
in Western Water Policy
August 2007 |
Bureau
of Reclamation's Draft
Environmental Impact
Statement
April 2007 |
An
Analysis of Water
Use in Nevada and
Utah
November 2006 |
Global
Warming, Ice Ages
and Tipping Points
August 2006 |
Legislative
Changes Impact Groundwater
Management in Utah
February 2006 |
The
Basin States’ Interim
Operating Alternative
February 2006 |
The
Bear River Project:
Utah’s Last
Water Hole
February 2006 |
Nuclear
Waste Summary
December 2005 |
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| Finance
and Taxes |
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Fiscal
Condition of Utah's
Cities
Neil
Abercrombie, ULCT
October 2009 |
Revenue
Estimating and
Budgeting in Utah:
A Primer
Kevin G. Walthers,
Ph.D.
October 2009 |
Balancing
Utah's Budget in Tough
Financial Times - Jonathan
Ball, Director, Office
of the Utah Legislative
Fiscal Analyst -
March 2009 |
State
Budgeting at a Crossroad
May 2008 |
Public
Funding of Sports
Stadiums
Apriol 2008 Executive
Summary |
Public
Funding of Sports
Stadiums
April 2008 In-depth
Report |
Is
the Utah Tax System
Obsolete?
January 2008 |
An
Evaluation of Utah
Tax System and A Comparison
of Eight Intermountain
Western States
November 2007 In-depth
Report |
An
Evaluation of Utah’s
Tax System November
2007 Executive Summary |
Hitting
the State Spending
Limit
December 2006 |
Coal
Severance Tax
August 2006 Executive
Summary |
Coal
Severance Tax
August 2006 In-depth
Report |
Funding
of Major League Soccer
Stadiums
July 2006 |
Analysis
of Utah’s Tax
Reform
April 2006 |
Income
Tax Proposal
March 2006 |
Sales
Tax Reform
March 2006 |
Some
Conclusions from the
CPPA Tax Model
February 2006 |
Western
States Budget Reports
CPPA coordinates with
the 13 Western States
to produce a summary
publication of state
budgets that describes
the circumstances and
activities in each of
the western states.
The reports are a summary
of each state's budget
process development
in preparation for the
next fiscal year and
are presented each year
at a roundtable discussion
during the Western Political
Science Association
Meeting. |
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| Governance |
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Townships:
A Plan for the Future
in Salt Lake County
August 2009, Kerri
Nakamura and Nichole
Dunn |
State
of the State According
to Utahns
February 2009 |
Ethics
Reform and Public
Integrity
November
2008 |
The
Time is Right for
Government Transparency
August 2008 |
Government
By the People:
Citizens' Role in Developing
Public Policy
August 2008 |
A
Municipal Perspective
to the Issue of Townships,
Annexations and Incorporations
August 2008 |
The
People Have Spoken
Peter Corroon, Salt Lake County
Mayor
August 2008 |
What
is Good Governance?
May 2008 |
Why
Utah Received the
Top Ranking in the
Pew Management Report
Card
March 2008 |
Yogi
Berra on Improving
Organizational Performance
June 2007 |
What’s
Missing in Government
Ethics?
April 2007 |
I
Know I’m Wrong,
So How Can I be Right,
Public Administration,
Democracy, and Transparency December
2006 |
The
Quest for a Fourth
Congressional District
in Utah
December 2006 |
The
Initiatives and Referendum
Process in Utah
June 2006 |
Policy
Issues and Trust of
Government March
2005 |
Policy
Issues and Trust of
Government Survey
Results
March 2005 |
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| Growth |
Becoming
the New Utah
Pam
Perlich, BEBR
November 2009 |
Affordable
Housing
from the 2007 UIR Summit
October 2007 |
The
Challenges Created
by Growth
from the 2007 Economic
Report to the Governor
January 2007
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|
| Health
Care |
A
New System for Statewide
Stroke Care
July 2009 |
Health
Insurance: How concerned
are Utahns?
May 2009 |
Utah's
Approach to Health
System Reform - Norman
Thurston, Ph.D., Utah
Department of Health
March 2009 |
Hospital
Pricing Transparency
September 2008 |
Universal
Health Insurance Reform
September 2008 |
Utah
Health System Reform:
HB133
September 2008 Utah
Foundation |
Non-economic
Medical Malpractice
Limits
July 2008 |
Prenatal
Care in Utah: Improvement
in Access, but Persistent
Gaps by Mothers' Race,
Ethnicity, and Nativity
Status
June 2008 In-depth report |
Prenatal
Care in Utah: Improvement
in Access, but Persistent
Gaps by Mothers' Race,
Ethnicity, and Nativity
Status
June 2008 Executive
Summary |
Can
Prenatal Care Prevent
Childhood Obesity?
April 2008 |
Health
System Reform in Utah:
Pathways to Success
March 2008 |
Revisiting
the Call to Action
on Obesity
October 2007 |
Stroke
Care in Utah
September 2007 |
Women's
Health in Utah
August 2007 |
Health
Insurance Exchange:
What does it mean
for Utah?
June 2007 |
Immunizations
in Utah
March 2007 Executive
Summary |
Immunizations
in Utah
March 2007 In-depth
report |
The
Uninsured in Utah
March 2007 |
Health
Care Transparency
Initiative
March 2007 |
Health
Care Insurance
December 2006 |
Unresolved
Health Care Issues
for Utah's Elderly
Population
April 2006 |
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| Immigration |
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Undocumented
Workers in a Declining
Labor Market
January 2009
|
A
Historical Perspective
on U.S. Immigration
Policy
January 2009
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|
| Legislative
Previews and Summaries |
| |
Legislative
Preview
2009 |
Legislative
Preview
2008 |
Legislative
Preview
2007 |
Legislative
Summary
2006 |
Legislative
Summary
2005 |
|
| Local
Government |
Fiscal
Condition of Utah's
Cities
Neil
Abercrombie, ULCT
October 2009 |
Heber
City Municipal Services
Study:
Public Works
December 2004 |
Envision
Utah Planning & Zoning
Survey Report
February 2003 |
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| Management
and Leadership |
| See
our Management and
Leadership articles |
|
| Nonprofit |
What
Will the Kennedy
Serve America
Act Mean to Utah?
October 2009 |
The
Impact of the Recession
on Utah’s Nonprofit
Economy
Fraser
Nelson, Executive
Director, Community
Foundation of Utah
September 2009 |
Nonprofits
and Elections
August 2008 |
Charitable
Solicitation Regulation
for the Nonprofit
Sector
July 2008 Executive
Summary |
Charitable
Solicitation Regulation
for the Nonprofit
Sector
July 2008 In-depth report |
Report
on the Salary and
Benefits in Utah’s
Charitable Nonprofits
2006 |
The
Nonprofit Pipeline
Problem
May 2007 |
New
Insights into Utah’s
Charitable Nonprofits’ Employee
Compensation Packages
March 2007 |
The
Utah Charitable Nonprofit
Sector Report 2002
December 2002 |
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| Security |
Identity
Theft
January 2008 |
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| Social
Services |
Innovation
in Service Provision
Supported Employment
July 2008 |
Grandparents
as Caregivers in Utah November
2007 In-depth Report |
Grandparents
as Caregivers in Utah November
2007 Executive Summary |
Struggling
at the Golden Door:
International Refugees
in Utah
August 2007 Executive
Summary |
Struggling
at the Golden Door:
International Refugees
in Utah
August 2007 In-depth
Report |
Supported
Employment in Utah
November 2005 |
A
Systems Dynamics Model
of Welfare Reform
in Utah: Phase II
Final Report
December 2002 |
Welfare
Reform: The Impact
on Native Americans
in Utah's Uintah Basin,
Phase II |
The
Impact of Welfare
Reform on Charitable
Organizations: The
Capacity of the Charitable
Welfare Sector in
Utah August 2001 |
Welfare
Reform: The
Impact on Native Americans
in Utah's Uintah Basin
February 2001 |
From
Welfare Poor to Working
Poor: Post
AFDC/TANF Income in
the State of Utah
November 2000 |
From
Welfare Poor to Working
Poor: Post
AFDC/TANF Income in
Salt Lake County,
Utah
November 2000 |
Impact
of Welfare Reform
on the Charitable
Efforts of the Salt
Lake Valley Faith
Community
October 2000 |
The
Reality of Private
Sector Substitutes
for Public Assistance October
2000 |
How
Have the Welfare Reform
Changes Impacted the
Navajo Nation?
August 2000 |
| Welfare
Reform: Unintended
Consequences for Utah
Counties February
2000 |
Utah's
Charitable Organizations
Face Welfare Reform: Concerns
of Charitable Leaders
January 2000 |
Foundation
Report: The Charitable
Sector and Welfare
Reform in Utah
April 1999 |
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| Transportation |
Transportation
Planning in Utah Reaches
the Modern Era
November 2006 |
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| Workforce |
To
Protect and Serve
November
2008 |
State
Retirement Plans
January 2008 Executive
Summary |
State
Retirement Plans
January 2008 In-depth
Report |
Understanding
the Generation Gap
in Today’s Workplace
April 2007 Executive
Summary |
Understanding
the Generation Gap
in Today’s Workplace
April 2007 In-depth
Report |
Who
Earns Minimum Wage
in Utah?
October 2006 In-depth
Report |
Living
Wage
July 2005 |
Impacts
of a Minimum Wage
Increase
National Bureau of Economic
Research
July 2005 Executive
Summary |
National
Bureau of Economic
Research
Minimum Wage Summary
July 2005 |