Tuesday, June 20, 2006
RE: Salt Lake Chamber Tax Increase Proposal
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Proposed Sales Tax Increase for Transit and Transportation Has Numerous Problems
This week, the transportation lobby requested a special legislative session that would enact legislation enabling counties to increase their transit/transportation sales tax rate to a full 1.0%. The [...]

October 24, 2005 For Immediate Release

Contact: Andrew Stephenson 972-8814 or 891-1385(cell)

Utah cities and counties spending millions on lobbyists!

Utah’s largest cities and counties are paying over $1 million annually to contract lobbyists which state agencies are prohibited by law from hiring, according to a recent report by the Utah Taxpayers Association. Association Research Analyst Andrew Stephenson said, “ Utah’s 30 largest cities and 5 Wasatch Front area counties already pay more than $1million dollars a year to the League of Cities and Towns and Utah Association of Counties to lobby the state legislature and congress. We don’t see the need for spending an additional $1 million on contract lobbyists.”

EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:30 PM FRIDAY
Thursday, September 29, 2005
RE: 50-State Property Tax Comparison
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Utah Property Tax Burdens Lower Than U.S. Average
Truth-in-Taxation protects property owners without harming local governments.
Utah ’s state and local tax burden is one of the highest in the nation, but Utah’s property [...]

Monday, May 9, 2005
RE: 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of The Year
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Rep. David Clark Receives 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of the Year
The Utah Taxpayers Association has awarded Rep. David Clark (R-Santa Clara) the 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of the Year for his sponsorship of HB213. HB213 reformed the process [...]

Monday, May 9, 2005
RE: 2005 Taxpayer Advocate of The Year
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Supreme Court Decision Violates Civil Rights and Sound Tax Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo et al v. City of NewLondon violates basic American civil rights and allows cities to continue the insidious practice of using [...]

PRESS RELEASE

From The Utah Taxpayers Association

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Web Page: www.utahtaxpayers.org

August 2nd, 2004
Re: South Davis Cities Recreation Center
Contact: Mike Jerman, Vice President, Utah Taxpayers Association 972-8814 (office), 808-8814 (cell)
Urgent: Voters May Cast Ballots Based on Misinformation
Davis School District Not Backing South Davis Recreation Center [...]

PRESS RELEASE

From The Utah Taxpayers Association

1578 West 1700 South #201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 PH 972-8814 FX 973-2324

Web Page: www.utahtaxpayers.org

July 29, 2004
Re: Notice of Press Conference
Contact: Ron Mortensen, Citizens for Tax Fairness, 294-5286 (home)
Mike Jerman, Vice President, Utah Taxpayers Association 972-8814 (office), 808-8814 (cell)

* * * Notice of Press Conference * * *

Citizens [...]

by Howard Stephenson
July Fourth is called Independence Day in part because it is the day the thirteen colonies officially declared independence from Great Britain. But we often forget it is the day we celebrate the independence of the individual; the public acknowledgement that God made man free.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” they declared, [...]

by Howard Stephenson
Watch Rod Decker fire tough tax questions at gubernatorial candidates, then participate in a straw poll on the race for Utah’s next governor. Hear Governor Walker describe what she expects from her new Tax Reform Committee. Learn from international experts what it takes for Utah’s business climate to improve. Enjoy the fireworks as [...]

Thursday, 15th April, 2004
RE: Reforming Utah’s Income Tax System
CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell)
Utah’s income taxes are antiquated and out of control, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association. In a press conference held on April 15, in front of the Utah State Tax Commission, the Utah Taxpayers Association announced its Income Tax [...]