Bagels and Briefings
March 5, 2013 - "The Affordable Care Act: What to Expect Over the Next
10 Months"
The
Affordable Care Act: What to Expect Over the Next 10 Months Presentation
February 11, 2013 - "The Way We Tax - An Overview of State and Local
Taxes in Utah"
The Way We Tax - Utah's
State and Local Tax System Presentation
February 5, 2013 - "How Utah Public Schools are Funded"
How
Utah Public Schools are Funded Presentation
January 29, 2013 - "Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone"
February 28, 2012 - "Tightening the Belt: How Federal Budget Actions
Could Impact Utah's Budget"
Tightening
the Belt: How Federal Budget Actions Could Impact Utah's Budget Presentation
February 23, 2012 - "What Drives Revenue Estimates"
A Peek
Under the Hood Presentation
February
14, 2012 - "Utah Health Care Reform: An Update"
Utah
Health Care Reform: An Update Presentation
January
31, 2012 - "Utah's Recidivism Rate in Light of National Trends"
Utah's
Recidivism Rate in Light of National Trends Presentation
References
January
24, 2012 - "Population and Demographic Changes 2000-2010 ~ This Is Not
Your Father's Utah"
Population
and Demographic Changes 2000-2010 Presentation
Utah's
Population Growth Briefing
Paper
February
15, 2011 - "Marriage and Divorce"
Marriage
and Divorce Presentation
February
8, 2011 - "Driving Under the Influence: The $9,000 Drink"
DUI
Packet
February
1, 2011 - "Immigration"
Immigration Packet
January
25, 2011 - "Charter Schools - An Integral Part of the Utah Public Education
System"
Charter
Schools - An Integral Part of the Utah Public Education System Presentation
October
10, 2010 - "Redistricting: The Basics"
Redistricting:
The Basics Presentation
Redistricting:
The Legal Requirements Presentation
September 15, 2010 - "Still Solvent: Utah's Unemployment Insurance
Trust Fund"
Still
Solvent, Utah's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Presentation
August
18, 2010 - "Property Tax and School Funding Equalization in Utah: Funding
K-12 Schools"
Property
Tax and School Funding Equalization in Utah: Funding K-12 Schools Presentation
Property
Taxes and School Funding in Utah Briefing Paper
May
19, 2010 - Special Briefing on Federal Health Care Reform
Special
Briefing and Backgrounder Article Notice
Health
Care Reform Legislation: Insurance Market Provisions Timeline Chart
The
Utah Health Exchange: A Utah Solution for Utah Businesses Presentation
Federal
Health Care Reform Presentation
Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act NGA Working Document
Tax
Provisions in the Health Reform Laws NCSL Timeline/Summary
NCSL
- Health Reform | The Henry J. Kaiser
Family Foundation - Health Reform Related Links
February 23, 2010 - "A Peek Under the Hood - What Drives Revenue Estimates"
February
16, 2010 - "Utah's Sales & Use Tax: Issues and Options"
Utah's
Sales & Use Tax: Issues and Options Presentation
February
9, 2010 - "Utah's Driver License: Implications of REAL ID and Recent State
Legislation"
REAL
ID Presentation
February
2, 2010 - "An Overview of Utah's Retirement System"
"Utah
State Retirement Systems Overview" Presentation
"Cost of Benefits for Reemployed
Retirees and Part-Time Employees" Performance Audit
January
26, 2010 - "What's Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Income Tax?"
"What's
Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Individual Income Tax?" Briefing
Paper
"What's
Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Individual Income Tax?" Presentation
November
18, 2009 - "Utah's Economy: What's Happened and Where Do We Go From Here?"
"Utah's
Economy: What's Happened and Where Do We Go From Here?" Briefing Paper
September
16, 2009 - "Administrative Rules: How State Agencies Implement Your Bills"
"Administrative
Rules: How State Agencies Implement Your Bill" Presentation
August 19, 2009 - "A Look at Federal Health Care Reform and How It May
Impact Utah"
"Federal
Health Care Reform" Presentation
June 17, 2009 - "Are We There Yet? A Discussion of the Economy, State Revenue, and Whether Either Has Yet Hit Bottom"
February 24, 2009 - "The Upside - and Downside - of a Federal Stimulus Package"
February 10, 2009 - Health Care Reform
February
3, 2009 - Transportation Funding in Utah: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes
"Transportation
Funding in Utah: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes" Presentation
January
29, 2009 - Understanding Public School Finance in Utah
"Understanding
Public School Finance in Utah" Presentation
January
22, 2008 - Economic and Demographic Trends Affecting Legislative Decision Making
"Economic
and Demographic Trends Affecting Legislative Decision-Making" Presentation
provides background information on Utah's strong economy and unique demographics
and demonstrates that Utah is not only the youngest state in the nation, but
for several months last year led the nation in job growth
January
31, 2008 - Fiscal Note Process
"Fiscal
Note Seminar - Legislator Briefing" Presentation covers what a fiscal
note is, its uses, and the process from beginning to end
February
7, 2008 - Air Quality
"Air Quality
in Utah" Presentation includes information regarding the regulatory
framework for air quality, air pollutants, air pollutant sources, and pollution
control strategies.
February
14, 2008 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Issues
"Common
Myths and Constituent Questions" Presentation uses a hypothetical couple
to frame scenarios explaining Utah's regulation of Alcoholic Beverages
"Grape
Expectations" Short article from NCSL's State Legislatures magazine
on states' regulation of direct shipping
"72nd Annual
Report" Annual report of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
"Legislation"
List of introduced and requested legislation as of February 11, 2008 with primary
topic related to Alcoholic Beverages
February 21, 2008 - Use of Intent Language in Appropriations Acts
August
20, 2008 - Demographic Trends Impacting Utah
September
17, 2008 - Property Tax and School Funding in Utah
"Property Tax and School Funding in Utah" Presentation summarizes
interactions between the property tax and public education funding. Includes
charts showing the property tax base, property tax rate, and per-pupil property
tax revenue by school district.
October
15, 2008 - Presentation by Dr. Kelly Matthews, Executive Vice President and
Economist, Wells Fargo Bank
November 19, 2008 - Presentation by Jonathon Ball, Director, Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst "Is It Raining? How Can the Best Managed State Weather an Economic Storm?" (8:00 a.m. Capitol Board Room)
January
16, 2007 - Understanding Public School Finance and Governance in Utah - Key
Concepts and Principles
January 19, 2007 - Blackberry Scheduling: "Life Organized"
January 23, 2007 - Legislative Appropriations Process: "How to Get Your
Program Funded"
January
30, 2007 - Medicaid 101
"Medicaid
101 Bagels and Briefing" Tables and charts compare Medicaid spending
growth with the growth in state revenues and other health care spending; Analysis
estimates the long-term impact of reducing the average annual rate of Medicaid
spending growth by various amounts
"Medicaid
Interim Committee Recommendations" Nine recommendations summarize the
work of the Medicaid Interim Committee during the 2006 interim and the first
month of 2007
February
1, 2007 - Spending Limit: "What is it and How Will it Impact the Budget?"
February 6, 2007 - Revenues From Natural Resource Production: "There's
Gold (and other stuff) in Them Thar Hills"
February 15, 2007 - Water Issues: "Life in the Desert State"
"Rainfall
by State and River Basin" A comparison of average annual precipitation
in western Utah and in Utah river basins
"Estimated
Statewide Water Budget" Utah's water supply from precipitation and
groundwater mining; and how that supply is distributed and used by vegetation
systems, interstate compacts, agriculture, municipalities, and industry
"Water Use and Conservation"
Chart comparing municipal, industrial, and agricultural use of water and the
2050 water conservation goal
"Available Water
Supply by River Basin and New Large Development Projects" Map showing
the number of acre feet of available water supply in Utah river basins, and
describing the proposed route of the Lake Powell Pipeline and the Weber Basin
Water Development project
April
18, 2007 - Education Voucher Bills
Comparison
Compares H.B. 148 with H.B. 174, the two education voucher bills that passed
during the 2007 General Session
Briefing
Outline An outline of the presentations
Timeline Statutory
time line on statewide referendum relating to H.B. 148, Education Vouchers
June
20, 2007 - Unauthorized Immigrants
"Immigration:
Federal Authority, State Impact" Presentation summarizes immigration
demographics, history of federal immigration law and its impact on states, and
state immigration legislation
"Unauthorized
Immigrants Briefing Paper" Provides detail for issues covered in the
presentation
July
18, 2007 - Health Care Costs and Access
"Health
Care Costs and Access" Highlights potential state policy developments;
also includes rates of growth in health care spending and factors affecting
that growth
September 19, 2007 - The ABCs of Financial Institutions in Utah
"The ABCs"
Presentation includes background on the industry, state vs. federal government
regulation, and current issues such as payday loans and mortgage lending
"Table of Contents"
Table of contents for an information packet provided at the briefing
October
17, 2007 - Why We Love to Hate Property Taxes
November 14, 2007 - Understanding Utah's Energy Generation Needs
