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Briefing Papers

2017

October 2017
- Utah's General Sales & Use Tax (PDF)
June 2017
- Limited Purpose Local Governments (PDF)

2016

August 2016
- Elections Obstacles: Utah’s Growing Need for New Voting Equipment (PDF)

2015

July 2015
- The New Gas Tax: What it is and How it Works (PDF)

2014

December 2014
- Utah Post Postretirement Employment Restrictions (PDF)
February 2014
- Utah's Population: Growing Fast, Concentrating More, Diversifying Rapidly (PDF)

2013

2012

November 2012
- How Utah Water Works: An Overview of Sources, Uses, Funding, and Pricing (PDF)
August 2012
- Curriculum Standards and Assessments (PDF)
- Student Assessment and School Accountability in Utah (PDF)
January 2012
- Utah's Population Growth (PDF)

2011

September 2011
- Utah's General Sales & Use Tax (PDF)

2010

September 2010
- A History of Property Tax in Utah (PDF) (2011 NCSL Notable Document Award)
August 2010
- Property Taxes and School Funding in Utah (PDF)
April 2010
- Population Growth Continues Despite Slowing In-migration (PDF)
January 2010
- What's Happened to Taxpayers Under Utah's New Individual Income Tax? (PDF)

2009

November 2009
- Utah's Economy: What's Happened and Where Do We Go From Here? (PDF) (2010 NCSL Notable Document Award)

2007

March 2007
- Tax Relief & Reform (PDF) (2007 NCSL Notable Document Award)
June 2007
- Unauthorized Immigrants Briefing Paper (PDF)

2006

December 2006
- Income Tax Briefing Paper (PDF)
March 2006
- Gross Taxable Sales Grow Rapidly (PDF)
January 2006
- Population Briefing Paper (PDF)

2005

December 2005
- Understanding Medicaid - A Policymaker's Introduction (PDF) (2006 NCSL Notable Document Award)

2004

January 2004
- Utah's Economic and Demographic Trends Affecting Legislative Decision-Making (PDF)

2003

April 2003
- Demographic Profiles of Legislative Districts (PDF) (2003 NCSL Notable Document Award)

2002

November 2002
- Medicaid Spending: Controlling Costs (PDF) (2003 NCSL Notable Document Award)
- Senate Confirmation of Judicial Appointments (PDF) (2003 NCSL Notable Document Award)
September 2002
- The Future of Highway Funding (PDF) (2003 NCSL Notable Document Award)

2001

November 2001
- Energy Policy Issues and Legislative Options (PDF) (2002 NCSL Notable Document Award)
- Tax Primer (PDF) (2003 NCSL Notable Document Award)
September 2001
- Redistricting Committee Report (PDF)