'Mont Co has led in #affordablehousing innovations, incl req developers to set aside 15% of units for those making <2/3 median income.' Now come developments 'financed w a new $100m fund to invest in new projects that trade profits for lower rents.'
#utpol nytimes.com/2023/08/25/bus…

.The Daily Universe:
“...what’s going on is politicians giving in to the #taxcuttemptation . It’s easy to do and they want to be able to say to their constituents come election time, ‘I gave you something, I put a couple hundred dollars in your pocket'”
#UtPol
universe.byu.edu/2023/04/17/his…

Excellent summary of Utah's income tax from Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute ......
#UtPol #UtLeg

.The Daily Universe:
In January, Invest in Utah’s Future “called on #UtLeg to prioritize addressing Utah’s long and growing list of unmet needs over permanent tax cuts that undermine our long-term capacity to invest in Utah’s future.”
#UtPol #TaxDay
universe.byu.edu/2023/04/17/his…

.The Daily Universe:
“Because low-income households are already paying 7.5% of their income in taxes, not through income tax but sales, gas and property tax, the idea is that the income tax should be the one tax that isn’t a regressive tax,” Weinstein said.
#UtPol #UtLeg #TaxDay

“It’s mostly been income tax we’ve been cutting. This year the income tax cut was >$400m, last year $200m, the year before $100m. The income tax is the one tax that isn’t a regressive tax, so #UtLeg is making our overall tax system more regressive.”
#utpol
universe.byu.edu/2023/04/17/his…

#TaxDay 2023 is a great time to celebrate the #EITC and #CTC in Utah:
These refundable federal tax credits bring an average of >$2,000 each to hundreds of thousands of Utah families, helping them make a better future for their kids.
#utpol
utahfamilytaxcredits.org/learnmore/

Former Baltimore City Health Commissioner (and former Utahn)
Leana Wen, M.D. on Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox and #UtLeg legislation on children's access to social media...
#utpol
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

The fine print: “While the value of the state EITC will increase, it will remain nonrefundable, therefore this change does not align with the evidence-based recommendations in our Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap. “

Utah already has a refundable adoption tax credit. Now we should make our #EITC and our new #CTC refundable too.
Learn more about why family tax credit refundability matters at utahfamilytaxcredits.org/learnmore/

Re UT's new child tax credit
1) Not true: “There are really good benefits right now for child care. ... So we believe the tax credit makes more sense.” Fewer than 10% of eligible families receive child care 'benefits'' from the state.
deseret.com/utah/2023/4/5/…

Kudos to Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox & Aimee Winder Newton for their advocacy for creating refundable tax credits to strengthen families. Will 2024 be the year #UtLeg gets on board? 🙏🤞
#utpol #EITC #CTC

We are ecstatic to share that SB217 Children’s Health Coverage Amendments passed this session! It will help more immigrant kids get the quality health coverage and care they need.

We're excited to work with Sen. Luz Escamilla and our partners so our children get the care they need!

Last year, Utah became the 31st state with our own #EarnedIncomeTaxCredit . 😀
Unfortunately, Utah's is one of just 5 that are non-refundable, so the lowest-income 80-90% of federal #EITC recipients get no tax cut from the Utah EITC. 😢
More: cbpp.org/research/state…
#UtPol #UtLeg

Another national ranking finds Utah is a low-tax state, with our overall level of taxation in the bottom half of states.
#utpol
wallethub.com/edu/states-wit…

Just posted most recent (2020) federal high school grad rate state data investinutahsfuture.org/learn-more#h.s…
#UtPol highlights:
While Utah whites are half a point above nat'l avg, surprising to see #UtEd has larger gaps than US between haves & have-nots and between majority & minority groups.

'Matthew Weinstein, fiscal policy dir @UtChildren, told KUTV2news @DanielMWoodruff #UtLeg tax cuts will not help enough people on lower income levels, and many things should come before cutting taxes. ' #UtEd is certainly at the top of our list.''
#utpol
kutv.com/news/politics/…