Only nine states are near or have exceeded testing minimums estimated by Harvard. Utah is one of them. Click here to read the article.
NPR: Utah Is Ready To Move Into 2nd Phase Of COVID-19 Response
Utah is approaching the second phase of the Utah Leads Together plan. This is possible due to the state’s early efforts in approaching the pandemic as not only a medical problem, but also an operations problem. Along with medical expertise, we need logistical and operational expertise to build a machine that can move all of the parts necessary to contain …
Bloomberg: U.S. States Prepare Test-and-Trace Programs to Reopen Their Economies
Several states have launched new efforts to contain Covid-19, laying plans to test aggressively and track the potentially infected with help from nonprofits, universities and the private sector. Massachusetts, Utah and North Dakota are among those working on the kinds of comprehensive strategies that public-health experts agree are needed to arrest the coronavirus’s spread and lift the social-distancing measures that …
US News: Minnesota, Utah Among States Best Prepared for Coronavirus Economic Upheaval
STATES SUCH AS Minnesota and Utah that both conduct regular stress tests to prepare for unexpected shocks to economic growth and tax revenues and that have robust rainy day funds are among those better positioned to ride out the worst of the ongoing coronavirus-fueled economic crisis, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts report published on Thursday. Read More>>
Fast Company: Utah is running mass COVID-19 tests: Why aren’t other states?
If you go to the hospital now in New York or San Francisco with symptoms of COVID-19 that aren’t bad enough to keep you in the hospital—maybe you have a fever and a cough and some shortness of breath but can still get enough oxygen on your own—you may be told to assume that you have the virus and go …
Salt Lake Tribune: Herbert visits Utah juvenile detention center looking for reforms
Gov. Gary Herbert had a big question for the five young people who sat in front of him Wednesday morning at Decker Lake Youth Center: How could Utah have helped them before they were sent to this place? The five boys had broken the law and a judge determined they should serve some time in this secure care facility. Herbert …
Fox 13: Gov. Herbert tours juvenile detention facility and talks with offenders on their progress
Governor Gary Herbert visited Decker Lake Youth Center in West Valley City Wednesday, and he met with some of the juveniles offenders who are incarcerated there. “We recognize that sometimes our young people get off on the wrong foot, going down the wrong pathway. We have an opportunity to help them and correct that,” Herbert said. Gov. Herbert has a …
KUTV: Gov. Herbert proposes extra $300 million for education in state budget
Gov. Gary Hebert outlined his latest and last budget plan Wednesday morning, which includes $300 million more dollars for public education, amounting to a 4.5% increase in the “weighted pupil unit.” Read More >>
FAQ: ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT UTAH’S NEW TAX LAW
1. How will the new tax law affect me personally? It’s difficult to say without knowing your specific income or household size. But we can tell you that about 85 percent of Utahns will pay less under our new tax system than they paid under the old one. Factoring in adjustments to sales tax and gas tax, we have cut …
Utah Ranked as the Best State for Millennials
Each state was ranked 1 to 50 in four categories: Millennial Unemployment Rate Average Student Loan Debt Millennial Home Ownership Percent Of Millennials Living In Poverty All four categories were then averaged together, each weighted equally. The higher score in each category, the lower the rank. For example, 43% of Utah millennials own a home, the highest of any state, …