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Balancing Utah’s Budget in Tough Financial Times
by Jonathan Ball, Director, Office of the Utah Legislative Fiscal Analyst
A principle reason for Utah’s best-of-class triple-A bond rating, its nation-leading “A” grade from Governing Magazine, and its two consecutive years as “#1 economically competitive state” is our Legislature’s prudent approach to budgeting. Elected officials again applied this philosophy during the 2009 Legislative General Session. Working with the Governor, Utah lawmakers balanced the state’s budget, prepared for short-term economic challenges, and planned for future long-term growth.
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Utah's Approach to Health System Reform
by Norman Thurston, Ph.D., Utah Department of Health
Innovation and determination are two common characteristics of Utahns that have carried into health system reform. At the core of the reform effort is the need to move toward a consumer-based system where individuals are responsible for choices and consequences relating to health, health care, and financing. In 2009, the Utah State Legislature passed landmark legislation setting into motion dramatic changes in the Utah health care system.
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State Budgeting in 2008: The Storm Clouds Gather
by Bruce A. Wallin, Ph.D., Northeastern University
What a difference a year makes. State budgeting in 2007 (for fiscal year 2008) was relatively easy, as revenues were strong and spending somewhat constrained, mostly due to a slowdown in the growth of Medicaid, a significant component of all state budgets. As in a Shakespearean tragedy, however, we all know what was to follow.
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Hiding Under a Wing
by Tricia Jack, CPPA
As the March winds come through the Salt Lake Valley, carrying spring with them, I am reminded of the fact that like the seasons, everything is changing. What we knew to be secure a year or two ago is no longer secure. Things are uncertain. People all around are using that old cliché: “change is the only certainty,” and are bracing themselves for that change. Indeed, the “North wind” is blowing. As leaders, are we like the robin, hiding our heads under our wings to brave the storm?
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An On-Line Opinion Poll of Legislation
by Sara McCormick, Research Associate, CPPA
In this monthly column, CPPA takes a look at new initiatives and ideas from around the nation and the world. This month's idea: On-Line Opinion Poll of Legislation.
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