Issue Briefs

LWV Utah Studies

• Hate Crime Study, 2006
• Redevelopment Agency Study
• Political Decisions and Nuclear Waste Storage in Utah, 2005
• Energy Alternatives for Today and Tomorrow, 2008

Education:

• "Tough Choices or Tough Times: Executive Summary, " 2007, published by The National Center on Education and the Economy.
• "What Can $3,702 Buy? How Utah Compares in Education Spending and Services: Executive Summary," 2008, published by the Utah Foundation
• "Utah's Education Funding Effort, Update and Historical Effort," 2007, published by the Utah Foundation

Energy Policy:

• Utah's Energy Use and Resources: Powering Our Standard of Living: Executive Summary, 2008, published by the Utah Foundation

Healthcare:

• "Controlling Healthcare Costs, Part One: Understanding the Factors Driving Healthcare Inflation, Executive Summary," 2006, prepared by the Utah Foundation
• "Controlling Healthcare Costs, Part Two: Analysis of Five Reform Concepts, Executive Summary: 2006, prepared by the Utah Foundation

Immigration:

• League of Women Voters of the United States Immigration Study briefs and videos, 2007

Redistricting Reform"

• "Redistricting Reform," by Thomas E. Mann, 2005 League of Women Voters of the United States, National Voter, pp. 4-7

Tax Policy:

• Spending Your Tax Dollars: Two Decades of Utah Tax and Spending Trends: Executive Summary, 2008, published by the Utah Foundation
• "Utah's Property Tax Burden Research Brief," 2008, published by the Utah Foundation

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