Legislative session providing friction and progress
Any bill with the word "tax" will be incorporated into a huge task force to study all issues related to Utah's methodology of collecting revenue from companies and individuals. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. was hoping to have major changes to the tax code this session but didn't have enough time to build support and address funding issues. The more compelling subject is how this Legislative task force will include the governor in its deliberations. Will he have adequate representation in the membership or will he have to construct a parallel group of his own appointees? The final makeup of the committee will be a good indicator of his relationship with the Legislature.
Redevelopment Agencies ("RDA's") were an issue when I served in the Legislature and still vex lawmakers. A variety of individuals and organizations are pushing to curtail RDA authority and most likely to pass is a prohibition, sponsored by Sen. Curtis Bramble, to prevent their use with sports stadiums (i.e. soccer). The bigger question is whether a ban on RDA retail development, also included in this legislation, will remain. Insiders involved in this matter claim that such a measure could interfere with Zions Securities' (the property holding company for the LDS Church) plans for Crossroads Plaza and the ZCMI Center. This drive to reform RDAs has established "strange bedfellows" political partnerships, including an alliance between normal antagonists the Utah Taxpayers Association and the Utah Education Association.
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