Monday, January 13, 2003

Utah Supreme Court Governor Leavitt will be reviewing candidates to fill two open seats in the Utah Supreme Court.  The nominating commission has forwarded 14 names for the Governor's review.  He has already appointed three of the five justices and dozens of trial-level judges.  The Senate has stated that they will weigh in more heavily on these appointments.  One interesting name is Senator Lyle Hillyard who has been involved in Utah politics for years. Senator Hillyard is currently sponsoring a bill that would require that the code change from collecting taxes at the point-of-sale to point-of-delivery to make it consistent with the way many other states collect. The bill is part of a tax simplification effort.  Utah is working with a group of states on the Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) initiative.  The initiative is shaping into a debate between cities, towns, and the state.  Roger Tew has prepared this overview of the initiative for the Utah League of Cities and Towns. 9:52:40 AM

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