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2022: Salt Lake County aging and government transfer dependency trends

Since 1970, Salt Lake County’s population aged over 65 has increased by 4.4%, while income from age-related government transfers has risen by 13.8%.

By East SLC News | Apr 19, 2025

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Salt Lake County: Residents received $1.91 billion per capita from Medicaid transfers in 2022

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 2.4% of income in Salt Lake County, providing an average of $1,612 per capita to residents.

By East SLC News | Apr 13, 2025

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Salt Lake County ranks 20th highest in Utah for per capita government transfer income at $7,872 in 2022

By East SLC News | Mar 10, 2025

In 2022, residents of Salt Lake County received an average of $7,872 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it 10th lowest in Utah.

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Salt Lake County: Income Maintenance transfers accounted for 1.3% of income in 2022

By East SLC News | Mar 1, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 1.3% of income in Salt Lake County, providing an average of $881 per capita to residents.

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EDA awards $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Salt Lake County in 2023

By East SLC News | Jan 20, 2025

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Salt Lake County, Utah.

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Salt Lake County rise or fall in 2021?

By East SLC News | Feb 27, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Salt Lake County received $3.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Salt Lake County farmers in 2021 reached $3,140,353

By East SLC News | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Salt Lake County received $3,140,353 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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How much did farmers in Utah County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By East SLC News | Feb 22, 2024

Farms in Utah County received $7,532,157 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Utah cities prepare to celebrate safe Fourth of July with fireworks, laser shows

By East SLC News Report | Jul 8, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY KUTV — Across the Wasatch Front, cities are preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July. But with the ever-present threat of wildfire, will cities shoot off fireworks this year?

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Rep. Owens Announces Key D.C. Staff Changes

By East SLC News Report | Jul 6, 2023

Representative Burgess Owens (UT-04) has announced several key changes in staff leadership.

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ED’s Gainful Employment Rule Will Stifle Innovation, Increase College Costs

By East SLC News Report | Jul 5, 2023

Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calling for the Department to abandon its proposed gainful employment rule, a sweeping regulatory package that imposes burdensome requirements on postsecondary education institutions, increases college tuition, and threatens the future of online learning.

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Owens Celebrates Full Utah Delegation Support Of The DCA Act

By East SLC News Report | Jul 4, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced the Utah Congressional delegation’s full support of The Direct Capital Access (DCA) Act, legislation to add 28 additional in- and beyond-perimeter flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in the 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill.

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Utah Delegation introduce Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

By East SLC News Report | Jul 3, 2023

Representatives Burgess Owens (UT-04), John Curtis (UT-03), Chris Stewart (UT-02), and Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to use unexpended funds from the Central Utah Project Completion Act to conduct water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin.

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Sandy resident builds wall to divert water away from property in anticipation of flooding

By East SLC News Report | Jun 23, 2023

A neighborhood in Sandy is on high alert as temperatures continue to rise, along with the potential for flooding.

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Owens Leads Hearing On Postsecondary Education Innovation

By East SLC News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 14, 2023, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04), delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities”:

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FAIR Act Brings Clarity To Student Loan Borrowers, Protects Taxpayers

By East SLC News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 15, 2023, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R. 4144, the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment (FAIR) Act, which takes a critical step towards addressing the failures of the student loan program by providing a fair, responsible path back to repayment for 40 million borrowers.

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Owens Co-Signs A Letter Urging European Allies To Initiate Snapback Sanctions On Iran

By East SLC News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-signed a bipartisan letter to the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3), encouraging the countries to initiate snapback sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231.

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Owens Co-Sponsors Legislation To Rehire Troops Discharged Over Vax Mandate

By East SLC News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored legislation to defend service members who have been discharged for exercising their right to medical privacy by declining to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Congressmen Burgess Owens And Hank Johnson To Hold Press Conference On Bipartisan Direct Capital Access Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 14, 2023

.On Tuesday, June 13, Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT), Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI), and members of the Capital Access Alliance (CAA), will hold a press conference to discuss H.R. 3185, The Direct Capital Access Act (The DCA Act), which will improve affordable air travel to Washington, D.C. by modernizing the federal perimeter rule and adding 28 in- and beyond-perimeter flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

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Owens Co-Sponsors the Uyghur Policy Act

By East SLC News Report | Jun 13, 2023

This bipartisan, bicameral bill would create a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to raise international awareness of the persecution of Uyghurs, direct the State Department to effectively respond to human rights challenges in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and push back on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to silence Uyghur voices.