FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:            Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150 September 25, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – This month, the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute commemorates “10 Years of Impact” with the release of its “2025 Report to the Community.” Over the past decade, the Institute emerged as Utah’s premier source for economic, demographic, and public policy research that guides community leaders and helps policymakers make INFORMED DECISIONS™. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:              Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu September 23, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – On the eve of commemorating its 10-year anniversary, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a new monograph: “Keepers of the Flame: Utah’s Olympic-Sized Opportunity.” The publication examines how Utah can leverage the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to address critical challenges and solidify its position as a national economic leader. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:              Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu September 23, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – Utah benefits from a high concentration of commercial banks, industrial banks, and other financial institutions that engage in Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities throughout the state. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute summarizes Utah’s community needs that can be addressed by CRA activities, including the needs of low- and moderate-income individuals, small businesses, and the general community. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150 Anna West, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, awest@utah.gov, 801-231-3044 September 16, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – Understanding and addressing risk factors for poor maternal health, reducing gaps in access to care, and strengthening the maternal health workforce are key to improving health outcomes for women and children in Utah. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, co-produced by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, details how Utahns face compounding challenges to accessing maternal [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:              Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150 […]

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September 2, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – States and the federal government share a vital economic relationship. This data summary, the thirteenth in a series on state and federal economic linkages from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, presents the Utah-federal government nexus for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150 August 6, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – Utah’s consumer sentiment fell 4.8% in July, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This decline (from 82.3 in June to 78.4 in July) is within the survey’s margin of error. A similar survey conducted by the University of Michigan reports a small increase (1.6%) in sentiment during July among Americans as a whole. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150 July 8, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – The 2024-2025 edition of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s State of the State’s Housing Market report provides a detailed analysis of current housing market conditions in Utah. The report indicates that high but stable housing prices characterized the state’s housing market in 2024, with Utah ranking as the country’s 9th most expensive housing market that same year. Stable prices, however, offered little relief to potential homebuyers as high interest rates and housing prices excluded many households from homeownership. [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150 July 3, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – Utah’s consumer sentiment rose 1.5% in June, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This modest monthly change (from 81.1 in May to 82.3 in June) is well within the survey’s margin of error. A similar survey conducted by the University of Michigan found a significant change (16.3%) in sentiment during June among Americans as a whole. […]