With Election Day coming up and only 61.4% of the voting age population having voted in the 2016 presidential election and 36.4% in the 2014 midterm, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States as well as accompanying videos.
In order to determine where Americans are most involved in politics, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across ten key indicators of political engagement. They range from “percentage of registered voters in the 2016 presidential election” to “total political contributions per adult population.”
Political Engagement in Utah (1=Most; 25=Avg.)
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-politically-engaged-states/7782/
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Governor’s statement on the confirmation of Mike Haddon
SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 18, 2018) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert issued the following statement after the Utah Senate's confirmation of Mike Haddon as the new executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections:
“Mike Haddon is dedicated to helping people lead better lives and prepare to be productive citizens. He is a hard worker, but beyond that, he has a high level of expertise that will be instrumental in overseeing the completion of the new corrections facility in the Northwestern Quadrant."
Haddon was appointed deputy director to the Utah Department of Corrections in January 2007, and again in 2013. He has also served as director of research for the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the Utah Sentencing Commission. He received his bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in economics from Boise State University. He has a master's degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on criminal justice administration from the University of Utah.
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4th quarter means it’s time to make strategic financial moves before year’s end. For family businesses, dedicated trust funds offer a way to support the business while funding initiatives like education, research and development, investments and philanthropy.
Raméz Baassiri, author of Interrupted Entrepreneurship: Embracing Change in the Family Business (www.ramezbaassiri.com), says “Benefits of trusts not only include tax savings, but also asset protection, asset supervision, and beneficiary protection, all of which can cultivate the next generation of family business leaders.”
About Raméz Baassiri
Raméz Baassiri, author of Interrupted Entrepreneurship: Embracing Change in the Family Business (www.ramezbaassiri.com), is a board member of a multinational, multigenerational family business. Raméz is a firm believer in education through storytelling—a concept that can, and does, change the world for the better.
