Is Utah the most small-business-friendly state? Voting records indicate it could be
Yong Itto, owner of Itto Sushi in Midvale, prepares sushi for a to-go order on March 25, 2020. The Utah branch of the National Federation for Independent Business last week released the voting records of state lawmakers’ votes on seven issues of small-business importance taken during the 2021-2022 session of the Utah Legislature, which indicate that Utah could be the most small-business-friendly state in the nation. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Silicon Slopes draws most of the fanfare and headlines, but the Beehive State is also home to a bustling small-business scene that is boosted through pieces of legislation designed to prop up small businesses.
This notion was supported when the Utah branch of the National Federation for Independent Business…
