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Education Empowerment
Education Empowerment

Market-Based Tuition Could Be a Game-Changer


An imbalance between major choice and job availability must be corrected by public universities to ensure the continued prosperity of Utah. 

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 10th Dec '21
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Free Market
Free Market

Finally Food Truck Freedom


Food trucks should not have to pay redundant and costly fees for a government permission slip in each city.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 30th Nov '21
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Free Market
Free Market

California’s Gig Work Saga Is a Cautionary Tale, Not a Guidebook


While the PRO Act has yet to be passed into law nationally, California passed legislation that serves as the model for the new classification system outlined in the PRO Act. And it was a disaster for workers and consumers.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 17th Nov '21
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Free Market
Free Market

Utah Set to End Outrageous Permission Slip Requirements


This legislation comes at a time when in Utah having a government-issued permission slip determines if you are allowed to work in over 300 professions.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 17th Nov '21
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Property Rights
Property Rights

Cedar City’s First Step Toward Affordable Housing


Cedar City’s reform is a brilliant example to surrounding cities.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 11th Aug '21
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Justice and Due Process
Justice and Due Process

Facial Recognition Is Terrifying, Even (Especially) When It Works


The only thing worse than an arbitrary, incompetent government violating its citizens’ liberties is an arbitrary, competent one.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 21st Jul '21
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Limited and Open Government
Limited and Open Government

A New Model for Building Permits Shows a Bright Future


Utah faces a real estate crunch, both residential and commercial. Making it faster and easier to get a building permit could relieve some of that pressure.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 20th Jul '21
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Op-Eds
Op-Eds

This Is the Real Reason We Don’t Have Flying Cars


Once regulation catches up, there’s no reason drones can’t be used for a wide range of growth-boosting innovations in the state. Even leaving passengers aside, automated drones could get goods to consumers in record time, from...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 12th Jul '21
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Limited and Open Government
Limited and Open Government

Fireworks Bans: A Case of Municipal Overreach


This may seem unpalatable given present circumstances, but if long-lasting solutions can be obtained as a result, positive reform can be achieved without upending our rule of law.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 2nd Jul '21
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Education Empowerment
Education Empowerment

Student Free Speech Protected by Supreme Court


Mahanoy v. Levy may have a substantial impact on students’ freedom of expression, but there remains much work to be done.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 1st Jul '21
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