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Toolkit Topic
Toolkit Topic

Should Local Governments Have Lawn Mandates?


This is an item in our Local Government Toolkit.  Utahns across the state have various preferences for their lawn and landscaping choices. Some residents may want to help preserve water by experimenting with xeriscaping or...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 1st Jun '22
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Toolkit Topic
Toolkit Topic

How Should Local Government Deal With Food Trucks?


This is an item in our Local Government Toolkit.  Food trucks—an increasingly popular type of mobile food vendor—benefit the community you represent in a number of ways: Provide a variety of food options in more locations to...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 23rd May '22
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Justice and Due Process
Justice and Due Process

A Case Against the Death Penalty


On October 22, 2001, Richard Moore received a death penalty sentence. He had been previously convicted in Spartanburg, South Carolina for the murder of James Mahoney. The execution was scheduled for April 29, 2022, over twenty...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 17th May '22
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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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