Utah Attorney General’s Office Seeks to Dismiss Common Core Lawsuit
One year ago, Libertas Institute announced a lawsuit against the State Board of Education over its adoption of Common Core, alleging that the Board had violated two laws in so doing—both of which dealt with public notice and...
Fall 2015 Research Internship Available
Libertas Institute has a fall research internship available for college students or recent graduates. Join our successful organization to help advance the cause of liberty in Utah! We are in need of policy research assistance to...
The U.S. Supreme Court: Renegade Judges Reshaping America
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the King v. Burwell case. At issue were the subsidies for federal health insurance exchanges in states that had not set up their own. In a 6-3 decision upholding the law,...
Obamacare, where did our love go?
“[Medicaid expansion] you came into my heart So tenderly With a burning love That stings like a bee” -“Where Did Our Love Go,” The Supremes, 1964 The following is in response to a recent post...
The Case Against Ken Ivory That Wasn’t, and Isn’t
The benignly-named “Campaign for Accountability” has made a few waves this week for filing complaints against Representative Ken Ivory for “engaging in an illegal scheme to defraud local government officials out...
Per Pupil Spending in Utah: The Wrong Measure of Success
Each summer, local media outlets produce stories about the level of per pupil spending in Utah, pointing out that Utah comes in last place across the country in per-pupil funding. These stories aren’t really news since...