But How Business Friendly is Utah Really?
Hidden behind the shiny veneer of awards and platitudes lie a number of policies showing that Utah isn’t as business friendly as it could and should be.
Past and future of expungement reform
The Utah Legislature passed excellent expungement reforms this past sessions, but more change lies ahead.
Utah steps forward to protect digital privacy
The “third party doctrine” might have made some sense before the digital era, but our inherent reliance on numerous third parties to facilitate any digital interaction makes it clear that the case law needs a major overhaul.
Local Utah government should respect property rights
Utahns aren't able to fully utilize there property due to local government regulations—SB 107 seeks to change that.
Car sharing shouldn’t be criminalized at the airport
Salt Lake City and the Airport are criminalizing Utahns who share their vehicle using Turo.
Utah Sales Tax Reform: Better Now Than Later
As the economy continues to become more service-oriented rather than goods-oriented, Utah needs to adapt by taxing services and reducing overall tax rates. The result could mean a net win for Utah taxpayers—something for which we...