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Policy Analysis

Permit Freedom: Reducing Regulation in Everyday Life


Utahns have the right to reasonable, consistent, and clear rules governing how, when, and to whom permits will be granted.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 14th Jan '21
Policy Analysis

Protecting the Right to Privacy in a Digital Era


The desire to use new technologies in the name of protecting the community cannot come at the expense of an individual’s fundamental rights.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 8th Jan '21
Op-Eds

It’s time to scale back licensing requirements


It's critical that Utah lawmakers remove barriers to entry for workers. Here's why…

  • Connor Boyack
  • 17th Nov '20
Policy Analysis

Government Accountability for Causing Individuals Harm


Utahns should be able to hold their government accountable when its actions cause them harm.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 7th Mar '19
Justice and Due Process

Hate civil asset forfeiture? Here’s a court case in Utah to follow…


The Utah Highway Patrol seized money from a person not suspected of a crime, and then gave it to the federal government—circumventing state law that prohibited them from doing so.

  • Connor Boyack
  • 10th Oct '17
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Property Rights
Property Rights

New law allows owner-occupied rentals statewide


The price and lack of housing in Utah is a serious problem, and whatever can be done to reduce regulations and therefore increase supply, should be done. Most importantly though, Utahns should have the ability to use their...

  • Aerin Christensen
  • 19th Mar '21
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Op-Eds
Op-Eds

COVID has changed education forever. Let’s embrace the new direction.


There are a few solutions schools should pursue in aiming to be more flexible.

  • Connor Boyack
  • 13th Mar '21
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Limited and Open Government
Limited and Open Government

South Dakota: Innovating in the Insurance Industry


The insurance industry is often bloated with extreme barriers for entry but is ripe for innovation. Rather than shutting down innovative companies or preventing creative products from ever making it onto the market, the insurance...

  • Rees Empey
  • 12th Mar '21
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Limited and Open Government
Limited and Open Government

Utah Takes Steps to Protect Civil Liberties


While some might argue that the courts should later decide the appropriate balance between law enforcement's interest and personal privacy, courts have been inconsistent in their rulings, and it could take years to get a solution...

  • James Czerniawski
  • 11th Mar '21
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Free Market
Free Market

Utah Adopts Regulatory Reform to Encourage Innovation


As the state looks to recover from the pandemic, it needs to do everything in its power to position businesses to get back on their feet and be successful moving forward. Regulatory reform can offer a promising avenue to explore,...

  • James Czerniawski
  • 9th Mar '21
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Free Market
Free Market

Improving Access to Mental Health Services in Utah


Senate Bill 41, from Senator Luz Escamilla, ensures Utahns retain access to telehealth services for mental health care and passed the Legislature with resounding support. Governor Cox signed the bill into law on March 2nd.

  • James Czerniawski
  • 5th Mar '21
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2021 Bills
2021 Bills

SB 138: Over-Criminalizing Riot Offenses


This bill creates additional criminal penalties for rioters.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 2nd Mar '21
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2021 Bills
2021 Bills

HB 439: Protecting Peer-to-Peer Networks


This bill would prohibit regulators from attempting to regulate peer-to-peer car-sharing or rental companies in a similar fashion to a traditional car rental company.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 1st Mar '21
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Op-Eds
Op-Eds

These Utah bills will expand health care and lower costs


This op-ed by Libertas policy intern Benjamin Shelton appeared this week in the Deseret News. Nobody wants their medical needs to go untreated or for their health to be put in jeopardy by confining laws. Restrictive laws...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 27th Feb '21
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2021 Bills
2021 Bills

HCR 23: Committing to a Restorative Criminal Justice System


This bill supports positive, cost-cutting change to create a restorative criminal justice system.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 27th Feb '21
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