Libertas Institute Announces New Director of Development
Libertas Institute announces its latest hire—our new director of development: Chris Jones! Chris Jones joins Libertas after a lengthy stint in the private sector as branch manager at City First Mortgage Services. Over a...
HCR1: Resisting Federal Takeover of Water in Utah
This bill passed the House 64-9 and passed the Senate 22-4. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Recently the EPA finalized a new administrative rule to redefine “Waters of the United States” under its regulatory...
HB80: Limiting Unnecessary Vehicle Impound
This bill failed in the House on a 29-40 vote. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under current Utah law, police are ordered by statute to seize vehicles that are being oeprated without insurance. Because this is already a...
HB76: Removing the Zion Curtain
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. One of Utah’s infamously odd liquor laws is the so-called “Zion Curtain”—a requirement that restaurants serving alcohol may...
HB85: Private Attorneys General: Incentivizing the Protection of Liberty
This bill passed the House unanimously but was not considered by the Senate. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Several years ago, the Utah legislature enacted a law that prohibits the awarding of attorney’s fees under...
Enedina Stanger: Charged with a Felony for Using Medical Cannabis
Our new video briefly features the story of a young mother charged with a felony for seeking relief from cannabis, after opiate-based prescription drugs administered by doctors nearly killed her. For more information on...