Farms, Food, and Freedom: Informed Consumerism in Utah
While regulation can protect the health of consumers not connected to their food, it is not needed—and should not be required—in direct-sales situations.
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...
Medicaid Expansion in Utah Fails to Protect Utahns
Recently we wrote about some of the problems with Medicaid expansion and reasons why the Governor and legislature should not proceed with the Healthy Utah proposal. Simply put, the discussion over Utah Medicaid expansion under...
Utah DCFS Caseworker Fired for Supporting Marijuana Reform
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited interview with Michael Martinez, a former caseworker with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) who was recently terminated for his personal beliefs and...
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...