New Audit Fires Accusations at Governor’s Office of Economic Development
A newly released audit of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development—an institution of which we have often been critical—claims that their primary tactic to lure business into the state entails “questionable...
Libertas Institute’s Response to Proposed Industrial Hemp Rules
House Bill 105 from this previous legislative session had two important but distinct parts. The widely popularized portion related to legalizing cannabis extract for medicinal use, and earlier this year the Department of Health...
Good Landlord Programs are Not Entirely Good
The following op-ed, written by our policy analyst Josh Daniels, was published today in the Salt Lake Tribune. Missouri Gov. Lilburn Boggs used the coercive arm of the state to expel an unwelcome segment of society in 1838 using...
Secret Shopper Hired to Punish Lyft and Uber Actually Prefers Them
Salt Lake City, enforcing its arcane, anti-free-market transportation laws, has been imposing $6,500 fines on Lyft and Uber drivers. City officials argue that its laws are necessary for public safety, which is false. To help...
Forfeiture Revenue for Fiscal Year 2014 Revealed
In a presentation to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee this week, a representative from the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice presented legislators with a report on how much money has been...
Libertas Institute Announces New Director of Development
Libertas Institute announces its latest hire—our new development manager: Heather Williamson! Heather joins us having recently worked with FreedomWorks as their Western States Director, organizing grassroots campaigns to...