New EPA Rules Threaten Property Rights in Utah
School children across Utah were likely exposed this week to the virtues of environmental conservation and the heroics of “Captain Planet” in honor of Earth Day. We presume that few were introduced to the unintended consequences...
HB104: Property Rights for Raw Milk Drinkers
To track the status of this bill, find it on our Legislation Tracker.Click here to contact the sponsor of the bill to share your thoughts, or click here to email your Senator and Representative about it. Libertas Institute...
Lyft driver in Utah cited $6,500 for providing a service
Editor’s note: Lyft is one of two popular ride-sharing services (Uber being the other) that have faced significant opposition from traditional competitors such as taxi companies. Governments around the country have...
New Rules for Hemp Extract in Utah: HB105 Implementation
The Controlled Substance Advisory Committee in Utah recently discussed regulatory implementation of the bill allowing the use of hemp extract for persons with intractable epilepsy. Libertas Institute was in attendance to hear...
Crime and Punishment: Utah’s Voluminous Laws
It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. —James Madison, Federalist 62...
Prohibitionist Policies and Black Markets
President Obama has recently decided to make it illegal to buy, sell, or trade ivory that is less than 100 years old. International trade of “blood ivory” has been illegal since 1989. According to unnamed conservationists,...