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Legislature can bring clarity – and individualized funding – to Utah education
Originally published in The Spectrum. Over the past several years, Utah education practitioners have received many legislative mandates that affect life at the school level — changes to literacy requirements, sex education, statewide assessments, and school accountability. Though the creation…
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Two strategies to improve Utah’s ballot initiative process
Originally published in Standard-Examiner. The number of ballot initiatives seen in Utah in recent elections is historically high. Some have divided communities (e.g., medical marijuana), while others created legal conflicts and left state legislators to clean up the mess (e.g.,…
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How to find consensus on beer and public safety
Originally published in Deseret News. The annual alcohol policy debate in the Utah Legislature is brewing. Grocery stores are seeking to loosen regulations on the sale of beer. Public health and safety advocates are celebrating that Utah just became the…
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Legislature can help Utahns solve growth issues
Originally published in Utah Policy. Utah is growing – it’s one of the fastest-growing states in the country. This is great news, but it also presents the Legislature with unique issues. This year, the Legislature has the opportunity to pursue…
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Sutherland Data Check: Hate Crimes
The following was sent to Utah’s state senators and representatives ahead of the 2019 legislative session. An important part of Sutherland Institute’s mission is informing debate and elevating dialogue about important public policy issues. To that end, Sutherland is establishing…
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Amend Medicaid expansion, but we should do so much more
Originally published in Utah Policy. In the runup to the 2019 legislative session, legislative leaders are discussing potential amendments to the Medicaid expansion plan enacted by Proposition 3. As a matter of public policy, they are right to do so,…
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The Constitution is working, but Congress isn’t
Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. The current debate over the border wall and the associated government shutdown is complex politically and constitutionally. Scholars are debating what the president can and cannot do, and partisan divides are on full…
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Sutherland Institute announces new members on its Board of Directors
SALT LAKE CITY—Today Sutherland Institute President and CEO Rick Larsen announced that both Greg Miller and John Sperry will join the organization’s Board of Directors. “We welcome the energy and expertise of these two great Utahns,” Larsen said. “Their vision…
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Innovation in Education Preview
Sign up for your FREE digital download of Innovation in Education here. Sutherland Institute will be launching a new policy publication on Feb. 6, 2019. For more information about attending this event, register here. In advance of this event, follow…
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Can you go a year without anger?
As the holiday season ends and we pack away the warmth and peace that tends to accompany time spent on faith, family and giving, we can feel the collision of re-entry into the world of angry post-holiday headlines and arguments.…