Sutherland Institute
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Legislative wrap-up: Five key victories for Utahns
Sutherland worked closely with Utah policymakers to protect and strengthen the important pillars of faith, family and freedom.
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Utah advanced parent-driven education but left reforms on the table
Legislators should explore improvements to open enrollment transparency for parents and find innovative ways to increase parent access to classroom curriculum.
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The state of freedom in America: A conversation with Yuval Levin
In times of cultural strife, unity can be found within the values of the Constitution.
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Mahmoud v. Taylor
The laws of nearly every State (including Maryland) require schools to accommodate parents’ right to determine how their children are taught about sensitive topics.
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New Evidence on the Social Safety Net, Marriage, and Work
Any policy intervention to address benefits cliffs, plateaus, or other disincentives needs to first seek to identify where there are perception gaps vs. structural gaps in the social safety net.
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What Utahns think about transparency of school district open enrollment data
New Sutherland Institute/Y2 Analytics survey data – broken out into political groups and age ranges – provides insight into attitudes toward open enrollment data reform at the school district level.
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Sutherland Institute supports Utah’s new high school civics bill
Americans are faced with issues that make them wonder how our government works, but too few are equipped to engage meaningfully in the civic processes that surround us.
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The hidden directives that issue from D.C.
The Legislature has passed a bill requiring Utah agencies to publish guidance they receive from federal agencies. A new Sutherland/Y2 survey suggests strong support for this approach.
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2025 Utah Voter Priorities
As pressure ramps up for lawmakers to enact legislation prior to the close of the 2025 legislative session, Utah voters have a clear list of priority issues that they want lawmakers to tackle.
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What is an Impact Analysis?
Sutherland recently added a new product to its content pool. What readers should expect from the new “Impact Analysis.”

