Insights
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
-
Key questions and answers about healthcare sharing ministries
Utah is considering legislation that would require healthcare sharing ministries to report to the state insurance commissioner, although the ministries don’t provide health insurance. What exactly are they?
-
The expansion of the Utah Fits All Scholarship
Increasing funds to the new program is the next key commitment in bringing education choice to families in the state. Arizona and Arkansas can provide some lessons from their experiences.
-
Utah’s proactive work on religious freedom will help head off conflicts
This session, the Legislature is considering several religious freedom bills that would implement specific and blanket protections of free exercise.
-
The state of career and technical education and virtual learning
True choice in education includes all types of options, like career and technical education and many forms of online learning.
-
What’s behind the mess at the Texas border?
Texas says the federal government has failed to enforce border security. The federal government, in turn, complains that Texas officials are interfering with federal efforts to respond to migration.
-
Supreme Court may end ‘Chevron deference’: Here’s what that means
If Congress has the sole lawmaking authority according to the Constitution, then agencies can only act legitimately when acting to implement clear policy decisions made by Congress.
-
The state of home-based education
Home schooling is growing in Utah and is the fastest-growing form of education in the country.
-
Q&A: Microschool public partnerships
Former Idaho state Sen. Steven Thayn believes in education choice policies that also alleviate concerns about public school funding. He thinks there is a future for microschool partnerships with public school districts.
-
Are religious universities safer for Jewish students than secular schools?
A religious identity may be an important resource for fostering tolerance and a sense of belonging on college campuses.
-
Supreme Court case could have impact on housing affordability
Case challenges a hefty impact fee charged by a California county to a property owner seeking to build a home.