Insights & Takeaways
Insights & Takeaways is Sutherland Institute’s official blog that informs the public and policymakers alike. The blog addresses important issues through the two distinct yet complementary lenses of the seasoned policy professional and the engaged citizen.
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
Takeaways: the most important things voters need to know. For civically engaged citizens.
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Sutherland Institute applauds the compromise special needs scholarship bill
Read More: Sutherland Institute applauds the compromise special needs scholarship billStudents with an individualized education program (IEP) will now have the opportunity to purchase a range of educational options outside of just school tuition that meet their unique needs, including…
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Pastors being arrested. Mayors shutting down churches. What does the law say about all of this?
Read More: Pastors being arrested. Mayors shutting down churches. What does the law say about all of this?In the fluid pandemic situation, religious freedom is being tossed around both as an excuse for continuing public gatherings and as a focus of derision from those who are using…
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Sutherland signs coalition letter urging expansion of 529s (education savings accounts) for COVID-19 home learning
Read More: Sutherland signs coalition letter urging expansion of 529s (education savings accounts) for COVID-19 home learningCongress should help families with homeschooling expenses due to COVID-19 by expanding 529 education savings accounts.
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SCOTUS to hear arguments by phone – and can a state go too far to protect religious liberty?
Read More: SCOTUS to hear arguments by phone – and can a state go too far to protect religious liberty?The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to conduct oral arguments by phone next month. This effort to adjust to ongoing pandemic conditions will be a first for the court.
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Utah rolls out plan to reopen the economy – will it ever be the same?
Read More: Utah rolls out plan to reopen the economy – will it ever be the same?How we get food, shop, travel, work and entertain ourselves have all changed. Where and how could the pandemic permanently change economic life for families?
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Pandemic brings out religion’s unifying power … even for the nonreligious
Read More: Pandemic brings out religion’s unifying power … even for the nonreligiousIn a time of crisis, such as the present pandemic, we are often reminded of fundamental realities that can be easy to forget or take for granted during better times.
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COVID-19 helps boost innovative cost-sharing program as Utah colleges delay tuition hikes
Read More: COVID-19 helps boost innovative cost-sharing program as Utah colleges delay tuition hikesSalt Lake Community College, Utah Valley University and the University of Utah are delaying tuition hikes in an effort to keep education affordable during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sutherland signs coalition letter urging Congress to fix Federal CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security)
Read More: Sutherland signs coalition letter urging Congress to fix Federal CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security)Sutherland believes that with this flexibility, the federal funding would better complement the state’s current economic relief efforts and more effectively position state and local economies for a rapid recovery…
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Youth mental health hangs in balance. Philanthropy can help.
Read More: Youth mental health hangs in balance. Philanthropy can help.As hundreds of thousands of Utah’s youth enter week five of these restrictive measures and social isolation, we should be particularly wary of the impact of this new reality on…
