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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Forces of free enterprise can improve Utah’s transportation system
Read More: Forces of free enterprise can improve Utah’s transportation systemAs transportation thinkers maneuver through technological challenges, public opinion and funding realities to address transportation issues in the face of growth, they should keep in mind a few principles that…
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Statement of support for Nov. 7 draft tax reform proposal
Read More: Statement of support for Nov. 7 draft tax reform proposalSutherland Institute supports the tax reform draft legislation because it strengthens Utah’s economy by supporting families.
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Statement of support for tax reform proposal
Read More: Statement of support for tax reform proposalWe are supportive of the intent and many of the policy concepts included in the tax restructuring policy proposal put forward by the chairs of the task force.
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Transcript: Former Gov. Jeb Bush on the future of education
Read More: Transcript: Former Gov. Jeb Bush on the future of educationI’m here just to give a few brief remarks about the importance of education. I’ll start with something…maybe it’s provocative, maybe you guys have already figured this out. It’s my…
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Utah tax reform recommendations
Read More: Utah tax reform recommendationsAs the 2019 general session concluded, Utah’s Legislature created the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force. Impetus for so doing is the need to address the imbalance in state revenue…
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LGBTQ rights: Should Supreme Court reinterpret Civil Rights Act or is it Congress’ job?
Read More: LGBTQ rights: Should Supreme Court reinterpret Civil Rights Act or is it Congress’ job?On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibiting discrimination “on the basis of sex” should be reinterpreted by the court to add…
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Wait, who’s in charge of education in Utah?
Read More: Wait, who’s in charge of education in Utah?Partisan elections for the Utah State Board of Education have been found constitutional by the Utah Supreme Court. The court held that elected officials aren’t employees — a commonsense concept…
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Time for the Supreme Court to clarify religious liberty?
Read More: Time for the Supreme Court to clarify religious liberty?Two have cases pending before the Supreme Court in its new term beginning Oct. 7, 2019. The rest are asking the court to hear their cases.
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Attract and retain teachers by giving them more autonomy
Read More: Attract and retain teachers by giving them more autonomyBut with burnout being the leading reason for exiting the profession, the question remains: What more can be done so the noble profession is also one of the most sought…
