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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Education — when will we ever learn?
Read More: Education — when will we ever learn?Education policy debates in Utah almost always turn into full-blown arguments. Given education’s standing as the highest ranked priority for Utahns year after year, and the diversity of views around…
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ReportReligious Liberty: Striving for Inclusion
Read More: Religious Liberty: Striving for InclusionThe theme of this publication is inclusive religious liberty. As we have talked about this, we have heard two objections. First, that religious liberty cannot be inclusive because it allows…
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Sutherland Institute applauds Utah Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state board of education elections
Read More: Sutherland Institute applauds Utah Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state board of education electionsReinstating SB 78 is good news for Utah voters and public school students. Partisan elections in board member races is prudent policy because it raises the profile of the 15…
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Transcript: Sutherland’s Congressional Series event with Rep. Ben McAdams and visiting scholar William Smith
Read More: Transcript: Sutherland’s Congressional Series event with Rep. Ben McAdams and visiting scholar William SmithThe following are unedited and electronically transcribed remarks delivered by both Rep. Ben McAdams (D-Utah) and William S. Smith, Pioneer Institute’s visiting fellow in the life sciences, during the event…
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Transcript: Rep. Rob Bishop on education at Sutherland’s 2019 Congressional Series
Read More: Transcript: Rep. Rob Bishop on education at Sutherland’s 2019 Congressional SeriesThe following are unedited and electronically transcribed remarks delivered by both Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Christine Cooke, the director of education policy at Sutherland Institute. They were delivered during…
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Transcript: Sutherland’s Congressional Series event with Rep. John Curtis and visiting scholar Mary Hasson
Read More: Transcript: Sutherland’s Congressional Series event with Rep. John Curtis and visiting scholar Mary HassonThe following are unedited and electronically transcribed remarks delivered by both Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Mary Hasson, the director of the Catholic Women’s Forum, during the event Religious Liberty…
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As Hamilton said, civil and religious liberty go together
Read More: As Hamilton said, civil and religious liberty go togetherOur Founders concluded that religious liberty should be prioritized and protected — but not in a manner that guards only one specific religion.
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Juab partners with ASU Prep Digital to offer Utah students college-prep courses
Read More: Juab partners with ASU Prep Digital to offer Utah students college-prep coursesSutherland Institute seeks to share innovative approaches to education that offer students as many options as necessary to succeed. And as always, we applaud the courage it takes for innovative…
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Tax reform? But I thought …
Read More: Tax reform? But I thought …It’s not hard to understand that Utahns may be experiencing a bit of confusion, and for some a sense of whiplash, about the current focus on and potentially significant pending…
