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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ReportReligious Contributions to Mental Health: Social Benefits of Religion, Volume 4
Read More: Religious Contributions to Mental Health: Social Benefits of Religion, Volume 4The benefits of religion related to improved mental health do not accrue only to people of faith who directly experience them.
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InsightsHow faith bolsters mental health
Read More: How faith bolsters mental healthReligion is not only valuable for protecting believers but has significant benefits for all members of the community.
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InsightsUtah Fits All Scholarship lawsuit and the use of public funds
Read More: Utah Fits All Scholarship lawsuit and the use of public fundsAs the legal battle for the Utah Fits All Scholarship program continues, it’s worth considering where our policy choices about public funding for education have led us and why our…
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InsightsForced to facilitate abortion? A church challenges Washington’s health coverage law
Read More: Forced to facilitate abortion? A church challenges Washington’s health coverage lawA church in Washington is challenging a state law that requires it to provide abortion coverage in employee health care plans.
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InsightsHow flexible are federal education funds?
Read More: How flexible are federal education funds?With rapid changes from Washington, leaders should be aware of what flexibility already exists and what flexibility may be possible in the future.
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TakeawaysCurated Insights: Sutherland launches new weekly policy newsletters
Read More: Curated Insights: Sutherland launches new weekly policy newslettersSutherland unveiled weekly policy-specific newsletters to help enhance its reach, impact, and influence on key issues facing Utah and the nation.
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InsightsParents and religious freedom
Read More: Parents and religious freedomMahmoud v. Taylor is one of the most significant cases of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term.
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InsightsConsidering copyright law and sharing curriculum
Read More: Considering copyright law and sharing curriculumThere are ways schools and districts can advance parent access to curriculum within the bounds of copyright law.
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InsightsThe Mahmoud case and ongoing education policy debates
Read More: The Mahmoud case and ongoing education policy debatesBetter parent access to curriculum information is the solution to concerns about the feasibility of parent opt-outs in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case.
