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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Housing, Education, Taxes are Top Issues for Utah Likely Voters, Survey Finds
Read More: Housing, Education, Taxes are Top Issues for Utah Likely Voters, Survey FindsHeading into the 2024 elections, most likely voters in Utah view housing affordability, education funding and taxes as most important to their vote.
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PollingUtah Voter Priorities for 2024 Election: Overview of New Survey Data of Likely Voter Sentiment
Read More: Utah Voter Priorities for 2024 Election: Overview of New Survey Data of Likely Voter SentimentThis issue brief provides an overview of likely voter sentiment toward various issues that impact how they will vote in the 2024 election.
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InsightsImpacts of curriculum transparency on education choice
Read More: Impacts of curriculum transparency on education choiceCentral to education choice within the public system is clear information that allows parents to make comparisons. Transparency in all forms is helpful.
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InsightsUnanimous decision on Trump’s ballot access pushes back on ‘partisan court’ narrative
Read More: Unanimous decision on Trump’s ballot access pushes back on ‘partisan court’ narrativeThe Supreme Court is often accused of being divided along partisan lines, but nearly half of its 58 rulings in the court’s last full term were unanimous decisions.
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CommentaryAs the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this
Read More: As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets thisMarriage does more to lift people from poverty than money from Uncle Sam. New legislation reflects this.
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CommentaryRespect for local control means keeping the ranked choice voting pilot program
Read More: Respect for local control means keeping the ranked choice voting pilot programThe pilot program is working. Cities are adopting or rejecting ranked choice voting according to the expressed will of their voters.
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InsightsHuman rights violations in China, Nicaragua are sad examples of a lack of religious freedom
Read More: Human rights violations in China, Nicaragua are sad examples of a lack of religious freedomRepression of Uyghurs is well known; in Nicaragua, Catholics and people of other faiths have been subjected to arrest, intimidation and exile.
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TakeawaysFAQ: Ranked choice voting in Utah
Read More: FAQ: Ranked choice voting in UtahAs the Utah State Legislature considers the fate of the ranked choice voting pilot program, here are answers to questions voters may have about this form of voting.
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InsightsHow transparent are U.S. schools about their curriculum?
Read More: How transparent are U.S. schools about their curriculum?As kids brought school home using remote learning during the pandemic, parent awareness and scrutiny increased. Parents on both sides of the aisle are concerned about bias in schools.
