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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ReportThe Benefits and Drawbacks of Ranked-Choice Voting in Utah
Read More: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Ranked-Choice Voting in UtahThe potential benefits of ranked-choice voting (RCV) suggest there is merit in continuing the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project. However, the potential drawbacks of RCV should not be ignored:…
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How a Utah Supreme Court vacancy gets filled
Read More: How a Utah Supreme Court vacancy gets filledThe Utah Supreme Court, like the U.S. Supreme Court, has a vacancy. The process for putting a new justice on Utah’s top court is significantly different, though.
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Legislative win in 2022: resolution on inclusivity for athletes’ uniforms
Read More: Legislative win in 2022: resolution on inclusivity for athletes’ uniformsUtah is one of a handful of states to adopt similar policies protective of student religious practice and will be an example to others.
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Civics of the Utah State Legislature, part 6: Finalizing the budget
Read More: Civics of the Utah State Legislature, part 6: Finalizing the budgetFinalizing state budgets is typically a delicate – and occasionally indelicate – political and fiscal negotiation between legislative and executive budget leaders that plays an essential role in fulfilling the…
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The connection between religiosity and good grades
Read More: The connection between religiosity and good gradesResearch finds that “intensely religious teens” are “more likely … to earn higher GPAs and complete more college education” – showing another way that religious practice helps individuals and thus…
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How we vote: ‘Knowledge will forever govern ignorance’
Read More: How we vote: ‘Knowledge will forever govern ignorance’Voting well is just as important as voting at all. Casting a vote, after all, is no casual matter, but a critical exercise in community, state or national decision-making.
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What is nominee Jackson’s record on religious freedom?
Read More: What is nominee Jackson’s record on religious freedom?Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson does not have an extensive judicial record on religious freedom claims, although she has expressed support for the principle of religious freedom.
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Supreme Court to hear free-speech case from Colorado
Read More: Supreme Court to hear free-speech case from ColoradoThe Supreme Court will address the following issue: “Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the Free Speech Clause of the First…
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Statement in support of HCR 16 – Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Student Athletes’ Right to Religious Freedom and Modesty
Read More: Statement in support of HCR 16 – Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Student Athletes’ Right to Religious Freedom and ModestyHCR 16 makes a compelling case for both the value of sports to student athletes and the need to properly accommodate modesty concerns in policies about uniforms.
