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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InsightsProposed changes to Utah Fits All Scholarship program will support families
Read More: Proposed changes to Utah Fits All Scholarship program will support familiesH.B. 467 updates the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, balancing accountability, private school flexibility, extracurricular access, and expanded education choice.
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InsightsWhy Utah should strengthen conscience protections for health care workers
Read More: Why Utah should strengthen conscience protections for health care workersSenate Bill 174 would protect Utah health care workers from being forced to participate in procedures that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, with safeguards for patients.
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CommentaryUtahns embrace AI, parental responsibility and child safety
Read More: Utahns embrace AI, parental responsibility and child safetyAs AI reshapes society, Utah voters call for policy grounded in parental authority, practical safeguards, and respect for innovation rather than government overreach.
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CommentaryA parent-centered, state-based rebirth of American K-12 education
Read More: A parent-centered, state-based rebirth of American K-12 educationAs U.S. education outcomes stagnate despite soaring spending, states are leading a parent-centered revolution through school choice, ESAs, charter schools, and open enrollment.
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InsightsUtah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reform
Read More: Utah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reformBy aligning marriage penalty reform with Child Tax Credit expansion, Utah can deliver meaningful, pro-family tax relief this legislative session.
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CommentaryUtah can lead the nation on election official ethics
Read More: Utah can lead the nation on election official ethicsVoters should be assured that anyone who is capable and feels a civic duty to safeguard our republic can run to oversee elections, not just those who can raise money…
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InsightsUtah should not allow the federal government to gamble away federalism
Read More: Utah should not allow the federal government to gamble away federalismA dispute over prediction markets highlights a larger constitutional question: can federal regulators override Utah’s gambling laws and weaken federalism?
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InsightsNew Open Enrollment Bill: Frequently Asked Questions
Read More: New Open Enrollment Bill: Frequently Asked QuestionsThis legislation increases access to information about transfers between public district schools by implementing a state-level report of open enrollment data.
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InsightsThe love that lets us share a name
Read More: The love that lets us share a nameTo share a name is to share that deeper story. It is to say: you are not alone. You are held. You belong. You are part of something that began…
