Reports & Polling
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Building a Human-Centered Digital Future, Part 2: Data Center Job Creation
Read More: Building a Human-Centered Digital Future, Part 2: Data Center Job CreationData centers create jobs in construction and skilled trades during development, followed by permanent, often high-paying technical, maintenance, and energy-sector jobs.
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Religious Freedom and Parental Authority
Read More: Religious Freedom and Parental AuthorityLegal protection of religious freedom and parental rights creates the necessary autonomy for faith and family to transmit the habits necessary for responsible citizenship to new generations of Americans.
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The Safety Net We’d Build Today: Empowerment Accounts as a State-Led Pilot Concept
Read More: The Safety Net We’d Build Today: Empowerment Accounts as a State-Led Pilot ConceptAn empowerment account would consolidate the funding from multiple of these fragmented programs into a single, streamlined benefit – delivered monthly, tied to work or training, and designed to phase…
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Who American Voters Trust to Run Elections – A Sutherland Institute/Y2 Analytics Survey
Read More: Who American Voters Trust to Run Elections – A Sutherland Institute/Y2 Analytics SurveyIf lawmakers strive to craft their reforms by advancing competent and accountable election administration, they may find the legislative success that they are looking for.
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Tinker or transform: The new welfare reform movement
Read More: Tinker or transform: The new welfare reform movementAmerica’s social welfare system needs an aspirational vision. A vision that allows for exploration of new ways to conceptualize a social welfare system.
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Building a Human-Centered Digital Future, Part 1: Data Centers
Read More: Building a Human-Centered Digital Future, Part 1: Data CentersThis brief seeks to provide a basic understanding of data centers so that voters and policymakers can make better-informed, more thoughtful policy decisions.
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Utah Housing Reforms that Garner Public Support
Read More: Utah Housing Reforms that Garner Public SupportAs Utah lawmakers head into the legislative interim period, housing affordability will remain a top concern for Utah families, just as it is an ongoing national focus.
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2026 Status of Utah Open Enrollment Policy and Compliance
Read More: 2026 Status of Utah Open Enrollment Policy and ComplianceThe following report announces districts that have earned an Open Enrollment Excellence Certificate, reviews the current state of open enrollment in Utah, and highlights opportunities for improvement.
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The Upward Mobility Act: A state solutions framework for benefit cliffs
Read More: The Upward Mobility Act: A state solutions framework for benefit cliffsAmerica’s social welfare system is intended to provide needed, temporary stabilization to families striving to escape poverty, while helping them move back into stable employment and self-reliance.



