More Freedom in the Beehive State

With over a decade of experience and dozens of major reforms passed, we provide Utah lawmakers with ideas and opportunities to better secure our inalienable rights.

Recent Articles

Iron County School District is considering a four-day school week in the 2026-27 school year because its proposed tax increase failed.
Ars Technica reports that the federal government is distributing a face scanning app called Mobile Identify to local police.
In a recent decision, a Washington court held that images captured by Flock Safety’s automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras constitute public records.
Utahns are getting mixed signals about the state’s criminal justice system.
Few political issues enjoy support from both Republicans and Democrats. Microschools are one of them.
Utah’s Truth in Taxation model is built on a simple idea: before government reaches into your wallet, it has to tell you why, and give you a chance to speak up. The same principle should apply to surveillance technology
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Gain valuable insights from policy papers that provide a deeper understanding of the issues shaping our society. Each paper offers a thorough examination of critical topics, aiming to drive effective change and progress.

Local Government Toolkit

When it comes to government, we all have areas of both understanding and ignorance. This is especially true of local government, the realm of city councils, county commissions, and local ordinances. It is simply impossible for one person to have researched everything. Furthermore, topics related to local government can be the trickiest to navigate and often reveal gray areas when it comes to political philosophy.

Our Toolkit also provides valuable clarification and perspective for the general public.

Libertas
Legislation Tracker

Out of the 800+ bills introduced each year, Libertas Institute highlights those that have a particular interest to our mission.

NOTE: New bills are regularly added, and as the session progresses we will update the status of each bill here on the Tracker. Check back often!

2025 Libertas Legislator Index

Libertas Institute has compiled legislator indexes since 2014 to rank Representatives and Senators based on how well they voted in accordance with individual liberty, private property, and free enterprise.

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