Determining what behavior is criminal and what punishments are attached is a core function of government. Ultimately, elected and accountable legislators should be determining what sentences the state doles out.
This morality tale shines a light on several policy areas that lawmakers should be studying and taking action on to help the modern-day American worker achieve gainful employment.
In order to keep improving Utah’s ranking in the License to Work report and continuously make the state's labor market fair and free of needless regulation, Utah should continue pursuing occupational licensing reform.
Twenty-two Utahns were killed by police in 2022, or one death per 154,761 Utahns. This is far above the national rate of one deadly officer shooting per 284,212 Americans.
