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Blow Dry Bars: Another Successful Example for Licensure Reform

This legislation does not put customers in any danger, but it does create the ability for more individuals to become employed and avoid all of the challenges surrounding the lengthy licensing process.

Michael Melendez
| 9th Aug 2021

Op-Eds

Utah will soon allow some lower-level crimes to be cleared from the record

If you’re reading this, and have a criminal record or know of someone who has a criminal record, please share this information as it could help someone’s job and life prospects.

Molly Davis
| 5th Aug 2021

Personal Freedom

Occupational Licensure Streamlined in Utah for Thousands

Over 4,500 Utahns have now gone through a simplified occupational licensure process.

Connor Boyack
| 4th Aug 2021

Justice and Due Process

Facial Recognition Is Terrifying, Even (Especially) When It Works

The only thing worse than an arbitrary, incompetent government violating its citizens’ liberties is an arbitrary, competent one.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 21st Jul 2021

Limited and Open Government

A New Model for Building Permits Shows a Bright Future

Utah faces a real estate crunch, both residential and commercial. Making it faster and easier to get a building permit could relieve some of that pressure.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 20th Jul 2021

Op-Eds

This Is the Real Reason We Don’t Have Flying Cars

Once regulation catches up, there’s no reason drones can’t be used for a wide range of growth-boosting innovations in the state. Even leaving passengers aside, automated drones could get goods to consumers in record time, from groceries to smartphones.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 12th Jul 2021

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