In the end, we do more than just encourage legislators to pass a variety of good policies. Libertas Institute also serves as a watchdog for legislation that will negatively impact the rights and lives of Utahns
These bills represent steps Libertas is taking in the realms of technological innovation, privacy, education, occupational licensing, local government, and criminal justice.
The state needs the ability to pass data-driven criminal justice policy, but currently, good data is severely lacking. This bill will help change that.
During this discussion, Senator Lincoln Fillmore sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 7, which contains a much-needed message of caution — don’t assume spikes in revenues continue indefinitely. In addition to calling on local governments to consider any above-trend tax revenue as one-time revenue when setting budgets, the resolution also urges the need to consider federal relief funds as temporary.
