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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.

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Utah’s medical cannabis program is a success

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The PRO Act would hurt independent contractors in Utah

The PRO Act may strip hard-working Utahns of jobs altogether. After the implementation of AB 5 in California (which the PRO Act is modeled after), thousands of people were simply let go from their contract jobs instead of being hired as employees.

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Utah Blazing a Trail for Welcoming Innovation

Known as a “regulatory sandbox,” this new legal option allows business owners to seek shelter under a one-year program (with a one-year extension option), which would suspend a law or regulation that stands in their way, while regulators closely monitor the business to ensure everything remains safe.

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How a Sandbox Could Spur Economic Recovery

As applied to legal systems, a regulatory sandbox is an approach where a company can offer its products and services under the suspension of a particular law or regulation that might have otherwise inhibited it — and the concept is catching on in America.

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How Utah Aims to Help Businesses Flourish After Pandemic

Where many states have created legal complications for companies wanting to serve their customers, Utah is providing them the option to hit the 'pause' button on any law or regulation that stands in their way.

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