New Report Shows Why Utah Police and Prosecutors are Taking Property
Utah has a controversial history with civil asset forfeiture—a tool allowing the government to confiscate property from people not charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime. Last Friday, the Commission on Criminal and...
Utah’s Tax Freedom Day — How long do you have to work for the government?
Tax Freedom Day is the day when individuals in the entire nation, or state, have earned enough money to pay the total tax bill for the year. It includes all federal, state, and local taxes and divides them by the total income of...
The Fundamental Right to Use One’s Own Property
An oversight in constitutional protection has allowed the government to routinely violate the right of individuals to peacefully use their property as they see fit.
What Utah’s Breastfeeding Laws Do (and Do Not) Say
This past week, a nursing mother was told to leave a Layton business because she was nursing. The woman claims that the establishment “broke the law” and that she “knows her rights,” and for that reason...
Farms, Food, and Freedom: Informed Consumerism in Utah
While regulation can protect the health of consumers not connected to their food, it is not needed—and should not be required—in direct-sales situations.
Overreaching EPA Water Rule: Utah Property Rights In Peril
Authored by Josh Daniels, Director of Policy The EPA has recently adopted a final rule to redefine the term “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act in a way that would expand the agency’s regulatory authority to many...