Utah

California’s wealth tax push, its CEQA lawsuits, and Prop 13 offer Utah a clear warning about which policy ideas to keep out of the Beehive State.
Utah’s aggressive lawsuit against Kalshi treats prediction markets like traditional casinos—setting a dangerous precedent for government overreach and digital freedom.
More than 90% of Utah civil forfeitures involve cash, with half under $2,020—mostly starting at simple traffic stops without requiring a criminal conviction. Utah gets a 'C' for police overreach, but tackling civil forfeiture is the single fastest way to raise the grade.
Education programs cut the odds of returning to prison by 43%, as Libertas Institute noted this week. Vocational training raised the odds of finding work after release by 28 percent in the same RAND review.
A court had already decided this woman needed protection from this man.  The system he used to find her had no idea.
RAND Corporation review of the research found that people who took part in education programs in prison had 43% lower odds of recidivism than those who did not, and that the programs cost less than the reincarceration they prevent.

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