A legislative audit found Utah judges jail third-degree felons at wildly different rates, and no one knows which approach reduces recidivism. Lawmakers should require better sentencing data.
Lower mortgage rates would unquestionably give buyers some relief. But relying on a return to historically unusual 3–4% mortgages is not much of a strategy for young families today.
We welcome a plan that treats churches and private groups as recovery partners. They offer what a government agency can’t, such as mentors, belonging, and a reason to stay sober.
In one city, the government imposes land-use regulations that make those types of housing difficult or impossible to build. In another, property owners have much more freedom to subdivide their land and build the housing they want.
